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 Electri...

"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...

"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 d...

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 ...

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 Eliza...

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 musi...

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...

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, gift...

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...

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...

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 "...

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 writt...

Kathryn Wisinger and Cindy Putnam with our local library on this week's "Today in Putnam County" show. We discuss the new addition coming to the library from a state grant and all the resources available to the citizens of our county at our fou...

Steve Chatman, Vice President of Ministry Advancement and Pastoral Care with Rising Above Ministries on "Today in Putnam County." We discuss the services they provide to families with special needs children. The ministry is celebrating its 20th...

Shan Stout, Director of Tourism on "Today in Putnam County." We discuss the grand opening of our new Convention Center and tourism in our great county. Very informative interview with one of our county department heads!https://www.visitcook...

Jim and Bridgett Jolly with Texas Roadhouse on "Today in Putnam County." We discuss the history of Texas Roadhouse, what brought them to Cookeville and the restaurant's new expansion. Great interview with two of our local restaurant entrepreneu...

Chelesa Dartez with Cookeville Lifestyles Magazine on "Today in Putnam County." We discuss the magazine's great success, the behind the scenes of putting an edition together and her new TV show. Great interview with one of our local media exper...

My interview with Jonathan West, CEO of Twin Lakes Telephone on "Today in Putnam County." We discuss the broadband expansion project in Putnam County and is estimated completion in February. We also discuss the future of communications includin...

A look back on the year 2024 on "Today in Putnam County!!" My update show looking at all the new businesses and happenings in 2024, along with updates on county projects just completed or underway.https://www.facebook.com/MayorRandyPorter

My interview with Chamber CEO Amy New and Cookeville Community Development Director Jon Ward on "Today in Putnam County!!" We discuss ongoing and future Economic Development projects in Putnam County. We also take a look back over the past 10 y...

My interview with County Commissioners and Real Estate agents, Kathy Dunn and Darren Wilson on "Today in Putnam County!!" We discuss the real estate market in Putnam County, interest rates, home ownership and much more. Very informative intervi...

My interview with Jennifer Dupont and Skip Ritter with the American Legion Post 135 on "Today in Putnam County!!" We discuss the American Legion's "Be the One" program to help with suicide prevention, especially with Veterans. Suicide is now th...

My interview with Baxter Mayor Dany Holmes and Monterey Mayor Alex Garcia on "Today in Putnam County!!" Both Mayors were newly elected in August. We discuss all the great projects the two cities have going currently, and how Danny and Alex are ...

My interview with Stone Association's Mark Davis and The Bend's Mike and Pamela McMillian on "Today in Putnam County!!" We discuss Thanksgiving, bringing World Changers to Cookeville and the grand opening of the The Bend Church's new home in th...

My interview about "Christmas on the Square" with Tourism Director Shan Stout, CityScape's Ferran Kefauver and Laura Woodford on "Today in Putnam County!!" We discuss the Inaugural "Christmas on the Square" event coming up November 30th 2-5pm. ...