On Thursday, Chattanooga Mayor Tim Kelly stopped by our studio here at WUTC for our latest conversation. Among the topics: the Mayor’s property tax rate proposal to increase pay for Chattanooga police and firefighters; Chattanooga’s new fire chief; affordable housing; Heart Hubs; city parking; Chattanooga Airport - and more.

More than thirty years ago, a severe ice storm struck the Southeast. That real-life event in 1994 is the springboard for a collection of stories about a fictional town in Mississippi hit by the storm. Robert Busby is the author of “Bodock: Stories,” published by Hub City Press.

UTC grad Rachel McIntyre Smith stops by WUTC to discuss the deluxe rerelease of Honeysuckle Friend, featuring three new tracks recorded in Chattanooga.

Southern rock band Jet Black Roses joins Haley Solomon to talk chemistry, songwriting, and their debut single “King of Fools.” Hear the full interview on WUTC.

Here on our campus, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, students are arriving this week for the start of classes for Fall semester next week. One of the faces they will see on campus: Dr. Jerry Hale, Provost and Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs here at UTC.

Dr. Lori Bruce is the new Chancellor here on our campus, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Our first "Chatting with the Chancellor" conversation with her on WUTC's "Scenic Roots" was recorded at UTC's Gary W. Rollins College of Business.

Red Gene brings its Chattanooga sound of ephemarock and ethereal grunge to the studio on this episode of WUTC's "Live in the Library" with Clark Gibson, recorded live downtown at The Chattanooga Public Library.

Lillian, a three-piece rock band from Chattanooga - whose sound has been described as "moody ... blending post-punk, gothic rock and darkwave" - joins Clark Gibson for this episode of WUTC's "Live in the Library," recorded live downtown at The Chattanooga Public Library.

WUTC's Clark Gibson interviews Zac Lyons, bass player for Louisiana-based LVVRS, ahead of the band's performance tonight at Barrelhouse Ballroom in Chattanooga.

Here's an excerpt of indie rocker Blondshell's conversation with WUTC's Haley Solomon at last fall's Shaky Knees Music Festival in Atlanta's Central Park.