Sheila Scruggs talks with Megan Kelly of Mid Cumberland Workforce Services about their upcoming job fair October 5th, from 9am-1pm at Cookeville Veteran’s Hall.

When the railroad began snaking its way across the Tennessee countryside in the 1880s…the economy grew. Part of that growth…the expansion of coal mining in the mountainous regions of the state. Coal mining grew from about 2 million tons excavated in 1890….to more than 7 million around World War I. The Upper Cumberland…a big part of that industry….in places you MIGHT NOT even know….as coal producing regions. Jason Duke’s studied that coal mining past of the Upper Cumberland.

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.

Sunday morning, the show airs at 7am on Rock 93-7. Catch the show Sunday night at 6pm on Lite Rock 95.9 and at 7pm on 106-9 Kicks Country. You can also catch Today in The Upper Cumberland Sunday mornings at 7am and Sundays at Noon on News Talk 94.1/AM 1600.

Join Larry Stone as he recaps Friday’s High School Football games from around the region. Today’s guest coaches and players from Jackson County, White County, Cookeville High School, Pickett County, and Livingston Academy.

Sheila Scruggs talks with Deborah Nelson the Wound, Ostomy, and Continence nurse with Cookeville Regional Medical Center. She is also the director for the first annual Run For Resilience Awareness 5k on October 7th.

Larry Stone talks with coaches Shaun Loftis and Steve Trapp about their teams performance Friday night, and their predictions for this week’s match up.

Larry Stone talks to coaches Mark Wattenbarger and Matt Bates about how their teams performed Friday night, and their expectations for this week’s game.

Sheila Scruggs interviews Dr. Denise Weaver from Jonah’s Joy about their organization and the upcoming event Comedy For A Cause happening September 29th.

Larry Stone talks with Cookeville Head Coach Jimmy Maynard on their win, Red Boiling Springs Head Coach Michael Brown discusses their bye week and Bruce Lamb of Livingston talks recovering from the weekends action.

Larry Stone interviews high school coaches and players from around the Upper Cumberland on their teams performance on Friday night, and the season to come. This week’s guests Coaches Ben Herron, Derwin Wright, Scott Hughes, Ken Johnson, and Bruce Lamb.

Sheila Scruggs sits down with Jim Whitaker and Sam Petty of the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce about the Appalachian Art Walk & Chili Cook-Off October 6th and 7th.