April 2022 Newsletter
New Chamber Members

The Fixx Breakfast and Burger Co.
Denise Taylor
Are you interested in becoming a member of the Obion County Chamber of Commerce? Click here to join our chamber!
Adult Leadership Arts/Entertainment and Law Day
The Adult Leadership Obion County class enjoyed Arts and Entertainment Day on April 6th and Law Day on April 22nd. The days were packed full of sessions about community assets and services!

To learn more about the Adult Leadership Obion County program, visit leadershipobioncounty.com
Law Day - Recovery Court
Arts & Entertainment Day - Blue Bank Resort
31 Under 31
We have had the best month celebrating young professionals in Obion County! The 31 Under 31 program highlights professionals under the age of 31 for their talents, hard work, and dedication to their community. Be sure to congratulate the 2022 recipients!

Allison Montgomery - Obion County Schools - South Fulton Middle/High
Angel Tynes - Nutrition 33
Austin Riley - D & R Builders, LLC
Avery Seals - Lake Road Elementary
Beau Simmons - Union City Paving, LLC
Camron Sherwood - White Ranson/White Mahon Funeral Homes
Carson David Petrie Stover - Baptist Memorial Hospital- Union City
Chassidy Fussell - Interstate 69 Motorsports
Chris Armstrong - Discovery Park of America
Clare Saum - Discovery Park of America
Colton Beeler - Interstate 69 Motorsports
Cruz Kepner - Union City Energy Authority
Dana Hammond - First Choice Farm & Lawn
Dilynn Gorton - Interstate 69 Motorsports
Hannah Nolan - Advanced Gastro
Hannah Sensing - RE/MAX United, LLC
Heather Dortch - Baptist Memorial Hospital Union City
Houston Haag - Poplar Meadows Country Club
Jayson Jackson - First Choice Farm and Lawn
Jenna Miller - Westan Insurance Group, Inc.
Jessie Walton - Hopkins Investments
John Paul Pannell - Twin Oaks Technology, LLC
John Thornton - Forever Communications, Inc. / Froggy 99.3
Joshua Laas - Excel Boat Company - TN
Kailey Crowell - Riley's Graphics
Kate Terrell - Terrell Clinic & Aesthetics
Kayla Uzzle - Discovery Park of America
Kenrick Hardin - Discovery Partners Investment Center
Kristi Crockett- Job World, Inc.
Lauren Kendall - Obion County Schools
Luz Morales - Kizer Pharmacy//Baptist Memorial Hospital
Mary Barnes - First Choice Farm and Lawn
Paxton Sisson - Advanced Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
Payton Robertson - Dynamix Physical Therapy and Fitness
Randall Morris - Interstate 69 Marine
Samantha Simbeck - Discovery Park of America
Samantha Wallace - Leaders Credit Union
Savanna Copelen - Dynamix Physical Therapy
Seth Dortch - Self-Employed
Stevie Gossett - Union City School System (UCHS)
Tiffany Slaten - Trudy’s Kid’s Cafe and Obion County Clerks Office
Travis Daniel - D&R Builders
Tyler Bolton - Edward Jones
Will Sisco - Allen Searcy Builder-Contractor, Inc.
April Ribbon Cuttings
Twin Oaks Technology
1604 W Reelfoot Ave. Union City, TN 38261
Union City Carpet Center Celebrates 50 Years
This month, Union City Carpet Center celebrated 50 years in business! We are so excited for Trent and Debbie and their journey in Obion County.

If you're planning on renovating your home, visit Union City Carpet Center for all your flooring needs. They have a variety of elegant and beautiful hardwood floors, tiles and carpets for you!
Thunderbolt Radio’s Paul Tinkle named to 2022 Class of the Tennessee Radio Hall of Fame
 
Thunderbolt Radio and Digital President and General Manager Paul Freeman Tinkle is being inducted into the Tennessee Radio Hall of Fame.

Mr. Tinkle was the first inductee named in a press release. He began his career in radio as a janitor at WCMT when he was 15-years-old. By graduation in 1972, he was a night-time jock and then moved to morning drive while at UT Martin. He's since worked at WUTM-FM, WHDM-AM, WALR-FM, WYMC, WDXR, and WENK.

In his long career, he’s been a DJ, news director, production director, play-by-play sports announcer, program director, and general manager. In 1983 he became an owner of Thunderbolt Broadcasting. Mr. Tinkle has very strong local and regional involvement in his community and helps provide coverage of local sports and targeted programs for his specific communities. He continues to host a popular morning show on WCMT and has received numerous broadcasting awards including TAB's Distinguished Service Award and The Tennessee Journalism Hall of Fame award.

Mr. Tinkle, along with the entire Class of 2022, will be honored on Saturday, August 6th at the Embassy Suites Hotel & Convention Center in Murfreesboro.
Discovery Park Installs Electric Vehicle Charging Stations 
Discovery Park of America unveiled four electric vehicle (EV) charging stations that will allow visitors to fully charge their vehicles while they visit the museum and heritage park in Union City, Tenn.
 
Thanks in part to support from Union City Energy Authority, the museum and heritage park was able to install four, level two EV charging stations onsite. These will supply up to 25 miles of distance for each hour the chargers are plugged into the vehicles. The chargers are located in the lower south parking lot behind The Train Depot and will be available on a first-come, first-served basis during Discovery Park’s regular operating hours and during special events.
 
“Those of us at Discovery Park are always looking for ways to contribute to a reduction in our carbon footprint and provide services our guests are looking for,” said Scott Williams, president and CEO of Discovery Park. “We are very grateful for Union City Energy Authority’s generous support of this project so we could make it happen for visitors to Obion County.”
 
These chargers will be filling a need for EV charging stations as currently there are only two in Union City and two in nearby Martin, Tenn.
 
One of the other charging stations in Union City is located at the offices of Pediatric Place of Union City. Dr. John Bates, founder of Pediatric Place, has driven an electric vehicle for many years and worked with Discovery Park on their charging stations.
 
“I know how often visitors to our area stop at Pediatric Place to charge their cars,” said Dr. Bates. “I’m grateful to see Discovery Park is working to make this a better, brighter and greener community.” 
 
Over the next several decades, the U.S. will change over largely to zero-emission vehicles if global climate goals are to be met. Currently, electric vehicles make up only a small portion of the automobiles sold worldwide, but that is changing quickly. According to BloomburgNEF, sales are now growing due to a combination of policy support, improvements in battery technology and cost, more chargers like the ones at Discovery Park being built and new models coming from automakers.
 
For example, Ford Motor Company recently announced a planned automotive assembly complex about 80 miles south of Discovery Park in Haywood County, Tenn. Blue Oval City will be operated by Ford Motor Company and SK Innovation, and is expected to be operational in 2025. The facility will primarily consist of an automotive assembly plant that will produce electric Ford F-150 Lightening pickup trucks and a plant that will manufacture electric vehicle batteries, as well as a battery recycling facility, suppliers and a training center. 
 
Visitors with electric cars can find Discovery Park’s charging stations on the Plugshare and ChargeHub apps and other places chargers are listed. 

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