Putnam County Mayor Randy Porter offers updates on Coronavirus & tornado relief.

A lot has transpired in Putnam County over the course of the past several weeks. This week, host Ben Rodgers is joined by Putnam County Mayor Randy Porter to offer updates on what’s been going on in Putnam County. They discuss the county’s response to COVID-19 (Coronavirus), how it could potentially affect the county in the upcoming weeks, the county’s continued relief efforts following the March 3rd Putnam County tornadoes, and President Trump’s visit to the county several days later. That’s #TRENDING

New episodes every Friday at 8am on News Talk 94.1.

First reported Upper Cumberland case of the coronavirus appears in Cumberland Co

Senator Bailey says legislature is working fast to pass a budget by the weekend.

No coronavirus cases in the Upper Cumberland despite 73 cases reported statewide

Learn about Cookeville Animal Shelter’s St. Pawtrick’s Half Off Adoption Event.

Find out more about local artist and painter Sandra Bos on this week’s The Scene

Join host Emily Newman as she sits down with Sandra Bos, owner of Sandra Bos Gallery in Cookeville. Learn more about her training and education in painting, and how Cookeville and its residents and community inspired her to continue teaching art. Find out more about Jack Loeb and his abstract, expressionistic pieces, and the materials that he enjoys experimenting with. Sheila Scruggs interviews Emily Bohannon of BeeslysDesigns to find out how she got her start creating art. Emily also chats with mixed media artist Betty Turner to learn more about her art education, and her specific brand of character illustrations.

Presented by The Fragrant Mushroom in Sparta. New episodes every Sunday at 9 on Lite Rock 95.9.

CRMC’s Dr. Mark Pierce discusses precautionary measures against the coronavirus.

Our community has spent the better part of two weeks with uncertainty. The cleanup continues from last week’s F4 tornado. In the meantime, a coronavirus pandemic has caused many to worry, and a change to typical March life around our region. We begin with COVID-19. What do we know? What precautions should we take? Dr. Mark Pierce is an infectious disease specialist at Cookeville Regional Medical Center.

Today In The Upper Cumberland airs each weekend as a way to introduce you to interesting people and subjects of interest to our community. Catch the show each Saturday morning at 6 on Rock 93-7, 106-9 Kicks Country, and at 8 on Lite Rock 95.9.

If you miss it Saturday, you can catch Today In The Upper Cumberland again, Sunday. The show airs Sunday morning at 7am on Rock 93-7 and News Talk 94.1/AM 1600, Sundays at Noon on News Talk 94.1/AM 1600, and Sunday night at 6pm on Lite Rock 95.9 and at 7pm on 106-9 Kicks Country.

Overton County School System reinstates Livingston Academy’s coach Lesly Riddle.

Find out about Habitat For Humanity’s Women’s Build with the Powered By Her team

Learn about emergency protocols surrounding the response to the 3/3 tornadoes.

This week, host Ben Rodgers is joined Emergency Management Agency Director Tyler Smith, and Assistant 911 Director Brandon Smith. They discuss and recap the events of the Tuesday, March 3rd tornadoes in Putnam County, what goes into the process of preparing for sever weather, and for preparing the relief and recovery efforts once damage has occurred, and what the protocol is for responding to natural disasters at night. That’s #TRENDING

New episodes every Friday at 8am on News Talk 94.1.