Baby it was cold outside for the Christmas Parade at Camp Jordan on Friday evening. Several hundred bundled-up-people filled with the Christmas spirit braved sub-freezing temperatures to enjoy an abbreviated parade with a quarter mile route down Camp Jordan Parkway. A group of businessmen in cooperation with the City of East Ridge, were not dismayed […]
Corvette Club Gives to Needy Child Fund
The River City Corvette Club presented a check to representatives of the East Ridge Needy Child Fund, Friday morning at City Hall. Chuck Logan, the President of the club, said that much of the $3,000 check given to the NCF came from proceeds of the ‘vette club’s car show held in August at Camp Jordan […]
New Traffic Pattern at Camp Jordan Parkway
Motorists traveling down Ringgold Road will now be able to turn directly onto Camp Jordan Parkway in front of the Bass Pro Shops. On Wednesday, crews completed the roadway linking the existing Camp Jordan Parkway to Ringgold Road and activated traffic signaling there, officials said. Some residents who live in the Frawley Road, Harris Hills […]
Williams Donates Check to Needy Child Fund
The Needy Child Fund’s board met Thursday night and continued efforts to bring Christmas to dozens of less fortunate families in East Ridge. Councilman Brian Williams followed through on a campaign promise of donating a portion of his city salary to several organizations in the city, including the Needy Child Fund and the city’s Animal […]
Fire Damages Duplex on South Terrace
A fire damaged a duplex on South Terrace, late Wednesday afternoon, creating traffic congestion on the busy thoroughfare during one of the heaviest travel days of the year. East Ridge firefighters were dispatched to 4104 South Terrace at 4:31 p.m.. When firefighters arrived smoke was visible coming from a second story window. Officials said the […]
UPDATED: Spring Creek Elementary Closed Due to Fire
UPDATE: Spring Creek Elementary School Principal Pihl Iannarone said Monday afternoon that he expects the school to reopen next Monday, after fire damaged the boiler room in a separate maintenance building. He said the fire was contained to one side of the building that had a firewall running down the middle. The fire happened during […]
Christmas Parade Cancelled
The East Ridge Christmas Parade set for 6:30 p.m. Saturday evening has been cancelled. East Ridge Police Chief J.R. Reed said early Saturday afternoon that the decision to cancel the parade was due to a near certainty of severe weather coinciding with the event. “I’ve been monitoring the weather since 9 a.m. (Saturday) morning,” Chief […]
You Want to ‘Thrive’?
Many people driving by Pioneer Frontier playground this week may have noticed men working to install what on first blush appeared to be a sculpture. Actually, it’s a first-of-its-kind outdoor workout station that can be used to “sculpt” bodies. GameTime, the same outfit that built the playground near the amphitheater at Camp Jordan, installed the […]
Needy Child Fund Getting Down to Work
The Board of Directors of the East Ridge Needy Child Fund met Thursday afternoon at City Hall and got down to the real business of helping less fortunate children in our city. NCF Board Chairwoman Mimi Lowrey said 35 families with 84 children have been identified as recipients of this year’s work. Volunteers from the […]
‘Beer in the Park’ Passes on First Reading
By a 3-2 vote, the East Ridge City Council passed on first reading an amendment to a city ordinance that would allow the sale of beer in Camp Jordan during special events, Thursday night during its regular meeting. Vice Mayor Larry Sewell was joined by Councilman Brian Williams and Councilwoman Esther Helton in voting for […]
Police Investigating Sunday Night Shooting
East Ridge and Chattanooga police responded to the victims of a shooting at the Speedway convenience store, Sunday evening. According to officials close to the investigation, the driver of a compact Nissan was shot on McBrien Road in Chattanooga just before 9 p.m.. The driver and a passenger, both believed to be juveniles, were unnerved […]
PHOTOS: Vols End Losing Streak
Tennessee snapped a four-game losing streak with a 24-10 win over Southern Mississippi, Saturday evening at Neyland Stadium. Running back John Kelly had 20 carries for 79 yards and two touchdowns. All photos by Bill Shipley.
ER Housing & Redevelopment Authority Holds Annual Meeting
The newly-formed East Ridge Housing and Redevelopment Authority held its first annual meeting, Wednesday at City Hall. The five-member panel consisting of Chairman Darwin Branam, Ruth Braly, Eddie Phillips, Earl Wilson and Curtis Adams, formally adopted by-laws which will govern the authority. It elected Phillips, the city’s former Public Safety Director, as its Vice Chairman. […]
Council Discusses Beer in the Park
The East Ridge City Council handled routine city business in its only meeting of October. The Workshop Agenda session which preceded it was anything but routine, as its members discussed amending an ordinance which would allow the sale of beer during special events on city property, including Camp Jordan Park. Councilman Larry Sewell asked if […]
Standoff Ends Peacefully
A man who was in East Ridge Municipal Court on Tuesday for not fulfilling his community service on an earlier charge was arrested late Wednesday afternoon after a two-hour standoff with police. Kedarrian Higgins, 22, of 3211 Blackhawk Trail has been charged with Aggravated Domestic Assault, after he allegedly assaulted his mother at their […]
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