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Sam Brooks & Meet Former Cookeville Lady Cavalier Melanie Bussell

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Sam Brooks sits down with Melanie Bussell, a current employee with Putnam County Schools and a former Cookeville Lady Cavalier. Melanie covers her family and growing up in Cookeville, any advice she'd tell student athletes and parents on academics, and her thoughts on the word failure. 

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5 Oct 2023 10AM English United States Society & Culture · Education

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