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Tennessee Tech lecturer Dr. Mark Warnick discusses the topic of public safety. When Governor Lee called a special session of the state legislature that began this week, the idea was it would be meaningful work to try to deal with gun violence. That certainly has not happened yet further illustrating just how difficult it is to find consensus on the ... Read More »

White County secures a big win on the road in a strong second half performance. Every week on The High School Playbook, we break down high school games from around the Upper Cumberland. Dekalb County’s Brizz Trapp suffers an injury at Smith County. Livingston Academy will resume play Monday night after a power outage. York plays Grace Christian-Knoxville tonight. It’s ... Read More »

Heather and Mike talk about the exciting things the Trail Authority is doing. This week on Upper Cumberland Outdoors… Host Brad Halfacre visits with Heather Call from the Tennessee Central Trail Authority and Mike Lepley with the Friends of the Central Trail. They discuss what the Tennessee Central Trail Authority is, the “Ride To The Sky” event that offers routes ... Read More »

Go inside the ancient practice of yoga with Corrin Sergio, and Hannah Price. It is believed to have originated in ancient India some 5,000 years ago. Today, it’s one of the hottest trends in America. It is yoga. More and more Americans are trying the ancient practice that provides spiritual, mental, and physical wellness. Today we go inside yoga with ... Read More »

White County’s defense stepped up in a big way Friday at Silverdale Academy. Every week on The High School Playbook, we break down high school games from around the Upper Cumberland. Stone Memorial finds a way to win on the road at Cookeville. Upperman gets revenge at home against Fayetteville. York starts their season off in a big way winning ... Read More »

Dove season opens soon & Blake discusses the basics you need to go dove hunting. This week on Upper Cumberland Outdoors… Host Brad Halfacre meets with Jonah Burke, an expert in bowfishing in the Upper Cumberland. Jonah begins by discussing the basic gear that you need to get started in bowfishing, the different practice methods he would do before going ... Read More »

UCDD’s Trent Carter breaks down and discusses the growing issue of elder abuse. The National Council On Aging estimates 1 in 10 older adults experiences elder abuse. Even more concerning, the Center on Elder Abuse estimates only 1 in 24 cases of elder abuse are ever reported. More and more of us are reaching senior citizen age. That means elder ... Read More »

Jonah highlights the basics and supplies you need for the sport of bowfishing. This week on Upper Cumberland Outdoors… Host Brad Halfacre meets with Jonah Burke, an expert in bowfishing in the Upper Cumberland. Jonah begins by discussing the basic gear that you need to get started in bowfishing, the different practice methods he would do before going out the ... Read More »

We continue to go inside the challenges of law enforcement recruitment circa 2023 This week, Putnam County Commissioners approved 92 new employees as part of the 2023-2024 fiscal year budget. The biggest part of those new staffers will come in the expanded Putnam County Justice Center set to be completed next Spring. The budget also includes additional pay for many ... Read More »

This week, we go inside the challenges of law enforcement recruitment circa 2023 A major raise this year from the City of Cookeville, and a major upgrade to starting salaries in an attempt to help with law enforcement recruitment. Putnam County getting set to hire dozens for the Justice Center expansion, and that’s just in one county. All across the ... Read More »