Sponsor Spotlight: A Foundation for Community

Who is the West Tennessee Healthcare Foundation? Merriam-Webster defines foundation as “a basis upon which something is supported or a body upon which something is built up,” and these descriptions encompass what the West Tennessee Healthcare Foundation is to our community. Founded in 1985, The Foundation has always worked to improve the health of those in our service area, but over the past three decades, The Foundation has transformed from its initial role as a healthcare foundation into a community foundation with a solid emphasis on supporting our local health system.

SponsorCourtney SearcyDecember 2, 2022

Strangers to Friends

If there’s one shared value Southerners agree on, it’s probably hospitality. Hospitality comes naturally to us when it comes to a dinner party, where our guests will be treated to an extra heaping of cobbler and a box of leftovers to take home.

Stories, Local BusinessCourtney SearcyDecember 2, 2022local business

Aging in Place

Habitat for Humanity Jackson, TN Area, Inc. (Habitat Jackson) has been working to improve the Jackson community since 1986. Known for serving low-income individuals and families by constructing affordable housing solutions, Habitat Jackson continues to expand its impact through the Aging in Place program.

Stories, LocalGuest ContributorDecember 2, 2022Habitat for Humanity, Aging in Place, jackson tn

A House Built With Many Hands

A Jackson Police Department officer stares into the face of a woman working as a prostitute; his only option was to arrest her. He had no evidence or proof to arrest the man who was likely her trafficker. But where would the officer take her? Years later, this same officer would write a check to the Scarlet Rope Project, a home for survivors of sex trafficking.

Around the Ring & Back Again

“Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.”

Muhammed Ali made that phrase famous. In many ways, Ali changed the national perception of boxing by adding fluidity, grace, and artistry to a sport that had long been dominated by fighters who relied on heavy-handed brute force. That famous quote is longer than those eight words, however. There’s a second part that has fallen away over time.

StoriesGabe HartDecember 2, 2022boxing, Jackson Boxing Club, Sports, Sports History, Jackson Equity Project