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Homelessness continues to rise here in Chattanooga. Earlier this year, the Chattanooga Regional Homelessness Coalition counted more than a thousand people experiencing homelessness on a given night in Hamilton County. More from Mary Helen Montgomery of Chattamatters, a civic storytelling project at The Enterprise Center.

Our monthly conversation with Chattanooga Mayor Tim Kelly. Ben Van Winkle & Jules Downum on the Coosa Mill series. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

At one time, the Standard-Coosa-Thatcher Mill was one of the largest employers here in Chattanooga. Years ago, the textile machinery fell silent - but on Labor Day weekend, what is now known as Coosa Mill will hum with music.

Cam Doody, co-founder of Bellhop, talks about Brickyard. The Party at Point Park & the Moccasin Bend Lecture Series. This fall’s Hamilton County Fair heads for McDonald Farm. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

This fall, the Hamilton County Fair moves from Hixson to the McDonald Farm in Sale Creek. Late last year, the county purchased the farm, which will host the fair on October 1st and 2nd. Barry Courter is a reporter and columnist for The Chattanooga Times Free Press.

As the homeless population grows in the Chattanooga area, so does the urgency to assist those in need. Learn about the important work to help the homeless in "Unsheltered” - the latest story by “Greater Chattanooga” from our public media partner, WTCI PBS.

Last week, Chattanooga Mayor Tim Kelly stopped by our new space at WUTC - on McCallie Avenue, with a panorama view of downtown - for our latest monthly conversation.

CNP Haiti’s Dr. Anany Prosper & Patricia Cyr-Watlington. Joan McClane, Chattanooga Times Free Press reporter. From Chattamatters: homelessness in Chattanooga. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

For more than twenty years, the Children’s Nutrition Program of Haiti - a nonprofit based here in Chattanooga and the Tennessee Valley - has helped women and families to break the cycle of malnutrition in a remote, mountainous area of southern Haiti. But ever since the summer of last year, CNP’s work has been disrupted by shock after shock for the Caribbean nation.

The United Way of Greater Chattanooga is celebrating a century of impact in our community. Joan McClane is a reporter for The Chattanooga Times Free Press - and this weekend in the Sunday edition, she will dive into the history of United Way, where the nonprofit stands today and where it is headed.