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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.

On the Line - to tell the story of Be the Change Youth Initiative. A multifaith Thanksgiving service this weekend in Chattanooga. New works by artists for 30 years of Barking Legs Theater. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

Take a look at the Instagram for Be The Change Youth Initiative here in Chattanooga - and you’ll read this description: “Youth Should Be SEEN, HEARD, & LOVED. Our Mission: Reduce Youth Suicides through Mental Health Advocacy and Building a Stronger Community.”

As this Thanksgiving approaches, the world is again in turmoil. This weekend here in Chattanooga, a multifaith Thanksgiving service seeks to light a candle despite the darkness. Sunday’s service begins at 4 PM at Pilgrim Congregational Church - 400 Glenwood Drive.

What better way to celebrate than incubate? This month, Barking Legs Theater here in Chattanooga is hosting nearly two dozen events to mark its 30th anniversary. Among them: new works by artists from an incubator residency project. On Monday night, Moll King - and Donnie Marsh and Ashley Saturday - will perform their new works.

Food insecurity deepens in the Chattanooga area and beyond. In January, a tribute to MLK’s legacy in downtown Chattanooga. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

In this corner of the Southeast, the crisis of food insecurity has gotten worse. The Chattanooga Area Food Bank, which serves 20 counties in Southeast Tennessee and Northwest Georgia, estimates 40,000 more residents - including 12,000 more children - have struggled with greater food insecurity in the past year.

The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. would have turned 95 next year. Here in Chattanooga, one tribute to the legacy and work of the civil rights leader and his associates - featuring music and spoken word reflections - will be held on the evening of Thursday, January 25th at the Bessie Smith Cultural Center.

At ClearStory Arts in Chattanooga, a community for artists. As Songbirds readies to move, a concert from Richard Lloyd. A new home for Ice Age fossils from Lookout Mountain Cave. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”