Student Mary Kate Johnson Donates Her Tucker River Fellows Project To GPS Tuesday, June 1, 2021
The sculpture adorns the walls of the Bowman Terrace, which overlooks the river
Rising senior Mary Kate Johnson applied for the Tucker River Fellows program in eighth grade because she felt it would be a great way to foster her love for nature through interactive learning experiences. “I wanted to join Tucker River Fellows because I wanted to branch out, not only in the community of GPS but the Chattanooga community, as well. TRF reaches a wide variety of Chattanoogan associations, and through them I have been able to meet so many interesting people who have changed my perspective on the environment I love.”
Leslie Gillespie, 44, was found dead in her home in Hillsboro, Alabama at around 11:30am on Saturday. She was facing felony sex crimes charges for alleged incidents involving two students.
Once the driving force of the southeast Tennessee city’s economic growth, Chattanooga’s riverfront is home to just the 10th shipwreck recorded in state history – a boat whose story time forgot.
Somewhere beneath the surface of this section of the Tennessee River in Chattanooga, Tenn., rests the remains of a steamboat that researchers believe may have historical significance. (Courthouse News photo/Daniel Jackson)
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (CN) It’s one of the last places you’d expect a maritime mystery to rest: in the midst of an inland southern city, along the waterfront that has defined the city for decades.