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Meet The Candidates gives you insight into the men and women who wish to lead in their hometown. Every hour, a different race. Every hour, informative discussion that will shape the remainder of the decade and beyond across the Upper Cumberland.

Tonight, we hear from Cookeville City Council Candidates, Smithville Mayor Candidates, Overton Sheriff Candidates, Commissioners Candidates (District 5), and Gainesboro Aldermen Candidates.

Join us for Meet The Candidates…as we approach Election ’18 on News Talk 94.1/AM 1600 and Lite Rock 95.9 – streaming live online.

Meet The Candidates gives you insight into the men and women who wish to lead in their hometown. Every hour, a different race. Every hour, informative discussion that will shape the remainder of the decade and beyond across the Upper Cumberland.

Tonight, we hear from White County Executive, Sheriff, and Commissioner Candidates (District 7), and Pickett County Commissioner candidates (District 2, 3, 4).

Join us for Meet The Candidates…as we approach Election ’18 on News Talk 94.1/AM 1600 and Lite Rock 95.9 – streaming live online.

Meet The Candidates gives you insight into the men and women who wish to lead in their hometown. Every hour, a different race. Every hour, informative discussion that will shape the remainder of the decade and beyond across the Upper Cumberland.

Tonight, we hear from Overton County Commissioner candidates (District 2, 3, 4), and Putnam County Commissioner candidates (District 3, 7, 12).

Join us for Meet The Candidates…as we approach Election ’18 on News Talk 94.1/AM 1600 and Lite Rock 95.9 – streaming live online.

Meet The Candidates gives you insight into the men and women who wish to lead in their hometown. Every hour, a different race. Every hour, informative discussion that will shape the remainder of the decade and beyond across the Upper Cumberland.

In our first installment, we hear from Putnam County Commissioner candidates (District 1, 2, 6), and Jackson County Mayor and Commissioner candidates (District 6).

Join us for Meet The Candidates…as we approach Election ’18 on News Talk 94.1/AM 1600 and Lite Rock 95.9 – streaming live online.

The potential for health risks as several pain clinics close across Tennessee.

Comprehensive Pain Specialists recently announced that 21 of their clinics across the state will close at the end of July, inlcuding one in Cookeville. Director Barbara Kanapel and Regional Overdose Prevention Specialist Suzanne Angel work with the Smith County Drug Prevention Coalition. They help us answer the questions of how this will impact patients and what they need to know to find alternatives.

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 Lite Rock 95.9, Rock 93-7, and 106-9 Kicks Country.

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.

The issue of sexual harassment among higher education faculty and students.

Whether it’s a verbal exchange or a physical encounter, sexual harassment of students pursuing higher education is a larger issue than publicly acknowledged. Tennessee Tech Professor Lindsey Upton works to understand these instances of sexual harassment that can occur and their impact on students and faculty.

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 Lite Rock 95.9, Rock 93-7, and 106-9 Kicks Country.

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.

Working towards ending the abuse of older adults across the Upper Cumberland.

For more than 12 million Americans, food allergies can ruin summer fun at the ballpark, the fair or any outing. A bag of peanuts, frozen dairy product, fresh fruit… all can cause a reaction that could range from mild to more severe and life-threatening. We get advice from Dr. Erin Rohman and Dietician Catherine Winter on how to diagnose an allergy and how to learn to live with one.

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 Lite Rock 95.9, Rock 93-7, and 106-9 Kicks Country.

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.

Working towards ending the abuse of older adults across the Upper Cumberland.

According to the National Council on Aging approximately 1 in 10 Americans aged 60 and over have experienced some form of elder abuse. Melody Miller and April Hibdon are the co-chairs for the Upper Cumberland Adult Abuse Coalition. They works with various agencies and groups to help report abuse when they can, and assist where needed.

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 Lite Rock 95.9, Rock 93-7, and 106-9 Kicks Country.

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.

Investigating allegations of improper conduct to hold officials to standards.

Our elected officials are expected to comply with the standards of ethics we’ve adopted and made law. Tennessee Citizens Action is a group that investigates allegations of improper conduct by state and local officials and work to hold them accountable when they don’t comply. Director Andy Spears talks about the challenges they face in working to represent the interest of the public.

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 Lite Rock 95.9, Rock 93-7, and 106-9 Kicks Country.

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.

Listen below as Lite Rock 95.9’s Sheila Scruggs discusses John Ward’s passing with Tennessee Titans’ Mike Keith, and the legacy that John leaves behind.