106-9 Kicks Country and The Tennessee Credit Union recognized Shelby West, a senior at Gordonsville High School, as a Dream Big Scholar.

West has been a member of Beta Club all 4 years of high school, Softball district MVP, Volleyball district MVP, and Blue & White club homecoming representative.

Hunt volunteers for the Backpack Program for Needy of Smith County, and serves meals for Ronald McDonald House. She works at Hackett’s Drugs in Carthage and a Sunday School teacher at your local church.

Hunt has been accepted to Tennessee Tech University in the fall to major in Pre-Pharmacy and her goal is to become a Pharmacist.

Shelby West is now eligible to win scholarship money from 106-9 Kicks Country and The Tennessee Credit Union.

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106-9 Kicks Country and The Tennessee Credit Union recognized Riley Hunt, a senior at Stone Memorial High School in Crossville, as a Dream Big Scholar.

Hunt plays basketball at SMHS, is a Tennessee Scholar and attended Girl’s State at Lipscomb. She volunteers her time with the Bread of Life and Alzheimer’s Tennessee. She’s also a member of Beta Club and FCA.

Hunt will graduate high school with honors and continue her studies at Tennessee Tech University in physical therapy. She is now eligible to win scholarship money from 106-9 Kicks Country and The Tennessee Credit Union.

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Here are photos of the winter storm taken across the Upper Cumberland. Be a part of the gallery by sharing your photos with us using the sidebar form, or by sharing them with us on Facebook.

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Keeping you ahead of the storm…106-9 Kicks Country.

106-9 Kicks Country and The Tennessee Credit Union recognized Dominique Barlow, a senior at Livingston Academy in Livingston, as Dream Big Scholar.

Barlow has been a certified youth director for the State of Tennessee in Little Britches Rodeo, was awarded the Carter G Woodson Legacy Award for outstanding achievements she has done. Barlow has been a Jr. Fair Board Member, 4-H Honors, School honors program, Beta Club, has won 54 Rodeo Belt Buckles, 4 Trophy Saddles and lots of tack.

Barlow volunteers at the local Vet through her job shadowing at school, she has been a member of the track team for 4 years and broken school records. She is involved in a rodeo almost every weekend!

Barlow has been accepted to UT Martin in West Tennessee to continue her lifelong dream of working in the Veterinary Field as a Veterinary Technician. She hopes to continue Barrel Racing as a Professional Barrel Racer.

Dominique Barlow will now be eligible to win scholarship money from 106-9 Kicks Country and The Tennessee Credit Union.

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Do you believe in conspiracy theories? In a 2013 study published in Frontiers in Psychology, a team of psychologists developed a set of 15 questions to determine whether or not people are likely to subscribe to conspiracy theories. Here are all 15 statements. If you want to score yourself, rate each as: definitely not true (1 point), probably not true (2 points), not sure/cannot decide (3 points), probably true (4 points), or definitely true (5 points). Then add up all your answers and divide by 15 to get your score on a scale of 1 (not a conspiracist) to 5 (tinfoil hat conspiracist):

1. The government is involved in the murder of innocent citizens and/or well-known public figures, and keeps this a secret.
2. The power held by heads of state is second to that of small unknown groups who really control world politics.
3. Secret organizations communicate with extraterrestrials, but keep this fact from the public.
4. The spread of certain viruses and/or diseases is the result of the deliberate, concealed efforts of some organization.
5. Groups of scientists manipulate, fabricate, or suppress evidence in order to deceive the public.
6. The government permits or perpetrates acts of terrorism on its own soil, disguising its involvement.
7. A small, secret group of people is responsible for making all major world decisions, such as going to war.
8. Evidence of alien contact is being concealed from the public.
9. Technology with mind-control capacities is used on people without their knowledge.
10. New and advanced technology which would harm current industry is being suppressed.
11. The government uses people as patsies to hide its involvement in criminal activity.
12. Certain significant events have been the result of the activity of a small group who secretly manipulate world events.
13. Some UFO sightings and rumors are planned or staged in order to distract the public from real alien contact.
14. Experiments involving new drugs or technologies are routinely carried out on the public without their knowledge or consent.

This holiday season, Gator and his Gator Gives partners wanted to reach out to three of the non-profit organizations in the Upper Cumberland who are making a real difference. Thanks to the support of Algood Drugs, Heather Skender Realtors, Johns Family Dentistry and NAPA of Cookeville, three local charities will begin the year in a big way.

106-9 Kicks Country, Gator, and his Gator Gives partners would like to recognize POPS of the White County Animal Shelter, Community Options of Cookeville, and Overton County Good Samaritan as being outstanding organizations that have gone above and beyond to help out the Upper Cumberland.

Check out each organization’s interview with Gator to find out more about them.

Pals of the Pooches of the White County Animal Shelter:

Community Options of Cookeville:

Overton County Good Samaritan:

106-9 Kicks Country and The Tennessee Credit Union recognized Courtney Smith, a senior at Cumberland County High School in Crossville, as a Dream Big Scholar.

Smith maintains a 3.8 GPA, a four year member of The Girls’ Basketball Team, and has received the 2015 Chemistry Award at her school.

Smith plans on going to Tennessee Technology University and pursuing a degree in Mechanical Engineering.

Courtney Smith will now be eligible to win scholarship money from 106-9 Kicks Country and The Tennessee Credit Union.

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106-9 Kicks Country and The Tennessee Credit Union recognized Tamara Vaughn, a senior at White County High School in Sparta as a Dream Big Scholar.

Vaughn has received the President’s Education Award Recognition of Outstanding Academic Excellence twice and has received many awards throughout her school years.

Vaughn is a member of the high school band and has been in band since 6^th grade. She is also in HOSA and the Beta Club and does volunteer work at the nursing home in her hometown.

Tamara is going to continue her education in college to become a doctor!

Tamara Vaughn will now be eligible to win scholarship money from 106-9 Kicks Country and The Tennessee Credit Union.

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106-9 Kicks Country and The Tennessee Credit Union recognized Hannah Johnson,  a senior at Livingston Academy in Livingston, as a Dream Big Scholar.

Johnson was salutatorian her eighth grade year. She has been in the Beta Club for four years and was recently nominated to join the National Honors Society in which she was elected as an officer. Johnson has served in the Youth Leadership of Overton County. She has met all the criteria for Tennessee Scholars and maintains a GPA of 3.95.

Johnson is a Christian that is involved in many church activities and helping the community of Overton County.

Johnson plans to attend Tennessee Tech University and major in Pre-Dental Hygiene and then transfer to East Tennessee State University where she will complete her BS Degree in dental hygienist and then maybe her master’s degree.

Hannah Johnson will now be eligible to win scholarship money from 106-9 Kicks Country and The Tennessee Credit Union.

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106-9 Kicks Country and Progressive Savings Bank asked Red Boiling Springs to show their Upper Cumberland Spirit.  They did and it could win Red Boiling Springs $1000! Check out the gallery below.

And be sure to come out Friday night for the Football Friday Tailgate Party from 5-7pm. We’ll have plenty of photo ops for you, your kids, and the entire community.

The school with the most Upper Cumberland Spirit Pictures at the end of the season wins the $1000 from Progressive Savings Bank.

You only have until Sunday at midnight to get all your pictures uploaded so get busy and show your Upper Cumberland Spirit!

RED BOILING SPRINGS UPPER CUMBERLAND SPIRIT GALLERY: