⏪The Saturday Morning Weekly Rewind ⏪ (August 24th 2024)

In Today’s “HubCity Newsletter”:

• Events You Might Have Missed🗓️

• Teen & Youth Programs 🚸

• Highlights Of The Week ✨

• What’s Trending In Jackson 🔼

• Top Clicks Of The Week In The HubCity Newsletter 🏆

• Trending Articles In The HubCity Newsletter 🔝

Read Time: 2 - 4 Minutes

Alright Here We Go!

🗓️Events You Might Have Missed 🗓️

• A Year with Frog and Toad 🎭️

• Chaos & Order 🔭

• Obion County Fair 🎡 

• AMP Concert Series: Hope MacGregor 🎶 

• Coding Club (Meet Fellow Programmers) 💻️

🚸Teen & Youth Programs 🚸

• JMCSS Loop 4.0 Program (High School Students)

• Boys & Girls Club (After School Programs)
  North Location, Issac Lane & East Location.

• Music Classes (After School Classes)

• Tumbling Classes (After School Classes)

• Westwood Recreation Center (After School Programs)

• Operation Hope Center (After School Programs)

• Kids & Teens Crossfit Classes (After School Classes)

✨Highlights Of The Week ✨

• Blue Oval City Delay: Ford officially delays the 2025 launch of its next generation pickup truck until 2027. This is due to lower than expected EV adoption across the country.

• State Games Of Tennessee: Jackson will be the official host of the first State Games Of Tennessee. It will feature 15 sports, including softball, baseball, basketball, soccer, pickleball, disc golf, wedge golf, cross country, trail run and tennis. (June 2025)

• New Animal Hospital: The Hub City Animal Hospital a full-service veterinary hospital, that provides preventive care, dental cleanings, extractions, as well as surgery, celebrates their official ribbon cutting.

• JMCSS Loop 4.0 Program: This innovative program allows high school seniors to have the opportunity to complete paid work-based learning while also gaining school credits.

• BitCoin Mining Expansion: The U.S. second largest Bitcoin mining company CleanSpark expands into Tennessee after a $155 Million dollar acquisition of GRIID Infrastructure.

🔼What’s Trending In Jackson?🔼

1. ➡️ 0 Employment: With unemployment starting to rise, many are looking to lock in decent paying jobs as we roll into the holiday season.

2. 🔺+1 Social Groups: New social groups are being created all over Jackson! From Pickleball Clubs, To Crocheting Meetups, everyone is looking for their social group.

3. 🔺+1 Trunk Or Treat: Although many of the older generation still remember Trick Or Treat, Trunk Or Treat seems to be all the craze now. Local churches, organizations and neighborhoods are gearing up for the Halloween season starting next month.

4. 🔻 -2 Facebook Marketplace: In just a few years, Facebook Marketplace has become one of the most popular markets for deals in your local community with many savvy shoppers stocking up on winter gear before the weather starts to change.

5. 🔺+7 Tennessee State Fair: The Tennessee State Fair draws in over 700k attendees every year and this year it looks like a new record will be set. August 15th - 24th.

🏆 HubCity Newsletter Top Clicks Of The Week🏆

Kids' Saturday Morning Planetarium Show: TimeSpace 🔭
Tennessee Enhanced Handgun Carry Permit 🛡️
Pickleball 101 🏓 
Bingo & Brownies 🟫
Story Time Station 📖

Saturday, August 24th

A Year with Frog and Toad 🎭️
Date: Saturday, August 24th
Time: 10:00 AM
Location: The Ned
Price: $12.00 - $15.00 (Plus $1.50 Fee)
Presented By:The Jackson Children and Teen Theatre

Kids' Saturday Morning Planetarium Show: TimeSpace 🔭 
Date: Saturday, August 24th 
Time: 9:30PM - 10:15PM
Location: M. D. Anderson Planetarium
Price: Free
Additional Details: No Food Or Drinks Allowed. Please 15 Minutes Early & No Entry Once The Show Starts.

A Year with Frog and Toad 🎭️ 
Date: Saturday, August 24th
Time: 2:00 PM
Location: The Ned
Price: $12.00 - $15.00 (Plus $1.50 Fee)
Presented By:The Jackson Children and Teen Theatre

Sunday, August 25th

Smash Bros Weeklies 🎮️
Date: Sunday, August 25th
Time: 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Location: E-Gamers Cafe
Price: $10 (Cash Only)
Additional Details: Registration Starts At 5:00 PM & The Tournament Begins At 6:00 PM.

Saturday, August 24th

Farmers / Flea Market 🥭 
Date: Saturday, August 24th
Time: 6:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Location: Beech Bluff Recreation Center
Price: Free Entry (Item Prices Vary)

Patio Yard Sale 🛋️ 
Date: Saturday, August 24th
Time: 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Location: 112 Whitfield Dr
Additional Details: Multiple Families Will Be Participating! This Means There Will Be Tons Of Household Items, Clothes, Jewelry, & More!

Open Play Toddler Hangout 🚼
Date: Saturday, August 24th
Time: 10:00 AM - 11: 30 AM
Location: Downtown Library
Price: Free

Obion County Fair 🎡
Date: Saturday, August 24th
Time: 5:00 PM - Til Close
Location: Obion County FairGrounds
Price: $5 (Entry Only)

Baby & Kids Fest – Once Upon a Story 📖 
Date: Saturday, August 24th
Time: 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Location: Jackson Fairgrounds
Price: Free
Additional Details: This Is The Educational Event Of The Summer. Baby & Kids Fest Is Fun For Children Of All Ages, Their Parents, Expectant Parents & The Community.

KSSM Mobile Food Pantry 🍽️ 
Date: Saturday, August 24th
Time: 10:00 AM
Location: 15 Gillman Lane
Additional Details: This Event Will Serve The First 250 Families On A First Come First Serve Basis.
Additional Requirements: No Walk Ups Allow, Participants Must Be In A Vehicle & Photo ID Must Be Provided To Show Proof Of Residency.

Kids' Saturday Morning Planetarium Show: TimeSpace 🔭 
Date: Saturday, August 24th 
Time: 9:30PM - 10:15PM
Location: M. D. Anderson Planetarium
Price: Free
Additional Details: No Food Or Drinks Allowed. Please 15 Minutes Early & No Entry Once Show Starts.

A Year with Frog and Toad 🎭️
Date: Saturday, August 24th
Time: 10:00 AM
Location: The Ned
Price: $12.00 - $15.00 (Plus $1.50 Fee)
Presented By:The Jackson Children and Teen Theatre

A Year with Frog and Toad 🎭️ 
Date: Saturday, August 24th
Time: 2:00 PM
Location: The Ned
Price: $12.00 - $15.00 (Plus $1.50 Fee)
Presented By:The Jackson Children and Teen Theatre

5K Run Hosted by Victory Honda of Jackson 👟 
Date: Saturday, August 24th
Time: 7:00 AM
Location: Fleet Feet
Price: $16.90 (Registration + SignUp Fee)

WTHEA Back-to-School Bash (West TN Home Education Association) 🏫 
Date: Saturday, August 24th
Time: 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Location: Poplar Heights Baptist Church
Price: Free (Kickball, Cornhole, Four Square and So Much More!)
Additional Details: Pack A Picnic Basket, Bring Your Friends & Family and Enjoy A Day Of Outdoor Fun and Relaxation. 

Sunday, August 25th

Tennessee Enhanced Handgun Carry Permit 🛡️ 
Date: Sunday, August 25th
Time: 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Location: The Range
Additional Details: This Is A Required Class By The State Of Tennessee Before Filing An Application For An Enhanced Handgun Carry Permit.

Smash Bros Weeklies 🎮️
Date: Sunday, August 25th
Time: 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Location: E-Gamers Cafe
Price: $10 (Cash Only)
Additional Details: Registration Starts At 5:00 PM & The Tournament Begins At 6:00 PM.