Garrett Barnes is the Assistant Director at the NEA Career and Technical Center here in Jonesboro and also happens to be the Justice of the Peace in District 2 here in Craighead County. We get into the weeds with Garrett on exactly who the NEA Career and Technical Center serves, the importance of training and exposure to different trades for high school students and how the NEA Career and Technical Center is helping to bridge that gap and get kids in our area workforce ready. We also hear a little about what it's like to serve as a Justice of the Peace and what the heck they do besides, of course, marrying people. He is passionate about his role as an elected official and also his role at the NEA Career and Technical Center. 

Garrett is hosting an upcoming Town Hall at Native Brew Works on June 29th at 5:30pm that is open to the public. 

To learn more about Garrett, you can visit his website at https://www.backbarnes.com/.

What’s the Big Dill?
Pickleball is a sport that combines elements of Tennis, Badminton, and ping pong. On this week’s episode of the Legacy Lowdown Producer Andrew fills the co-host seat as we discuss what makes Pickleball fun for all ages and we also find out what it means to get “Pickled”

Dr. Lauren Hannah joins us in the studio and talks all things mental health. Dr. Lauren is a therapist and also the co-owner of Foundation, a Wellness Practice and their soon to open neighbor next door - Sana Vita Wellness. She breaks down some of the basics of going to therapy, teaches us a little bit about trauma and what that may look like for different people and talks about some of the more modern treatment options (backed by research) and how they are bringing those into their holistic approach to mental wellness. She also shares a traumatic story from her past that put her mental health skills to the test when she was attacked by a former patient with a butcher knife.

To learn more about Dr. Lauren and her practice, you can visit them online at https://www.yourfoundation.net/.