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Stay 731: Home
Stay 731: Home

2002 was the year that changed my life. I had just moved to “the big city” of Jackson from the incredibly small town of Trezevant, Tennessee. My new journey started at Union University as a Christian Studies major, and quickly I realized I had turned religion into a textbook, not an action. It took a while to recover from the shock of not knowing what I wanted to do with the rest of my life, as this was my plan for quite some time—going into ministry. I continued pressing on with my major until 201 Ash Street happened.

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EssaysGuest ContributorAndrea Hudgins, Jackson TN, Tennessee, Stay731, Amy Crenshaw, ComeUnity Café, Trezevant TN, Christian, theology, Union University, ministry, volunteer, ComeUnity Cafe, Area Relief Ministries, ARM, Habitat for Humanity, church, diversity, community, HUB Club, East Jackson, poverty, downtown Jackson, women, Women's History Month
A Safe HUB for the Summer
A Safe HUB for the Summer

When I moved to Jackson to attend Union University, I had no connections to the community. I didn’t know anyone who lived here and planned to escape Jackson as soon as I got my degree. A few weeks into my freshman year, one of my professors gave his class two options: we could write a ten-page research paper, or we could volunteer for a couple hours a week throughout the semester at an after-school program called the HUB Club.

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StoriesGuest ContributorJackson TN, Tennessee, downtown Jackson, Area Relief Ministries, ARM, summer, camp, HUB Club, non-profit, nonprofit, kids, children, Union University, Ariel McGahey, community, Hillcrest Circle, neighborhoods, East Jackson, tutoring, reconciliation
On: The Jackson Service League
On: The Jackson Service League

Each generation has a particular vantage point to view our city’s history and the path tread down by our collective stories. Lost in our own days, we sometimes forget that we are a part of a city and one community. Whether it’s a road away from racial hatred or a road that celebrates creatives, a community adopts a certain path tread by the people before them. The community saunters along until the moment when individuals and organizations rise up and insist on change, for better or worse.

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StoriesGinger WilliamsJackson TN, Tennessee, Ginger Williams, Jackson Service League, JSL, women, female, community, service, women's rights, World War II, history, nonprofit, non-profit, fundraiser, fundraising, The Dream Center, Area Relief Ministries, ARM, The Care Center, RIFA, Regional Inter-Faith Association, Katie Hale, volunteer, Annual Thrift Sale, Jackson Fairgrounds, event, poverty, Karley Bond, children, kids, Youth Town, Boots Bands and Bingo, The Barn at Snider Farms, Jackson National, golf, Women's History Month
On: The HUB Classic
On: The HUB Classic

Caleb Hall, a student and basketball player for the JCM Cougars, won the Lane College Slam Dunk Contest at the Oman Arena Tuesday during a break between the sixteen different high schools battling in out in Area Relief Ministries’ third annual HUB Classic Basketball Tournament. JCM joined teams from North Side, Liberty, Trinity, and Madison from Jackson.

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Events, EssaysGuest ContributorJackson TN, Tennessee, Donald Jordan, Earnest Mitchell, ARM, Area Relief Ministries, HUB Club, The Hub Classic, Caleb Hall, students, basketball, high school, sports, athletics, competition, game, JCM, Jackson Central-Merry High School, Lane College, Oman Arena, tournament, North Side High School, Liberty Technology Magnet High School, Trinity Christian Academy, Madison Academic Magnet High School, community, development, Crockett County, Haywood County, Gibson County, West Tennessee, Melrose, Westwood, Fairley, fundraising, fundraiser, Vision2020, Vision 2020, volunteer, nonprofit, non-profit, service, friendship, friends, reconciliation, diversity, race, racism, poverty, homeless, neighborhoods, neighbors, church, Christianity, Christian
Film: ARM Color Run 2015
Film: ARM Color Run 2015

We had a blast at the 2015 ARM Color Run this Saturday! Check out this awesome downtown tour of Jackson as seen through the eyes of contributor and runner Kristi Woody. It features "The Takeoff" by Flying Colours, one of our favorite local bands.

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FilmsKristi WoodyJackson TN, ARM, Area Relief Ministries, 5k, Color Run, downtown Jackson, GoPro, Kristi Woody, Flying Colours, nonprofit, race, event