Author Jill McCorkle & Southern Lit Alliance’s Lynda LeVan. The Chattanooga Writers Guild’s Spring Writing Contest. Talking Writing: Cate Doty on “Mergers and Acquisitions.” These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

Richard Winham presents the second half of a performance by guitarist Alan Shikoh, performed at Barking Legs Theater in Chattanooga.

A Chattanooga firm is working with NASA on a device that could be connected to your smartphone to detect COVID-19 in your breath. It is called the “E-Nose.”

After more than a year of the pandemic, we are hearing more about the return of live music festivals this summer - and into the fall - here in Chattanooga and the Tennessee Valley.

The return of live music festivals in Chattanooga and beyond. A prototype device that could sniff out COVID-19 in your breath. Barking Legs Theater: Guitarist Alan Shikoh, Part II. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

Richard Winham shares the second half of a virtual set by Gaslight Street - a Southern soul band from Charleston, SC - for the Mountain Spirit Acoustic Series at the Isis Music Hall in Asheville, NC.

CASA of Bradley and Polk Counties is a nonprofit based in Cleveland that trains volunteers for the local court system to speak for children who have suffered abuse and neglect. “CASA” stands for “Court-Appointed Special Advocates.”

The Urban League of Greater Chattanooga aims to empower African Americans and other underserved individuals to enter the mainstream. This year, the League created a new Center for Equity and Inclusive Leadership to transform how the community addresses its racial and economic disparities.

Candy Johnson of The Urban League of Greater Chattanooga. Christopher Janetzko, Lois and Gerald Crawford of CASA BP. Mountain Spirit Acoustic Series: Gaslight Street, Part II. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

Richard Winham shares a session by The Moon Change Quartet, recorded live downtown at The Chattanooga Public Library.