Scenic Roots

For his actions in combat seventy-five years ago, Charles H. Coolidge - a U.S. Army Technical Sergeant, born and raised on Signal Mountain - was awarded the Medal of Honor during World War II. Today, he is one of only two living Medal recipients from that war. Ahead of Veterans Day, Linda Moss Mines tells us the story of Charles Coolidge. She is vice president for education at the Charles H. Coolidge National Medal of Honor Heritage Center, due to open here in Chattanooga early next year...

Linda Moss Mines tells the story of Medal of Honor recipient Charles Coolidge. "We, The Marines" at The Tennessee Aquarium's IMAX Theater in Chattanooga. A walk through East Lake Montessori - and UTC's Civil War Press Symposium. These voices - and more - on this edition of "Scenic Roots." Ray Bassett is the host of "Scenic Roots" - produced by Haley Solomon, Karley Dodson and Will Davis.

( aired Fri 11/01/19 ) Also in Chattanooga, a celebration next week for the 25th anniversary of AmeriCorps - the network of national service programs. Monday’s celebration runs from 11 AM to 1 PM at the Bessie Smith Cultural Center. Hosting the event is Project Inspire, a teacher residency program in Chattanooga funded by AmeriCorps. Mark Neal is director of Project Inspire...

Here in Chattanooga, The Children’s Advocacy Center: The Emmy Haney House provides a path to healing for children who have experienced child sexual abuse or severe physical abuse. Not long ago, Kristen Pavlik McCallie - the Center’s Executive Director - told me more about its mission...

This weekend, a traditional Native American Pow-Wow takes place in Dayton, Tennessee. The Spirit of the Veteran and Warrior Pow-Wow will be held Saturday and Sunday at City Point Park. Tyhiska Torres and Richard DeArk from the Pow-Wow tell us more…

In honor of Veterans Day next week, trumpeters on Friday morning will play “Taps” in and around this campus: the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. The trumpeters of all abilities will be placed strategically - so, beginning at 9:45 AM on Friday, they will play “Taps” in sequence and the melody will echo around campus. Erika Schafer is a professor of trumpet and assistant director of bands here at UTC…

Glass Street Live returns to East Chattanooga this weekend. This year’s community block party will be where it all started: North Chamberlain and Glass Street, from Noon to 5 PM on Saturday. Teal Thibaud and Deborah Bledsoe are with Glass House Collective, which is organizing the event…

Teal Thibaud and Deborah Bledsoe on Glass Street Live in Chattanooga. UTC's Erika Schafer talks about the Taps Project on campus ahead. Children Advocacy Center's Kristen Pavlik McCallie - and a Dayton pow-wow. These voices - and more - on this edition of "Scenic Roots." Ray Bassett is the host of "Scenic Roots" - produced by Haley Solomon, Karley Dodson and Will Davis.

( aired Fri 10/11/19 ) It’s a quick drive south from the heart of Chattanooga to Cloudland Station in Chickamauga, Georgia - but when you arrive there, it’s another world. Tomorrow, the gated mountain valley community will host a Fall Discovery Tour, with half of the proceeds benefiting the Chattanooga Food Bank. The tour - which runs from 10 AM to 3 PM - will include the Lambert Residence, a traditional mountain home - and, still under construction, the Lea-McGinnis Residence, featuring

( aired Weds 10/23/19 ) The loss of grasslands here in the Southeast threatens the biodiversity of this region. A partnership of researchers, conservationists and industry is now studying those grasslands - above all, how to restore and rebuild them. Their effort is called the Southeastern Grasslands Initiative - based at Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, Tennessee. Dr. Dwayne Estes is a biology professor at the university - and the Initiative’s executive director. He joined us for a