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Author Archives: Will Hearn

Today In The Upper Cumberland: Teens And Food

Professional counselor Melissa Spaulding discusses new trends in teens and food. The Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth released its annual report this week detailing the trends in the state of the child in the state of Tennessee. One part of that – 1 in 3 high school girls said they had gone without eating for 24 hours or more, ... Read More »

Today In The Upper Cumberland: Vouchers Pt 2

Upper Cumberland School Directors discuss the Education Freedom Scholarship Act. Our conversation continues on vouchers as the legislature prepares to take up the issue in the month of January as we visit with White County Director of Schools Kurt Dronebarger, Putnam County Director of Schools Corby King, and Grant Swallows, Director of the Warren County School System. Today In The ... Read More »

Today In The Upper Cumberland: Vouchers Pt 1

Upper Cumberland School Directors discuss the Education Freedom Scholarship Act. It’s called the Education Freedom Scholarship Act – Governor Bill Lee proposing to take the voucher program statewide giving up to 20,000 students in K-12 the chance to get taxpayer money to attend a private or home school. Local educators believe it’s not the best option. Today the first of ... Read More »

Today In The Upper Cumberland: Vaping

Putnam County Health Department experts discuss vaping in the Upper Cumberland. 1 in 20 Americans vape, and that number is growing even faster among younger Americans. The trend is also happening right here in the Upper Cumberland. Today we visit with experts from the Putnam County Health Department to get you the truth about a most misunderstood form of nicotine. ... Read More »

Today In The Upper Cumberland: Upper Cumberland Family Justice Center Pt 2

Amy Stockwell talks the options available for women & men in abusive situations. UC Department of Justice defines domestic violence as a pattern of abusive behavior in any relationship that is used by one partner to gain or maintain control over another intimate partner. Domestic violence is the leading cause of injury to women in the United States. Today we ... Read More »

Today In The Upper Cumberland: Upper Cumberland Family Justice Center

Amy Stockwell talks the options available for women & men in abusive situations. UC Department of Justice defines domestic violence as a pattern of abusive behavior in any relationship that is used by one partner to gain or maintain control over another intimate partner. Domestic violence is the leading cause of injury to women in the United States. Today we ... Read More »

Today In The Upper Cumberland: Cyber Security Pt 2

Tennessee Tech’s Eric Brown discusses the critical importance of cyber security. The shopping, the decorating, the music all cranking up around the holiday season – so are the holiday scams. It’s a part of our life today. Tennessee Tech’s Cyber Security Education, Research, and Outreach Center is there to try and help. We continue our conversation with Eric Brown, the ... Read More »

Today In The Upper Cumberland: Cyber Security

Tennessee Tech’s Eric Brown discusses the critical importance of cyber security. Not many days go by when we don’t read news about scams – web, email, text, phone, social media – every technology we use is a place where bad things can seemingly happen. But a Tennessee Tech expert says simple things that we would never do in person, we’re ... Read More »

Today In The Upper Cumberland: Winter Preparedness

This week, Brandon Smith discusses winter preparedness as the weather changes. Our recent fire dangers across the Upper Cumberland are simply a reminder that Mother Nature is always at the controls, and one simply never knows what will be next. So preparedness is key. Brandon Smith is here to talk about winter preparedness. Today In The Upper Cumberland airs each ... Read More »

Today In The Upper Cumberland: Workforce & Addiction

This week, we discuss the topics of workforce, and the recovery from addiction. More and more companies are turning to recovering addicts as a way to supply the needed workforce. It’s not an easy decision, but it’s not easy for recovering addicts to find a place in the workforce. Today In The Upper Cumberland airs each weekend as a way ... Read More »