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Meet The Candidates 2022: Putnam Co Register Of Deeds, Spencer Mayor

As election day nears, meet the candidates running in local elections – Tonight we talk with Putnam County Register Of Deeds candidate Jennifer Flatt; Spencer Mayor candidates Alisa Farmer, and Duane Hodges. Every day leading up to elections, we’ll take you inside local issues to get you prepared at 12pm on News Talk 94.1 and 6pm on Lite Rock 95.9. ... Read More »

Meet The Candidates 2022: State House Of Representatives District 40, State House Of Representatives District 41, Putnam Co Register Of Deeds

As election day nears, meet the candidates running in local elections – Tonight we talk with State House Of Representatives District 40 candidate Tom Cook; State House Of Representatives District 41 candidate Ed Butler; Putnam County Register Of Deeds candidate Ben Herron. Every day leading up to elections, we’ll take you inside local issues to get you prepared at 12pm ... Read More »

Meet The Candidates 2022: Governor Of Tennessee, State House Of Representatives District 25, Putnam Co Register Of Deeds

As election day nears, meet the candidates running in local elections – Tonight we talk with Governor of Tennessee candidate Bill Lee; State House Of Representatives District 25 candidate Cameron Sexton; Putnam County Register Of Deeds John Sanders. Every day leading up to elections, we’ll take you inside local issues to get you prepared at 12pm on News Talk 94.1 ... Read More »

Today In The Upper Cumberland: Giving Post-COVID

Autumn Weitzel and Ken Lewis discuss the impact COVID had on local charities. COVID changed a lot about our lives in a lot of different ways. How did it impact local charities, and have the changes continued? We put that question to Autumn Weitzel, the Assistant Director and Co-Founder of The Upper Cumberland Foster Closet, and Ken Lewis, the President ... Read More »

The Scene: Meet Crossville Artist Kassandra Ruiz-Wise

Get to know Crossville artist Kassandra Ruiz-Wise, and her various art interests  Join host Andrea Kruszka as she sits down with Crossville artist Kassandra Ruiz-Wise. They discuss her freelance work, her interest in various types of art including digital illustration, print making, and collage making, what her process is like when starting a new project, as well as how ... Read More »

Today In The Upper Cumberland: Tennessee Tech Archives

Learn more about the Tennessee Tech Archives with Archivist Megan Atkinson. It is the story of the Upper Cumberland. It is the story of the Upper Cumberland’s university. The Tennessee Tech Archives brings together history from all eras of Tennessee Tech. Tech’s Archivist is Megan Atkinson. Today In The Upper Cumberland airs each weekend as a way to introduce you ... Read More »

The Scene: Erin Walker & Textile Art

Get to know local artist Erin Walker, and her journey into the textile arts.  Join host Andrea Kruszka as she sits down with textile artist Erin Walker. They discuss how she got started making dyes out of plants, acorns, walnuts, sumac berries, and more, her being self-taught in the art form, and what it took to learn textile arts, ... Read More »

Today In The Upper Cumberland: Community Development

Learn about community development, infrastructure, and more with Jody Sliger. This week, we’re talking about community development, infrastructure, and the work that Community Development Director Jody Sliger and her team at the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development do to set the plate for economic development across Tennessee. Today In The Upper Cumberland airs each weekend as a way ... Read More »

The Scene: Faye Fedewa & Fiber Art

This week, get to know and learn more about Crossville fiber artist Faye Fedewa.  Join host Andrea Kruszka as she sits down with Crossville fiber artists Faye Fedewa. They discuss how he got started while taking classes at the Appalachian Center For Craft, his current hand-stitched quilt project, as well as his current major, and what his plans are ... Read More »

Today In The Upper Cumberland: Wilder

Discover the history behind the company town of Wilder, TN in Fentress County. When the Fentress Coal and Coke Company began planning its operations for rural Fentress County in the early 1900s, they wanted to create a company town. They named it Wilder. The town was named for the company’s owner John T. Wilder. The first coal mine opened in ... Read More »