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Last fall, the Little Debbie Hamilton County Fair debuted at McDonald Farm in Sale Creek. This year, the Fair returns to the farm - once again on Veterans Day weekend: Friday, November 8th through Sunday, November 10th. Karen Shostak is deputy director of Hamilton County Parks and Recreation.

Who’s on the ballot for local elections in the Chattanooga area this fall? Mary Helen Montgomery is director of Chattamatters.

On Monday, October 14th, the National Trail of Tears Association opens its annual conference and symposium here in Chattanooga. Troy Wayne Poteete, the association’s executive director, was a recent guest on “Humanities in Action: Building a Better Future,” a podcast from Humanities Tennessee.

As Chattanooga grows and evolves, so does the passion to preserve its small town spirit. That passion is at the heart of Love Local Chattanooga. The project features a podcast - and its hosts are Dr. Chris Collins and Briana Garza.

On Thursday, economist Dr. Art Laffer visits our campus, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, for a talk titled "Taxes Have Consequences: An Income Tax History of the U.S.” Dr. Claudia Kramer is the Scott L. Probasco Distinguished Chair of Free Enterprise and Professor of Economics at UTC’s Gary W. Rollins College of Business.

In Spanish, the word “espero” means “hope.” A few weeks ago, ground was broken on E. Main St. for Espero Chattanooga. Years in the making, the supportive housing project when completed will provide units for adults with severe mental illness - run by the nonprofit AIM Center.

Over the summer, the first of five healing gardens opened at the Siskin Hospital for Physical Rehabilitation here in Chattanooga. Patients who visit Grady’s Garden are able to embrace nature during their physical therapy sessions.

They are known as “food forests,” “forest gardens” and “edible forests.” They mimic the ecosystem of the forest - aligned with growing patterns in nature - as a way to produce food for us. In this city, the Food Forest Coalition of Chattanooga is committed to this type of cultivation.

(Aired Thu 10/03/24) This weekend, una Gran Fiesta en el corazon de Chattanooga. “Fiestaval: A Taste of Latin America” - a community celebration for this Hispanic Heritage Month - is this Saturday from 11 AM to 9 PM in Miller Park.

(Aired Thu 10/03/24) This weekend, Chattanooga Football Club celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month. CFC hosts the New York Red Bulls II for the Fiesta CFC Game - Sunday, starting at 1 PM, at Finley Stadium.