Nashville _ Unexpected state funding shifts to fight the coronavirus pandemic has left a major funding gap for Tennessee Wildlife Federation’s Hunters for the Hungry program. Hunters for the Hungry provides more than half a million servings of lean, healthy protein to Tennesseans in need each year. When hunters harvest a deer, they can donate […]
Red Wolves to Donate All Merchandise Sales to Feed Children in Need
As schools are closed, events cancelled, and work hours curtailed, food programs across Chattanooga are seeing a rise in demand for food resources due to COVID-19. To help fill that demand locally, the Chattanooga Red Wolves are giving 100 precent of merchandise sales to the YMCA food program. Every dollar spent in the Red Wolves […]
City to Allow Bars to Sell Beer for Takeout
In response to bars throughout the city being shuttered and potentially put out of business by closing during the coronavirus pandemic, on Tuesday, city officials issued an executive order that would allow them to sell beer for carry-out and delivery. The proprietors of businesses who currently have an on-premise beer permit would have to apply […]
Video: March 26 City Council Meeting
Mayor Williams Suspends ‘Dine-in’ at City’s Restaurants
East Ridge Mayor Brian Williams released the following statement on Friday regarding the city’s efforts to combat the spread of the COVID-19 virus: We have been monitoring the COVID-19 outbreak over the last couple of weeks. We have also taken into consideration the guidance from the CDC and the direction from the White House which […]
Health Department Requests Increased Social Distancing, Releases Latest Data, and Advises Local Healthcare Providers
The Hamilton County Health Department reports 2 new cases of COVID-19 today, bringing the total cumulative case count to 39. A second COVID-19 death has also been reported, bringing the total death count to 2. According to Health Department data, only 26% of local cases had an identifiable contact to someone who was known to […]
‘CHI Memorial Stadium’ is Red Wolves New Home
In a press conference Thursday afternoon, CHI Memorial Hospital announced the naming of the first professional soccer stadium to open in the state of Tennessee. CHI Memorial Stadium will host the Chattanooga Red Wolves Soccer Club, the Chattanooga Lady Red Wolves, occasional various professional men’s and women’s exhibition games, USL League Two Dalton Red Wolves […]
Inaugural Citizens’ Police Academy in the Books
In September, the East Ridge Police Department held its first class for the newly-formed Citizens’ Police Academy. The idea behind the Academy was to find a way for officers to partner with citizens in a non-confrontational setting and develop better relationships in the community. The police department felt that people often are afraid of what […]
Haynes Downs Fairbanks in Assessor’s Race
Marty Haynes will be returning for a second term as Hamilton County Assessor of Property. Haynes, who was challenged by Hamilton County Commissioner Randy Fairbanks in the Republican Primary, received 13,885 votes to Fairbanks’ 10,718. No one qualified for the office in the Democratic Primary, therefore Haynes will have no opposition in November’s general election. […]
Council Offers Incentives to Marriott Developer
The East Ridge City Council approved a resolution authorizing more than a million dollars in incentives to a developer who wishes to build a hotel near Jordan Crossing. The resolution would provide $1.6 million in Border Region state increment money over a 21-year period to Dynamic East Ridge, LLC and its principal, Roshan Amin, who […]
Topgolf Launches Community-Focused, Open-Concept Venue Design Driven by Toptracer
DALLAS _ Topgolf Entertainment Group, a global sports and entertainment community, is teeing up a new way for fans to experience the brand’s unique blend of technology and entertainment with the announcement of a new venue concept featuring an open, single-floor design. This latest venue format allows Topgolf to bring a premier entertainment destination to […]
OLPH Celebrates National Catholic Schools Week
Our Lady of Perpetual Help (OLPH) School has been a pillar of the community in East Ridge since its founding on Moore Road in 1937. This past week the Catholic Pre-K through 8th grade school celebrated National Catholic Schools Week along with their younger sister-school, St. Jude in Hixson, and Notre Dame High in Glenwood, […]
Reed Sues City over Firing
Former East Ridge Police Chief J.R. Reed has sued the City of East Ridge over his 2019 termination. The suit, filed in Hamilton County Chancery Court by attorney John Harrison, claims the city violated Reed’s constitutional rights. According to an article in the Chattanooga Times Free Press, the suit states that the City of East […]
Applications for Second ‘Citizen’s Police Academy’ Being Accepted by ERPD
The East Ridge Police Department is seeking participants for its Spring Citizen’s Police Academy. The second class of its kind will begin on March 30, 2020, from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. for 10 weeks. The citizen’s academy is aimed at familiarizing our citizens with the various aspects of the law enforcement profession. During these […]
City Council Meeting Jan. 23
The East Ridge City Council met on Thursday and took the following actions. Council awarded a ASA Engineering and Consulting the project for site design and construction administration services for four new soccer fields at Camp Jordan Park. The work will include design, grading, irrigation and conduit for future lighting. The council voted to contract […]
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