Tomorrow Town, Tennessee

News Channel 9's Josh Roe has been following the story of the people who were on ground zero of the atomic clean-up mission in the late 70's in the Marshall Islands for more than a year. Josh's award winning reporting on the clean-up continues with a recent trip to a reunion of these military veterans and civilian contractors in North Georgia. He talks to more than a dozen of the men who filled the Cactus Crater with radioactive debris in the late 1970's. Hear their first hand accounts of the dangerous work they did with very little protective equipment and how their health has suffered since.

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Josh Roe has reported extensively on the Enewetak Atomic Clean-up Veterans, the PACT Act and more for News Channel 9 & Fox Chattanooga in Chattanooga, Tennessee. You can watch some of that reporting in this link: https://vimeo.com/796103478?share=copy

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The story of two Chattanoogas has been around for a long time. It's the reality that Chattanooga has a growing population, and a beautiful downtown on the banks of the Tennessee River. It's one of the top destinations for outdoor sports in the country, and has a growing economy. At the same time, as Tim Kelly's One Chattanooga plan says,"National research shows that Chattanooga is one of the worst cities in America to grow up poor."

NewsChannel 9's Josh Roe talks to Chattanooga Mayor Tim Kelly about the city's biggest problems and his One Chattanooga plan.

Tomorrow Town, Tennessee is produced by NewsChannel 9, Fox Chattanooga, & Sinclair Broadcast Group Chattanooga.

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Read Tim Kelly's One Chattanooga Plan here: https://connect.chattanooga.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/One_Chattanooga_Plan.pdf

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Chattanooga Mayor Tim Kelly just marked 2 years in office. NewsChannel 9's Josh Roe sits down with Kelly to talk about lessons learned, how he measures success, and his goals moving forward.

Tomorrow Town, Tennessee is produced by NewsChannel 9, Fox Chattanooga, & Sinclair Broadcast Group Chattanooga.

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I mentioned a story from MarketWatch.com in this episode titled: The next Austin? This booming city in Tennessee is about to take a leap into quantum networking.

Here is a link to that story: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/gig-city-is-about-to-take-a-leap-into-quantum-networking-250e5d4b

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Tomorrow Town, Tennessee lives along the drainage basin of the Tennessee River. You won’t find it on a map, but this amazing valley has a fascinating story to tell. Host Josh Roe welcomes you to a brand-new podcast from the newsroom at NewsChannel 9 and Fox Chattanooga.

On Tomorrow Town, Tennessee we tell the stories of the people who call the Tennessee Valley home. We will examine the people here, their history, local government, and local leaders. We will dig into their challenges and discuss ideas for how to move this place forward. 

Thank you for being here. We hope you enjoy your stay.

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