Tomorrow Town, Tennessee

When we started Tomorrow Town Tennessee a few months ago, we said when we get timely interviews we will release those right away. We are doing that with this episode. We talked to Chuck Fleischmann on the evening of September 21, 2023. He represents Tennessee’s 3rd Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives. He is right in the middle of the talks about giving more money to Ukraine...

On his fifth day of his term as National Commander of the American Legion, Daniel Seehafer attended the Medal of Honor ceremony for Cpt. Larry Taylor from Signal Mountain, Tennessee. On day nine, he sat down and talked to Tomorrow Town, Tennessee host Josh Roe at American Legion post 81 in Cleveland, TN. Dan and Josh talked about the Medal of Honor ceremony for Cpt. Taylor, why it's so important f...

On Tuesday, September 5th, Vietnam Veteran Larry Taylor will receive the Medal of Honor at a ceremony in Washington D.C.     On a previous episode of this podcast we told the story of the combat action that happened on June 18th where Larry Taylor saved the lives of 4 soldiers in Vietnam. 55 years after that combat action Taylor will be awarded the highest honor a member of the...

When you drive through a city how much thought do you give to why things are where they are. Why is this park here? Why do the sidewalks look the way they look ? All of that is done for a reason. Somebody or a group of somebodies planned all of that, and right now those somebodies are planning what your city will look like over next few decades. This week on the show we talk to one of the people w...

In the 1940s, Alpha Combs had a job at Clinton Engineering Works in what is now called Oak Ridge, Tennessee. If you have seen the movie Oppenheimer or know the history then you know the work at CEW was critical to the Manhattan Project. We explore what happened in rural East Tennessee in the 1940s through the eyes of one woman who lived that history. Today Alpha Combs is 100 years old. Back in the...

Dr. Mina Sartipi is working on a compelling project. Dr. Sartipi is the director of the Center for Urban Informatics and Progress at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. For several years Dr. Sartipi has been studying how we move through the world. This research is currently focused on a mile and a quarter test bed near UTC's campus as the world moves towards autonomous vehicles, smart citi...

The White House has announced that Signal Mountain, Tennessee's Larry Taylor will receive the Medal Of Honor. NewsChannel 9's Josh Roe first met Mr. Taylor in 2018 and he has been documenting Taylor's story ever since. It's an incredible story that every United States citizen should hear. Tomorrow Town, Tennessee is produced by NewsChannel 9, Fox Chattanooga, & Sinclair Broadcast Group Chattan...

In late May, Chattanooga's One Westside Plan was announced that would spur more redevelopment for a part of Downtown Chattanooga called the Bend. That is a huge piece of property on the West End of the city along the banks of the Tennessee River. This One Westside project involves the City of Chattanooga, Hamilton County, the owner of the Bend, Urban Story Ventures, and more.  Urban Stor...

The first time I met Pastor Troy Brand was at a funeral for a veteran who no longer had a relationship with is family. Brand is a Marine Corps veteran and answered the call to perform the funeral services. Since that day in October of 2019, I've had several interesting conversations with Troy Brand. I always learn something and walk away with a different perspective on at least a couple of issues....

News Channel 9's Josh Roe has been following the story of the people who were on ground zero of the atomic clean-up mission in the late 70's in the Marshall Islands for more than a year. Josh's award winning reporting on the clean-up continues with a recent trip to a reunion of these military veterans and civilian contractors in North Georgia. He talks to more than a dozen of the men who filled th...

The story of two Chattanoogas has been around for a long time. It's the reality that Chattanooga has a growing population, and a beautiful downtown on the banks of the Tennessee River. It's one of the top destinations for outdoor sports in the country, and has a growing economy. At the same time, as Tim Kelly's One Chattanooga plan says,"National research shows that Chattanooga is one of the worst...

Chattanooga Mayor Tim Kelly just marked 2 years in office. NewsChannel 9's Josh Roe sits down with Kelly to talk about lessons learned, how he measures success, and his goals moving forward. Tomorrow Town, Tennessee is produced by NewsChannel 9, Fox Chattanooga, & Sinclair Broadcast Group Chattanooga. Links and info: I mentioned a story from MarketWatch.com in this episode titled: The next Aus...

Tomorrow Town, Tennessee lives along the drainage basin of the Tennessee River. You won’t find it on a map, but this amazing valley has a fascinating story to tell. Host Josh Roe welcomes you to a brand-new podcast from the newsroom at NewsChannel 9 and Fox Chattanooga. On Tomorrow Town, Tennessee we tell the stories of the people who call the Tennessee Valley home. We will examine the people here...