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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.

The roles of medical and financial powers of attorney in estate planning.

Attorney Ashley Waters discusses the steps to take and the things you need to know for estate planning for power of attorney. The aspects covered by both medical and financial and what you need to consider in appointing someone to handle your estate.

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.

We’ve assembled a panel to discuss ethics in government and how they’re applied.

The role of ethics in government is one that in recent years has come into question over how standards are applied and to what extent. Allegations of unethical behavior and scandals in the media seem to be furthering a growing divide between political party members and their supporters. We look at how this behavior is being addressed and represented by both traditional and social media outlets.

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.

A look at things you should consider before preparing any documents like a will.

Preparing for your needs and the needs of your loved ones in case something should happen to you. It’s one of those topics that many of us don’t want to spend much time thinking about, but the preparations are necessary. Attorney Henry Fincher works with clients all across the Upper Cumberland to help them through the process of setting up the necessary documents and getting ready for the inevitable.

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.

Part Two: Moms Demand Action members continue to discuss school safety with us.

Part Two of Gun Control & School Safety. Students, parents and teachers are all struggling with the issue of how we end school shootings and make schools as safe as possible. Dealing with the potential for incidents both in the classroom and over social media, many young people have begun to find a way to be heard on this issue and so are parents and teachers with groups like Moms Demand Action. Group members Suzanne Swain and Dr Amanda Rosenberger join us to talk about the work they’re doing.

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.

Moms Demand Action members join us to discuss their work to make schools safer.

Students, parents and teachers are all struggling with the issue of how we end school shootings and make schools as safe as possible. Dealing with the potential for incidents both in the classroom and over social media, many young people have begun to find a way to be heard on this issue and so are parents and teachers with groups like Moms Demand Action. Group members Suzanne Swain and Dr Amanda Rosenberger join us to talk about the work they’re doing.

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.

TTU Professor James Akenson on how modern country music is inspired by its past.

In the conclusion of our two-part series on Country Music, Tennessee Tech Professor James Akenson explains how the music reflected the people who listened. How the music tells a story. The men and women behind the music. And how you can still hear some of the same notes of yesterday in today’s music.

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.

Once called Country and Western, today’s country music still echoes it’s past.

Tennessee Tech Professor James Akenson has spent his career studying country music from a scholastic point of view. Akenson explains how the music reflected the people who listened. How the music tells a story. The men and women behind the music. And how you can still hear some of the same notes in yesterday in today’s music.

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.

Warren Nevad from MTAS explains Government Ethics and the impact they can have

The Upper Cumberland Development, UCHRA, and the Overton/Pickett Emergency Communications, these are all recent local examples of how the topic of Government Ethics has come into the spotlight. Today In The Upper Cumberland, we take a look at understanding Government Ethics. Each situation is different, but commonalities include: how leaders view their position, tax dollars vs. personal gain and how agencies make their decisions. Warren Nevad is a Municipal Management Consultant for the University of Tennessee Municipal Technical Advisory Services or MTAS.

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.