Hub City Now: Interview with Wendy Isom Mercer

January 15, 2023

In this episode of "Hub City Now with Tyrone Tony Reed Jr.", the host interviewed Wendy Isom Mercer, one-stop operator for American Job Center of Southwest Tennessee.

American Job Centers (AJCs) provide free services that help you find steady, good-paying jobs all over Tennessee. You can get training, job counseling, financial aid for education, and much more.

Mercer spoke about how she came to work for American Job Center, the services American Job Center provides, upcoming job fairs and more.

For more information on American Job Center Tennessee or to find a center near you, visit www.tnvirtualajc.com or www.jobs4tn.gov. The Virtual AJC is always open.

For those who live in Jackson, visit the AJC located at 1124 Whitehall Street, Suite 100, Jackson, Tennessee, 38301or call (731) 668-2040 to make an appointment.

You can also find American Job Center on Facebook at: www.facebook.com/SWTNjobs.

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Hub City Now: Interview with Wendy Isom Mercer

Hub City Now: Interview with Tiffany Woods

January 31, 2021 Uncategorized

In this episode of "Hub City Now" host Tyrone Tony Reed Jr. interviewed Tiffany Marshall Woods, Center Coordinator for Washington Douglass Head Start/Early Head Start.

Washington Douglass Head Start/Early Head Start, which is part of the Northwest Tennessee Economic Development Council, is located at 409 Iselin Street, Jackson Tenn.

According to the NTEDC's website, "Early Head Start serves children ages 0-3 years old and Head Start serves 3 and 4 year old children. Early Head Start also serves pregnant women and teens. Eligibility requirements for both programs begin with age and family income. Family income is based on Federal Income Guidelines which is based on number in the family."

Woods spoke about recruitment, employment, child enrollment, and ongoing online applications.

For more information on Washington Douglass Head Start and Early Head Start, visit www.nwcommunityaction.org and

www.facebook.com/Northwest-Tennessee-Head-StartEarly-Head-Start-384076971701405.

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Hub City Now: Interview with Margaret Taylor

October 3, 2021 Uncategorized

In this episode of Hub City Now with Tyrone Tony Reed Jr, the host interviewed Margaret Taylor, executive director of A Step Ahead West Tennessee.

Taylor spoke about the history of the non-profit organization, how it operates and its goals.

Taylor also spoke about the organization's fundraiser, the Vintage Ball, which will be held from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday, October 21, 2021, at the New Southern Hotel, located at 118 E. Baltimore Street, in Jackson, Tenn. This is an event for women to come together and wear vintage attire.

The event will feature a silent auction, door prizes and hors d'oeuvres. RSVP by calling (731) 895-9966.

A Step Ahead West Tennessee aims to prevent teen and unintended pregnancies by providing FREE long-acting reversible contraception (LARC), the most effective reversible methods of birth control, to women in West Tennessee.

Learn more at adafwesttn.org.

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Hub City Now: Interview with Dr. Mechelle Moragne and Dr. LaToshia Chism

November 20, 2023 Uncategorized

In this episode of "Hub City Now with Tyrone tony Reed Jr.", the host interviews Dr. Mechelle Moragne, president of The Jackson (Tenn.) Chapter of the Links Incorporated and Dr. LaToshia Chism, event chair of The Holiday Emerald Jazz Brunch.

Dr. Moragne and Dr. Chism, members of The Jackson (Tenn.) Chapter of the Links Incorporated, spoke about the organization and its upcoming event: The Holiday Emerald Jazz Brunch, Saturday, December 9, 2023, at New St. Luke Missionary Baptist Church Activity Center, located at 54 Lawrence Switch, Jackson, Tennessee, 38301.The event is being held to raise funds to supply local schools with sanitizing supplies because of the flu season and the ongoing threat of COVID.

Dr. Moragne and Dr. Chism also spoke about the community programs The Links offer, how Links are chosen, why the organization was founded and why they accepted the invitation to join.

Find out more about the brunch, the organization, how it helps the community and more in this interview.

You can find out more about the Links by going to https://bit.ly/3MOIvkD.

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