Written by Malcolm Key


Run. Hide. Fight. A message of few words, but of massive impact for students at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga on August 21, 2025. Just one full week into the first semester, students had to act on instinct: barricading into closets and running to the closest outgoing car. Within minutes, city law enforcement redirected to UTC to join campus police in sweeping every inch of campus, prepared to find the threat and establish safety. After the dust settled, an...

Written and Produced by Malcolm Key

On November 22, 2025, Christia Chan Sok opened the doors to the newest collaborative hub for artists in Chattanooga. Studio Ours is the manifestation of an artist supporting artists. Before The Turnbull Building was a space teeming with makers, it was Chan Design Co

Produced by Malcolm Key

Rising Rock is excited to showcase some of our best audio stories from this past semester in a continued partnership with Scenic Roots.

Check out the individual audio stories here or listen to the entire showcase on WUTC

Video Produced by Malcolm Key

Written by Malcolm Key


Chattanooga, Tennessee, is a city of reinvention. Before this small southern metropolis became the first National Park City in the United States, it was running from its reputation as the dirtiest city in America. Earning this badge of infamy after playing an integral role in the Civil War, Chattanooga’s history is an allegory that features as many bends as the Tennessee River it was built around. The reshaping is a story of civic and community ambitions acting as the c...