In Episode 7 of "Hub City Now", Tyrone  speaks with Tierra Thaxton about Treasure’s Love Bears, “an uplifting mission provides sick children in the local hospital and children in need with the unconditional love of a teddy bear.” Tierra also shares how the mission, named after her daughter Treasure, came to be and how you can help the mission continue its amazing work.

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Host Tyrone Tony Reed Jr. interviews Kayla Owens, Chad Graves and Don A. McCorry with the Jackson-Madison County African American Chamber of Commerce's Follow Me Into Business program.

"JMCAACC is 501(c)3 nonprofit organization with a three-fold mission: The Growth and Development of Member Businesses, Youth Entrepreneurial Development and Community  and Economic Development in West Tennessee and particularly in Jackson Madison County.

As the resource for African American business owners, partnerships and corporations in Rural West Tennessee, our objective is to help new and existing businesses reach their potential by using our resources to connect them with major corporations, community leaders, and other business owners so that they learn, grow and network for greater economic development and success. The strength of our businesses determines the strength of our communities and families. Our watchword is focus.

In keeping with that mission, we highlight outstanding contemporary and historical business owners through our Annual Jewel Awards Banquet.  We train and educate young people, ages 12-18, for success in business (and in life) through our Follow Me Into Business® youth workforce development program that offers soft skills training, shadowing, mentoring and internships or paid summer jobs.  As part of the eight-week summer program, we also offer a tour of government offices and provide community service opportunities. We provide support for business owners with workshops and our latest effort is a new small business conference, the West Tennessee Business Showcase and Economic Development Conference.  We also offer a morning of golf in fun with our Follow Me Celebrity Golf Classic held the second Tuesday in September."

Also in this episode, the host speaks about the recent shake up at the Tennessee Department of Health.

In this episode of "Hub City Now", the host Tyrone Tony Reed Jr. interviewed Anthony Owens, owner of Country Boy Soul Food Kitchen and Catering.

Owens spoke about moving from Detroit, Michigan to the West Tennessee area and running the Front Porch in Brownsville, Tenn. Owens also spoke about his passion and love for cooking.

Owens also shared advice for entrepreneurs and why being consistent and reliable are valuable tools to grow your business.

Owens also shared how his business continued to grow during the pandemic and God continued to open doors for him and his family.

Find out more about Country Boy Soul Food Kitchen and Catering by visiting https://www.facebook.com/countryboykitchen.