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This time last year, a holiday giving campaign here in Chattanooga raised thousands of dollars for the Flexible Housing Fund. Now, the Connect for Good campaign is back for a second year, led by EPB and the Chattanooga Regional Homeless Coalition.

The shortage of teachers is among the top concerns for rural educators across the country. Seventeen rural school districts surround our campus, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga - where Dr. Allen Pratt is director of the National Rural Education Association and interim co-director of the UTC School of Education.

You can run it, hike it bike it - or all the above. Start from the Chattanooga Riverwalk in St. Elmo - and 34 miles later, finish at Cloudland Canyon State Park in Rising Fawn, Georgia. The River to Clouds Route, a new multi-use trail system, was unveiled last week.

She was born on the other end of Tennessee. Her talent took her around the world. Tina Turner - singer, songwriter, actress - died in May at age 83. This Saturday at 6 PM, RISE Chattanooga presents a Tina Turner tribute with Neshawn Calloway and The Sound Advice Band.

How is China’s presence in the Caribbean shaping the region? On Thursday, starting at 5 PM, Dr. Jordan Lynton Cox - an assistant professor of anthropology at Mississippi State University - will give a talk here on our campus, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.

Local companies across industries have plenty of good-paying job openings that are going unfilled. At the same time, a large share of Chattanoogans are stuck in dead end jobs or have stopped looking for work altogether. What’s the disconnect? More from William Newlin of Chattamatters.

For thirty years of Barking Legs, a Tina Turner dance tribute. China in the Caribbean: a talk here on our campus at UTC. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

On Thursday, starting at 7:30 PM, Barking Legs Theater in Chattanooga will present “Nutbush City Limits: A Tribute to Tina Turner in Dance” - one of this month’s events celebrating the 30th anniversary of the concert hall. Among the performing artists: Monica Ellison.

SoLit is a literary arts hub in downtown Chattanooga, serving this area and the Southeast. Formerly known as Southern Lit Alliance, the nonprofit hosts literature festivals, writing workshops and contests, and book therapy groups. Chelsea Risley is SoLit’s executive director.

Honoring veterans at the Little Debbie Hamilton County Fair. Notes for the Fair at the East Tennessee Symphony Orchestra. A tribute to the Queen of Rock n’ Roll at RISE Chattanooga. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”