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One of the offerings at this fall’s Chattanooga Motorcar Festival was founded by a racing legend. Blair Godwin - a student in communication here at UTC who interned for Scenic Roots this past semester - visited Targa Sixty-Six at the Festival and met Brian Redman.

“Roads to Reading” is a new project provides books and audio-visual aids for children in Guatamalan-American families, where Mayan languages are spoken at home. Deyna Jacobo - a student in communication here at UTC who interned for Scenic Roots this past semester - tells us more.

Christmas is around the corner - and beyond that corner, New Year’s Eve and the arrival of 2024. On Sunday, December 31st, the City of Chattanooga and the local music nonprofit SoundCorps host the city’s official New Year’s Eve celebration - starting at 8 PM - at Broad St. and Aquarium Way.

John Miller, the director of Hamilton County’s EMS. Bright pink billboards are back, calling out anti-Semitism. “Chattanooga: Stronger Together” from WTCI PBS. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

John Miller joined Hamilton County EMS more than thirty years ago - only a few years after the County established its own service. Over time, John rose through the ranks - and in 2020, he was named the County’s EMS Director.

Last winter across Chattanooga, bright pink billboards with bold messages called out anti-Semitism. This winter, the billboards are back - now, in digital form - as part of the latest awareness campaign by the Jewish Federation of Greater Chattanooga.

“Chattanooga: Stronger Together” is a series produced by our public media partner WTCI PBS that highlights nonprofits and their impact in our community. This weekend, the series’ third season premieres on WTCI - this Sunday at 10:30 AM.

Celebrating MLK at The Unity Group of Chattanooga. This year’s Chattanooga Jewish Documentary Film Series. Scaling the outdoors at the Lookout Wild Film Festival. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

This Saturday through Monday, January 15th, The Unity Group of Chattanooga hosts its 54th annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Week Celebration. The theme: “Love for Humanity and Justice.” Eric Atkins is co-chair of The Unity Group.

2024 is only a few days old - and this year’s election cycle is already upon us here in the Chattanooga area. More from Mary Helen Montgomery of Chattamatters, the civic storytelling project at The Enterprise Center.