News Talk 94.1 Local Matters

Local Matters

Education, Sports, Faith & Everything In Between

Originating from News Talk 94.1 the show deals with community issues and interests that affect listeners closer to home. With topics from major events across the nation and how they impact our area to interesting people and figures from across the Upper Cumberland. Local Matters is where local, matters.

Covering the issues that matter to you. Every weekday.
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1,585 Episodes
840 – 860

Sam Brooks & Meet Terry Randolph

Sam Brooks sits down with Terry "TR" Randolph, former local educator, coach, and businessman. They discuss the impact that they bot had on each other while he coached Sam growing up, what it means to him whenever former students or players discuss this impact with him, as well as the…
2 Sep 2021 10AM 34 min

Bob Bell & LEAPS And 21st CCLC

Bob Bell meets with Brenda Hughett, Extended Learning Programs Coordinator for the Putnam County School System. They discuss her background and career and what brought her to the Upper Cumberland area, what the LEAPS and 21st Century Community Learning Centers programs are, what sets these programs apart from SAC, as…
31 Aug 2021 10AM 34 min

Ben Rodgers & Putnam County 4-H

Ben Rodgers sits down with Melissa Henry and Trent Jones, 4-H Agents with the Putnam County Agricultural UT Extension Office in Cookeville. They discuss what 4-H is, what TTU's involvement with the program has been over the years, how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted their operations, the various programs that…
27 Aug 2021 10AM 34 min

Sam Brooks & Tennessee Tech University Director Of Athletics

Sam Brooks meets with Mark Wilson, Director Of Athletics at Tennessee Tech University. They discuss the importance of TTU gaining its first Athletic Director with his hiring in 2004 and how it shaped athletics at the university, the story of how TTU acquired their golf course and the work that…
26 Aug 2021 10AM 34 min

Bob Bell & Putnam County Schools And Summer Learning

Bob Bell talks with Jill Ramsey and Dr. Diana Wood with Putnam County Schools. They discuss their backgrounds and the roles that they play in the Putnam County School System, a recap of the summer learning experiences that students had a chance to take part in, as well as the…
24 Aug 2021 10AM 34 min

Ben Rodgers & Fentress County Updates And Finances

Ben Rodgers meets with Fentress County Executive Jimmy Johnson, and Fentress County Finance Director Tyler Arms. They discuss a recap of the fraud case involving an employee of the Fentress County Finance Department and what the most recent update on the case is, the American Rescue Plan funds that the…
20 Aug 2021 10AM 34 min

Sam Brooks & Sports Medicine And COVID-19's Impact

Sam Brooks sits down with Joe Erdeljac, Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Medicine at Tennessee Tech University. They discuss what his newly appointed role of Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Medicine means to him, how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted every aspect of college athletics, as well as how student athletes…
19 Aug 2021 10AM 34 min

Tiffany Anton & Wildwood Resort & Marina

Tiffany Anton sits down with John & Natasha Deane, owners of Wildwood Resort & Marina in Granville. They discuss what Wildwood is, what led them to purchase the old Granville Marina and turn it into the facilities that it is today, why and how they maintain a family atmosphere there,…
18 Aug 2021 10AM 34 min

Bob Bell & Friends Of The Putnam County Public Library

Bob Bell meets with Friends of the Putnam County Public Library members Rachel Steidl and Marcia Flatt. They discuss what the Friends' mission is, some of the group's upcoming events at the library, as well as what the Friends Bookstore is, and how it benefits the library and its operations…
17 Aug 2021 10AM 34 min

Ben Rodgers & Clay County Jail Updates

Ben Rodgers sits down with Clay County Sheriff Brandon Boone. They discuss updates surrounding the new Clay County jail project, what the current state of the county's jail is and how the county would benefit from having access to more modern jail facilities, what the costs associated with the project…
13 Aug 2021 10AM 34 min

Sam Brooks & Meet Bill Worrell

Sam Brooks talks with Former Tennessee Tech University Women's Basketball Coach, Bill Worrell. They discuss his early life and what inspired him to be successful growing up, who some of his key players were over the course of his career, and why recruiting locally, as well as maintaining a good…
12 Aug 2021 10AM 34 min

Tiffany Anton & Office Mart And Industry Mart

Tiffany Anton meets with Bryan Payne, Vice President of Office Mart and Industry Mart in Cookeville. They discuss the various products and services that both stores provide, their upcoming move to combine both store locations and what they are hoping to accomplish with the move, as well as where he…
11 Aug 2021 10AM 34 min

Bob Bell & Putnam County School Start-up For Fall 2021

Bob Bell talks with Trey Upchurch, Student Services Supervisor for Putnam County Schools, and Hannah Davis, Communications Supervisor for Putnam County Schools. They discuss the start-up of the new school year in Putnam County, the focus on student health safety due to the COVID-19 pandemic, their respective backgrounds and roles…
10 Aug 2021 10AM 34 min

Ben Rodgers & Cumberland County 2022 Budget And Updates

Ben Rodgers talks with Cumberland County Mayor Allen Foster. They discuss the current state of the county's 2022 fiscal year budget, the county's interest in expanding water and broadband lines to more rural areas across the county, what the conveniences store Buc-ee's is, as well as how, when, and why…
6 Aug 2021 10AM 34 min

Bob Bell & Tennessee State Board Of Education In 2021

Bob Bell sits down with Lillian Hartgrove, Chairman of the Tennessee State Board Of Education. They discuss her background and how she came to be involved with the State Board Of Education, the challenges that they faced due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the steps that were taken to address…
3 Aug 2021 10AM 34 min

Michael Detwiler & Meet Judge Jonathan Young

Michael Detwiler meets with Judge Jonathan Young. They discuss where he was born and raised, his time in law school, the career path he took after graduating and how it may differ from today's law school graduates, as well as the various types of cases that his office handles. Listen…
2 Aug 2021 10AM 34 min

Ben Rodgers & Putnam County Commission And 2022 Budget Updates

Ben Rodgers sits down with Putnam County Mayor Randy Porter. They recap the recent Putnam County Commissioners meeting and how it being a reappraisal year impacted the normal agenda for the meeting, the recently approved budget for the 2022 fiscal year, as well as a summary of the projects that…
30 Jul 2021 10AM 34 min

Sam Brooks & Meet Barrett Steakley

Sam Brooks sits down with Barrett Steakley, local golfer and former Tennessee Tech University golfer. They discuss how starting a family impacts playing time and the importance of learning to balance it all, his experience on the professional side of playing and the financial obligations involved, as well as where…
29 Jul 2021 10AM 34 min

Bob Bell & Tennessee FFA Foundation

Bob Bell talks with Kelsey Rose, Executive Director of the Tennessee FFA Foundation. They discuss what the Future Farmers For America organization is and what its goals are, what the Foundation portion of FFA is and how they assist in fundraising ventures for FFA, as well as details surrounding the…
27 Jul 2021 10AM 34 min

Ben Rodgers & Overton County Redistricting And 2022 Budget

Ben Rodgers talks with Overton County Executive Ben Danner. They discuss an update on the Overton County Commission and recent changes to its members, redistricting in Overton County and where they are at in that process currently, as well as an overview of the approved 2022 fiscal year budget for…
23 Jul 2021 10AM 34 min
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