Today in the Upper Cumberland

Nancy  Morris &  Carrie Brensike  Talking Veterans Mental  Health This week The Wall That Heals, comes to Cookeville. It can be hard to open up about difficult experiences. Whether it is something they were ordered to do, or a life and death situation. The mental toll of fighting in a war is a real problem for our Veterans. Thankfully, we ... Read More »

Dr. Jerry Boyd and more talk school safety programs at Putnam Co School District. We can all agree that we want to protect students while in school. Across the Upper Cumberland and across the nation we look at how to make schools safer. What are the warning signs and programs in place to address students at risk? Today In The ... Read More »

An Important Week For Tennessee School Safety                                                         What is the best way to address security in schools? Protecting both teachers and students is a major part of school safety. The Governor’s Working Group ... Read More »

The Impact Of Organ Donation                                                     More and more Upper Cumberland residents are signing up to donate organs. They are gifts that can change a person’s life. We bring you both sides of the story, those who have been donors and those that have received donations on Today In The Upper Cumberland. We speak with Deborah Kitz and Billy Jarvis. Deborah Kitz is a ... Read More »

Part 2: SHRM Board Members Continue Discussing The Law Behind Sexual Harassment      Sexual Harassment cases have continued to grab the headlines all across the United States. Spurring a movement and causing people to wonder: What do we really know about sexual harassment? The second of a two-part series, we talk with Lynsey Nail, Mary Dee Allen, and Tom Timmerman, ... Read More »

How do we handle Sexual Harassment in 2018? SHRM Board Members Weigh In          Sexual Harassment cases have continued to grab the headlines all across the United States. Spurring a movement and causing people to wonder: What do we really know about sexual harassment? The first of a two-part series, we talk with Lynsey Nail, Mary Dee Allen, and Tom ... Read More »

How a school project turned tragedy into an understanding about organ donation.  We always hear about how education can change lives, in 1997 Joy McCaleb took a tragedy and turned it into an inspiration. A school project about understanding organ donation that was filled with personal experience and eventually turned into a published book. We talk with Joy McCaleb about ... Read More »

The health of those who’ve fought and served, whether that is physical, emotional or mental how do we make sure that our veterans are cared for? One option is the Veteran Service Office.  Mark Harris is in charge of helping both veterans and their family members, he discusses the work done at the Veteran Service Office in Putnam County.    ... Read More »

Beyond the legal effects, what are the emotional tolls of sexual harassment? The #MeToo movement has opened dialogue all across the Nation. Mark Lovell, a licensed clinical social worker and Melissa Collins, a licensed professional counselor, discuss the effects sexual harassment.   Today In The Upper Cumberland airs each weekend as a way to introduce you to interesting people and ... Read More »

Weather is a part of everyone’s lives. We know that in the Upper Cumberland, the weather can be different from anywhere else. We visit with Michael Detwiler and talk about his career path, how The Cookeville Weather Guy came to be, and how weather forecasts work.     Today In The Upper Cumberland airs each weekend as a way to ... Read More »