The Local Insider
Brian Cooper from Coal Creek Media has long form, in-depth discussions with local business owners, civic leaders, veterans and historians to spotlight the importance of personal and local leadership.
- Update frequency
- every 18 days
- Average duration
- 61 minutes
- Episodes
- 41
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
TLIP022 Aaron and Brenda Brewer
As many of you know, local elections are fast upon us. On October 10th, the Booneville Rotary Club held the Mayoral Debate and Pie Auction. We thought it would be a good idea to have the candidates …
TLIP 021 OTC
Hello friends, This week we have a Halloween treat for you. Our next guest is Chase Hayden of Off The Chain Paranormal, a paranormal researcher who, along with his team members, has explored many of …
TLIP 020 Josh Scott
TLIP018 EDGAR BAKER
We sat down with Edgar Baker to discuss his newly announced mayoral campaign. We talked about some of the struggles the mayor will face in the coming years. Edgar described his involvement in revital…
TLIP 017 Debbie McPherson
TLIP 016 Hayefield
My next guests are performing musicians and recording artists who met in 2014. They later went on to form an Arkansas-based band whose sound can be described as the combination of gritty, Texas red d…
TLIP 015 Aaron & Brenda Brewer
TLIP 014 Kevin Johnson
Kevin and I sat down to discuss his latest book, The Hill part 2. We talked about the enormous support he received from that book's predecessor, The Hill. Kevin gave us some insights as to how he had…
TLIP013 Trent Goff
Trent and I sat down to discuss his career in education. We also discuss the recent success of the sports programs as well as the role tradition plays at Booneville School District. Music: Who We Are…
TLIP012 Karen Smith, Annette Summers
This week we sat down with Karen Smith and Annette Summers of C.A.S.A of The Tri-Peaks to discuss what C.A.S.A is and what we in Logan County can do to help. We also discussed how child advocates can…
TLIP011 Chuck Hayes
Chuck Hayes is a sportswriter, statistician, and part-time cajun. Until recently he wrote a sports column in the Booneville Democrat. Chuck and I sat down to discuss Bearcat sports past, present, and…
TLIP010 Dustin Garrett
I sat down with Dustin to discuss Liberty Informatics, a technology company he started with his partner Crockett Hopper. At Liberty Informatics they provide a rare blend of hardware and software co-d…
TLIP009 Jarrod Moore
Jarrod and I sat down to discuss American Legion Post 109 and its mission to help veterans in Logan County. We talked about his involvement in organizing an event that involved volunteers walking 22 …
TLIP008 Rod & Mandy Lovan
My next guests are a husband and wife living in Booneville, AR. These US veterans turned business owners opened their first business in 2013. We sat down to discuss how they manage two businesses ful…
TLIP 007-KevinJohnson
Kevin and I sat down to discuss how his experiences with an abandoned tuberculosis hospital near Booneville, Arkansas helped inspire him to write his first book, The Hill. We touch on his second book…
TLIP 006 Bob Harper
We sat down with Bob Harper the Staff Chair at the University of Arkansas Department of Agriculture Extension Office in Logan county. In this episode, we discuss the many programs available to the pe…
TLIP 005 Stacy_Holbert
Stacy and I had a conversation about some of the advantages of owning a business in Logan county. We also spoke about her new role in the Booneville city council. She gave us the inside scoop on how …
TLIP 004 Sarah Enoch
We sat down with Sarah Enoch to discuss many of the benefits of the University of Arkansas co-operative extension service of Logan county. We discussed co-operative programs including, 4-H and beekee…
TLIP 003 Jim Sher
We sat down with Jim Sher to discuss what community activism means to him. His description doesn't involve protest or civil disobedience. Jim tells us how we could all live a blessed life through a l…