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12/05/2025

HOPE Outdoors mission statement is: "Our volunteers share Christ's love by taking our friends with special needs to the lake shores, game trails, turkey blinds, boats and deer stands they've been told they couldn't reach before." Shane McBroom joins Brandon and Mike Adams on set explaining how the organization ministers to those with special needs in 6 states. Brandon goes on a hunt with a boy and his father to give them the experience of deer hunting. Later, Casey Neighbours and his father Paul go on a muzzleloader hunt. Anthony Landreth has the Harvest Report, Chad West has a message about health, Joy McNaughten shows us her venison stuffed shells- a viewer request.

12/05/2025

Political Strategist Tucker Karnes, Public Affairs for Cooley Public Strategies breaks down the highly contested TN-07 Congressional Race. Karnes joins host Ben Hall to analyze the dramatic numbers from the Dec. 2nd Special Election comparing them to the November 5, 2024 race between Democrat Megan Barry and Republican Mark Green.
What other critical factors contributed to a 13 point swing from Republicans in 2024 to 2025? Which counties delivered the biggest impact? Will this voting pattern reshape the 2026 mid-terms? What does this mean for District 5's U.S. House seat up in 2026?

Newschannel 5+ can be seen of Comcast/Xfinity Ch. 250, Spectrum/Charter Ch. 182 and over the air on Ch. 5.2. Inside Politics also streams live Fridays at 7pm and Saturdays at 3pm on our website: https://www.newschannel5.com/live3 as well as the NewsChannel 5 Now app on Connected TVs through Roku, AppleTV, AndroidTV, etc.
The episode will air throughout the weekend on Newschannel 5+ Sat. at 5:30am, 3pm, Sun. at 1am, 9am, 7pm, Mon. at 2:30pm and Tues., 3pm unless pre-empted.

11/21/2025

On this episode of Southern Woods and Waters, Brandon and Dayton welcome Matt Simcox from hunters for the Hungry and Jim Flowers from Flowers Processing. The guys discuss how easy it is for hunters to donate a deer at Flowers Processing to go towards Hunters for the Hungry-and it's free of charge. Later in the show, Brandon and Dayton go on a buck hunt in Hermitage where Brandon gets a big one with a crossbow. Harvest Report by Anthony Landreth, God's Great Outdoors with Chad West and some delicious wild turkey and dumplings from Joy McNaughten. Happy Thanksgiving from the gang at Southern Woods and Waters!

11/21/2025

Meet the Independent Candidates on Nov. 21st Inside Politics!

11/13/2025

When Jody Barrett voted against Governor Bill Lee's Education Freedom Act, he attracted the wrath of Club for Growth. This D.C. based Political Action Committee spent over $2.5 million in attack ads against him when he ran for Republican nominee for TN-07 Congressional Seat in this year's special election. Barrett says he's all for school choice, but he had "fiscally responsible questions and responsibility questions" about the plan. He spoke to Ben Hall on Inside Politics to shed light about the "clear and open threat" made against him and all Tennessee Republicans by Club for Growth President David McIntosh about not voting for the Education Freedom Act. Barrett maintains "My job is to represent the 72,000 people in Dickson, Hickman and Lewis Counties who elected me."

Newschannel 5+ can be seen of Comcast/Xfinity Ch. 250, Spectrum/Charter Ch. 182 and over the air on Ch. 5.2. Inside Politics also streams live Fridays at 7pm and Saturdays at 3pm on our website: https://www.newschannel5.com/live3 as well as the NewsChannel 5 Now app on Connected TVs through Roku, AppleTV, AndroidTV, etc.
The episode will air throughout the weekend on Newschannel 5+ Sat. at 5:30am, 3pm, Sun. at 1am, 9am, 7pm, Mon. at 2:30pm and Tues., 3pm unless pre-empted.

11/12/2025

11/07/2025

Republican Senator Paul Bailey of District 15 says his constituents are finding empty shelves at local food banks. What happened when he sent a press release asking the governor to help the hungry?
Plus, which programs due to the Big Beautiful Bill Act stoppage of funds to Tennessee will be affected in 2026?

Newschannel 5+ can be seen of Comcast/Xfinity Ch. 250, Spectrum/Charter Ch. 182 and over the air on Ch. 5.2. Inside Politics also streams live Fridays at 7pm and Saturdays at 3pm on our website: https://www.newschannel5.com/live3 as well as the NewsChannel 5 Now app on Connected TVs through Roku, AppleTV, AndroidTV, etc.
The episode will air throughout the weekend on Newschannel 5+ Sat. at 5:30am, 3pm, Sun. at 1am, 9am, 7pm, Mon. at 2:30pm and Tues., 3pm unless pre-empted.

11/03/2025

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10/31/2025

Brandon takes Neyland on the Land Between the Lakes Youth Hunt 2025. A special youth-only deer quota hunt open to children 6-16 years of age and all youth must be accompanied by a non-hunting adult. Mike Adams joins Brandon and Dayton, Joy McNaughten brings Shelby Brown who creates a charcuterie board with Joy's pumpkin shaped cheese ball as the centerpiece, another message from Chad West and Anthony Landreth gives us the youth hunt numbers.

10/31/2025

Republican Primary Winner Matt Van Epps will face Democrat Aftyn Behn December 2nd in the General Election for U.S. Representative for the TN-07 Congressional District. Matt Van Epps returns to Inside Politics to answer more question from host Ben Hall. Van Epps says his experience in the military and small business while still serving National Guard helped him win the primary. Van Epps says his goals if elected will be multifaceted. "Driving down the cost of living, driving our economy, decreasing inflation are all incredibly important and will be a priority on day one." He will also prioritize the military and veterans. "The first bill will be a bill for veterans." He also answered questions about his allegiance to Donald Trump and a possible 3rd term as president, the impact of tariffs on Tennessee farmers, his view on the Epstein files, ACA subsides and SNAP benefits. When asked about his war chest and PAC money, he said he is honored by the support.

Newschannel 5+ can be seen of Comcast/Xfinity Ch. 250, Spectrum/Charter Ch. 182 and over the air on Ch. 5.2. Inside Politics also streams live Fridays at 7pm and Saturdays at 3pm on our website: https://www.newschannel5.com/live3 as well as the NewsChannel 5 Now app on Connected TVs through Roku, AppleTV, AndroidTV, etc.
The episode will air throughout the weekend on Newschannel 5+ Sat. at 5:30am, 3pm, Sun. at 1am, 9am, 7pm, Mon. at 2:30pm and Tues., 3pm unless pre-empted.