The City of East Ridge moved Thursday to condemn the two remaining buildings at the Superior Creek Lodge on N. Mack Smith Road. In a 20-minute meeting with SCL owner David Gysin, his attorney and an engineer hired by Gysin, officials concluded that the remaining 128 units in Buildings B and D are unsafe for […]
UPDATED: City Condemns Half of Superior Creek Lodge
East Ridge city officials condemned two buildings at Superior Creek Lodge, Wednesday evening. Codes Enforcement officials and officers with the ERPD arrived at the 400-unit facility on N. Mack Smith Road after 7 p.m. to serve notice, said Fire Chief and Acting City Manager Mike Williams. Chief Williams said codes enforcement officials were acting on […]
Pioneers Make Themselves Home at Baylor by Downing Eagles, 35-10
Someone once famously made the pronouncement, “Home is where the heart is.” Apparently the heart of East Ridge football is anywhere there’s a field with green grass that is marked in a gridiron. On Friday night, in its “home opener,” the Pioneers, using Baylor’s field _ the revered Raymond James Stadium has been condemned _ […]
Council Grapples with ‘Leave Buy Back’ Issue
The East Ridge City Council met Thursday in a Called Meeting and wrestled with the issue of employee compensation. Much of the meeting was dominated by discussions of the City’s “Leave Buy Back” program for employees. The Council adopted Ordinance 918 in 2012 which essentially did away with the program for employees hired after June […]
Rams Hand Bucs 30-18 Defeat
It was a packed house at Billy Warren Field as Catholic downed Boyd Buchanan, 30-18, Monday. The Boyd Buchanan Buccaneers and the Catholic Rams both entered the game undefeated in conference play. Catholic got on the scoreboard first as Dallas Brown scampered for a 24 yard touchdown. The conversion attempt failed and Catholic led […]
County to Raze Stadium; Pioneers to Play on Shanks Field
East Ridge News Online has obtained a copy of an engineering report on the structural integrity of Raymond James Stadium, and it concludes the facility is no longer safe. A letter from Joe B. Hutcherson III of the engineering firm March Adams & Associates sent to the Hamilton County Department of Education states in part, […]
OPINION: Crumbling Stadium is Opportunity to Come Together
Early last Saturday morning I went to Raymond James Stadium to see what all the excitement was about at the facility where the Pioneers play football. On the short drive over I recalled some of the great times I had in that stadium back in the mid 1970s. There were the football games, of course, […]
UPDATED: Raymond James Stadium Condemned
Dozens of people gathering at Raymond James Stadium/Shanks Field early Saturday morning for a youth league jamboree were not allowed in the concrete bleachers that the Pioneer faithful have sat in for more than 50 years, as it has been condemned by the city as being structurally unsafe. An official, who did not want […]
Mannings Make ‘Joyful Noise’ Prior to Council Meeting
Men wearing nicely pressed suites and a musical intermission. No, this wasn’t some fancy Hollywood affair, this was Thursday night’s East Ridge City Council meeting. The star of the evening was certainly Councilman Denny Manning. Councilmen Manning arrived to the dais walking with the help of an assistance device. He informed the Council and those […]
Catholic Downs Normal Park, 30-8
The Catholic football team moved to 3-0 with a 30-8 victory over Normal Park. Catholic is a cooperative football program consisting of students from Our Lady of Perpetual Help in East Ridge and St. Jude in Hixson, TN. Normal Park is also a cooperative football team with players from Normal Park Middle and Chattanooga School […]
Water Main Break Disrupting Service
A water main ruptured Sunday morning disrupting service to many homes in the Belvoir Hills area of East Ridge. According to a Tennessee American Water Co. worker, the 12-inch pipe in the 3900 block of Fountain Avenue gave way at about 1 a.m. Crews were on the scene and able to isolate the disruption to […]
County Commission Approves Funding for Road Improvements
On Wednesday, the Hamilton Count Commission voted unanimously to help East Ridge finance improvements to Camp Jordan Parkway to facilitate local development. The county agreed to contribute an amount not to exceed $1 million to fund the $2.8 million project. The project would widen Camp Jordan leading into the Bass Pro Shops and Jordan Crossing […]
Jablonski Attends ‘Marketing and Attraction’ Course
City Treasurer Thad Jablonski just returned from Jackson, Tenn. where he took part in some specialized training to help East Ridge market itself. The course, Tennessee Marketing and Attraction, was held by the University of Tennessee’s Center for Industrial Services under the auspices of the Institute for Public Service. Jablonski said he will attend future […]
ER Falls to Walker Valley in Jamboree
Walker Valley scored twice on two big plays to hand East Ridge a 14-0 loss in the Jamboree at Finley Stadium Saturday night. The Pioneers’ opening drive was impressive, but they were forced to punt after a third-down sack. Lorenzo Stewart had a 17-yard run for East Ridge while John Joffre had a pass reception […]
Council Welcomes New Officers, Beer at Walmart
The East Ridge City Council welcomed three new police officers to the city’s force Thursday night during its regular meeting at City Hall. Mayor Brent Lambert administered the Oath of Honor to new officers Paul Carrano, John Perry and William Johnson, as Chief J.R. Reed looked on. The Council also embraced the sale of […]