Jersey Mike's

A fundraiser for the Jeremy Cotham Sports Journalism Memorial Scholarship Fund is scheduled for Friday, Aug. 16 at Jersey Mike’s in East Texas.

A portion (10%) of purchases go to Jeremy’s scholarship fund at Kilgore College.

Jersey Mike’s stores taking part are located at 4754 S. Broadway (903-561-4955) and 1690 S. Beckham Ave. (903-747-3437) in Tyler and 3312 N. Fourth Street (903-663-3362) in Longview.

KTBB Sports Director Bill Coates, along with Kevin Simon, will host his SportsTalk show (The Team 92.1-FM) from 4-6 p.m. at the Longview location.

Jeremy was a graduate of Longview High School, Kilgore College and UT Tyler. He was an intern and correspondent for the Tyler Morning Telegraph. He died in 2015 at the age of 28 after a six-year battle with leukemia.