Today in Putnam County
Interviews with Community and Business Leaders in Putnam County, TN by Mayor Randy Porter. The weekly podcast keeps up with all the events, news and great things happening in Putnam County.
Episodes
"Today in Putnam County" Show with Randy Porter, Putnam County Mayor. Special guests are T.J. and Casey Overstreet. Casey is the Director of Advancement at Highland Rim Academy and T.J. is the Executive Pastor at the River Church. We discuss the Highland Rim Academy's new facility and what it offers students in our community. We also hear the couple's almost storybook history which is deeply rooted in their Chr...
"Today in Putnam County" TV Show with Randy Porter, Putnam County Mayor. Special guest is World Food Championship's founder, Mike McCloud. Hear Mike's personal story of how his dream of a worldwide food competition developed into a reality. Coming up October 16-19 in Indianapolis, Indiana, the World Food Championships will bring chefs from around the world to compete for $450,000 in prize money. A great intervie...
"Today in Putnam County" Show with Randy Porter, Putnam County Mayor. Special guest is Cookeville City Mayor Laurin Wheaton. Mayor Wheaton gives updates on all the projects currently happening and goes over some of the future capital projects the City will be doing. Very informative interview with one of our community leaders!
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"Today in Putnam County" TV Show with Randy Porter, Putnam County Mayor. Special guests are Stephen and Stephanie Kincaid with Rush Towing. Hear how they turned an auto and truck repair business into a flourishing towing business that has expanded into Florida. The backbone of the business is Stephen and Stephanie's 25 year marriage and making it a family business with the addition of their two sons. Great success st...
"Today in Putnam County" TV Show with Randy Porter, Putnam County Mayor. Special guests TTU Football Coach Bobby Wilder and Cravens & Company President Wayne Cravens. We discuss the new college sports portal, NIL and the new Golden Eagle Collective to help TTU athletes. If you like college football, this is a great interview with a very successful and highly motivated coach! www.goldeneaglecollective.com
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"Today in Putnam County" TV Show with Randy Porter, Putnam County Mayor. Special guest is past Cookeville Mayor and host of Red, White and Boom, Ricky Shelton. We discuss all the festivities coming up at this year's Red, White and Boom on July 4th at the Putnam County Fairgrounds. Gates open at 4pm and event starts at 5:30pm with the 2nd largest fireworks show in the state at 9:05pm.
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Jayden Sherrell, 17 year old "Marine" on this week's "Today in Putnam County". Jayden has an amazing story of patriotism and service to Country. Jayden is only 17 years old and has already graduated high school, graduated from the Marine's Bootcamp and will be assigned to a permanent duty station before he turns 18!! This interview will give you cold chills as you hear how this young man is following i...
Today in Putnam County" Radio Show with Randy Porter, Putnam County Mayor. Special guest is "Freaky Dave" radio personality on 98.5 KISS FM. Hear Dave's story of how a serious football injury sidelined his sports career and headed him down a path of radio. Radio Host of KISS FM for the past 25 years, his show has consistently ranked as one of the top shows in all age demographics. Dave is now also the Director o...
Cookeville High School students Trenton Alley, Landon Bernhardt and Ben Hernandez on this week's "Today in Putnam County." These 3 students are part of the Trades class and have won awards. Ben won the state championship for Residential Electrical, Landon 2nd place in carpentry and Trenton was selected as the Carpentry Student of the Year! Great interview with some of our talented CHS students!!
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"Today in Putnam County" TV Show with Randy Porter, Putnam County Mayor. Special guest is Philip Gibbons, the legendary voice of Cookeville's The Country Giant 94.7 FM! Hear Philip's life story of his 50+ year radio career that began at the age of 15 and the journey he has been on which included being inducted into the Tennessee Radio Hall of Fame! Philip is also the voice of the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagle foot...
"Today in Putnam County" Show with Randy Porter, Putnam County Mayor. Special guests are Jason Grider and Shelia Scruggs of the "Jason and Shelia Show." Hear the personal stories of these two as they made careers in radio and what its like to do a 2 hour live show every morning. Great interview with two of our local radio personalities!
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Cookeville Police Chief Scott Winfree and Major Jeff Johnson on this week's "Today in Putnam County" show. Scott is the new Chief for the police department and we talk about his career along with what its like being Chief. Scott and Jeff both talk about law enforcement, how its changed over the years and the police department's new headquarters on Neal Street. Great interview with two of our local public servan...
Alex and Elizabeth Lisic on this week's "Today in Putnam County" show. The storybook couple, from teenage sweethearts to family and kids and now great careers, these two have it together. Alex is the Pastor of Christpoint Church and Elizabeth is the new director of Mustard Seed Ranch. They have a great story you don't want to miss!
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Jill Stalnaker on this week's "Today in Putnam County" show. Musician, songwriter, production company owner and mom of 5, Jill does it all. We discuss her company, “Leaning Tree Agency”, which hosts quarterly shows featuring women in music at the “Bluebird Café” in Nashville. Leaning Tree also recently launched "WOMAN" - a live show featuring both songwriters and talk show guests. WOMAN blends music wit...
Terry Foutch and Adam McCann on this week's "Today in Putnam County" show. We discuss Vanderbilt's Emergency Medical Helicopter team, LifeFlight. They offer both helicopter, airplane and ground services for middle Tennessee. We also discuss the partnership between Vandy, CRMC and Putnam County to deliver high quality medical services to our citizens.
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Kathryn DuBray on this week's "Today in Putnam County" show. We discuss Autism and the new "Anniston Academy" she is opening for children with Autism and other disabilities. The new school aims to cater to students with Autism, ADHD, giftedness, and other special needs ages 3 thru 12. https://www.annistonacademy.com/
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911 Director Penny Foister and Chairman Ben Rodgers on this week's "Today in Putnam County" show. We discuss Ben's new position as Chairman of the Putnam County 911 Emergency Communications Board, along with all the new technology at the center and a look back on where 911 started in Putnam County.
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Catherine Jackson and Randy Mansell on this week's "Today in Putnam County" show. We discuss the upcoming 2025 Home and Garden Show which is March 29-30 sponsored by the UC Home Builders Association. We also discuss the Carpentry program at the Cookeville High School and how the association is helping turn out new plumbers, electricians and carpenters.
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Monterey's own Tammy Phillips on this week's "Today in Putnam County" show. Tammy tells her amazing story of surviving Breast Cancer and how that terrible journey allowed her to touch the lives of almost 2,000 people with what she calls "Prayer Circles" that she makes by hand. Her story will touch your heart!
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Andrew Buckner with Cookeville Lifestyles on this week's "Today in Putnam County" show. Andrew is the Chief Editor for Cookeville Lifestyle's Magazine, but also one of our great local musicians. Andrew is a masterful guitar player and has written several albums and books. He is also the lead guitar for the duo "Caleb and Leann." Great interview with one of our local artists.
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