An ethics complaint filed by an East Ridge woman against Mayor Brent Lambert may force the city to hire outside legal counsel to act as an ethics officer in the case, as City Attorney Mark Litchford says he has a conflict of interest. Litchford claims the conflict of interest has nothing to do with the […]
Optimist Club BBQ This Saturday
ERHRA Votes to Dissolve
More than a year in the making, a board intended to redevelop dilapidated properties in the city, took about two minutes to be dissolved. The East Ridge Housing and Redevelopment Authority met Thursday night inside the Community Center and voted unanimously (Commissioner Curtis Adams was absent) to go away. After approving the minutes from three […]
Ethics Complaint Filed Against Lambert
An East Ridge woman has filed an ethics complaint against East Ridge Mayor Brent Lambert alleging that campaign contributions received in June of 2017 amounted to a gift or gratuity that was a reward for past actions. Laura Seneker of Germantown Circle, filed the complaint in a letter dated May 14. The complaint was filed […]
Chick-fil-A Grand Opening on May 17
Local franchise owner Heath Kyle, one of five Operators in his family, will open Chattanooga’s newest Chick-fil-A restaurant on May 17 and will celebrate with a special May 16 grand opening Road Trip. The interactive field trip will transport up to 100 participants around the Chattanooga area in order to earn a year supply of Chick-fil-A meals. The community […]
Stewart Headed to Tennessee State
Another East Ridge High School athlete will continue their playing days at the next level. On Friday morning, Lorenzo Stewart signed a letter of intent to play football for Tennessee State University in Nashville. He celebrated with his mom and dad, Shawanna and Tommy and about three dozen of his friends that he invited who […]
Council to Have Called Meeting on Monday
According to the City of East Ridge’s Website, there will be a special called meeting of the City Council on Monday, May 7 at 11 a.m. at City Hall on Tombras Avenue. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss and/or take action concerning the East Ridge Housing and Redevelopment Authority.
City Officials: All Residential Areas to be Removed from ERHRA Boundary Map
Hundreds of upset residents jammed the gym at the East Ridge Community Center wanting answers from the mayor and housing authority board members about the possibility of having their homes taken by the government. Even though the event was planned weeks in advance, there was no public address system and officials’ answers had to be shouted […]
ERHRA ‘Community Open House’ Tonight
Editor’s Note: This story appeared in East Ridge News Online on April 21. It was coverage of a meeting that the East Ridge Housing Authority had to prepare for the May 3 Community Open House. That meeting is tonight at the Community Center on Tombras Avenue beginning at 5:30 p.m. Officials said the Community Open […]
Boyd Prevails over Lambert in District 8 Commission Race
The voters of District 8 have returned Tim Boyd for a third term to the Hamilton County Commission. Boyd, who was challenged for the second time by East Ridge Mayor Brent Lambert, received 1,203 votes to Lambert’s 714 in the Republican Primary. There is no opponent in the General Election. “This is one of the […]
Residents Vent During Council Meeting
Angry residents turned out en mass at Thursday night’s East Ridge City Council meeting rebelling against a boundary map and a plan to redevelop the city formulated by the East Ridge Housing and Redevelopment Authority. Mayor Brent Lambert, the man who put the East Ridge Housing and Redevelopment Authority into motion was not there to […]
Citizens Fight Back Against ERHRA
A group of East Ridge residents have mobilized to fight having their houses being included in a blighted area and subject to redevelopment. Jody Grant, is among a group of folks who have banned together and are building a petition to remove some homes from being included in the East Ridge Housing and Redevelopment Authority […]
ERPD Gets Union Chapter
The East Ridge Police Department is now a union cop shop. Thursday evening at Fernando’s Restaurant, Vincent Champion, Southeast Regional Director of the International Brotherhood of Police Officers presented a charter to the officers who are organized under Local 735. Champion said that the IBPO has about 62 chapters in the Southeast region representing roughly […]
ERHRA Special Called Meeting on Friday
The East Ridge Housing and Redevelopment Authority will have a special called meeting on Friday, April 20 at 4 p.m. at City Hall. The purpose of the called meeting is to prepare for the “public input” meeting on May 3, officials said. No formal actions will be taken during the special called meeting on Friday, […]
Lambert Plays Audio Tapes of Boyd Conversations
At a news conference on Monday afternoon at the Community Center, East Ridge Mayor Brent Lambert played three different audio recordings of conversations he had with County Commissioner Tim Boyd that are the basis for an extortion charge having been brought by a Hamilton County Grand Jury. The phone conversations happened between Feb. 16 and […]
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