The East Ridge Pioneers football and cheerleading squads looked to the future Tuesday night at Raymond James Stadium. East Ridge High School football coach Tim James joined his staff, a dozen players and five of the Pioneers cheerleaders to guide kids through free football and cheerleading skills camps. City of East Ridge Athletics Supervisor Shawnna Skiles said […]
Boyd Gets Input from Citizens During Community Meeting
District 8 Hamilton County Commissioner Tim Boyd held a town hall meeting at the East Ridge Community Center Thursday evening. Topics covered included the expansion of Camp Jordan and what he termed “wasteful spending” by Hamilton County government. Boyd, who is in his last year of his second, four-year term on the county commission, gave […]
Cost of Exit Reconfiguration Continues to Grow
Last year the City of East Ridge planned on the reconfiguration of Exit 1 to cost about $2.5 million. Last month that number doubled. Last night an extra million was added to the price tag. In Thursday night’s council meeting, the board voted to enter into an agreement with engineering firm Amec Foster Wheeler for […]
Residents Show Appreciation for Animal Services Department
Recently, East Ridge Animal Services were called to deal with feral cats in a neighborhood. Andrea Dillard, supervisor of Animal Services, said that in the Kenton Road area several women had helped a resident tend to more than a dozen feral cats. Dillard said the resident didn’t understand the city’s policy of capturing the cats, […]
New Fire Hall to be Completed by October
Plans are for the fire department’s Fire Station No. 2 to be completed by October and workers were scurrying all over the construction site on St. Thomas Street, Wednesday morning. The 7,000 square-foot structure will be home to firefighters on the east side of the city. And like all homes, its got bedrooms, bathrooms, a […]
Jones Memorial Offering Free Lunch to Hungry Kids This Summer
The folks at Jones Memorial United Methodist Church are helping feed hungry kids this summer by offering a free lunch program. Daniel Wright, the church’s Youth & Young Adult Coordinator, said the church on Ringgold Road is getting help from the YMCA with the meals. The meals consist of a sandwich, a piece of fruit, […]
‘Little Free Library’ and ‘Little Free Pantry’ Open at Ascension Lutheran Church
A “Little Free Library” and “Little Free Pantry” is now open at the Ascension Lutheran Church on Germantown Road. According to church officials, unlike public libraries, the little free library charges no fees, requires no registration, and is available 24 hours a day. Little Free Pantries are small food pantries stocking a limited number of […]
East Ridge High, YMCA Offering Summer Meal Program
In conjunction with the YMCA, East Ridge High School will be offering breakfast and lunch this summer to anyone in the community under the age of 18, officials said. The meals will be served from 8 to 9 a.m. and from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Monday through Thursday, throughout the summer months while school […]
Safeguard Your Summer Sizzle
It’s tough to beat a burger hot off the grill in your own backyard. But are you ready? Grills, hibachis, and barbecues can increase your risk of having a fire according to the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA). Every year, grill fires cause about $37 million in property damage. Prepare your grill for the summer season […]
Memorial Day Observance Set for Monday
UPDATE: East Ridge News Online has been informed by Reverand and City Chaplin Denny Manning that he will be doing the invocation and pledge of allegence at Monday’s Memorial Day Ceremony. American Legion Post 95 will spearhead the annual East Ridge Memorial Day Ceremony on Monday. The event is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. […]
Stone Signs with Georgia Northwestern
For the second time in two weeks an East Ridge High School girls’ basketball player has signed to further their athletic career at the college level. On Wednesday morning, Jayla Stone committed to play hoops with Coach David Stephenson’s Georgia Northwestern Technical College team. Stone, a high scoring guard, joins teammate Kyanna Kendrick on the Bobcat […]
Want to Sponsor Earnhardt? Bobby Dale Earnhardt to Drive No. 3 Car for Hixson Motorsports
Have you ever wanted to sponsor Earnhardt’s car? Get ready – You can! A grass roots sponsorship effort to help a hard-working driver, by the name of Earnhardt, is your opportunity to help field the No. 3 Chevy. It starts with a simple email! Hixson Motorsports (HMS), based in Soddy-Daisy Tennessee, has announced thatBobby […]
Food City Burglarized
Two masked men broke through the rear wall of Food City and burglarized the grocery store, early Monday morning. According to a police report, officers were dispatched to the store at 6723 Ringgold Road at 4:15 a.m. in regard to a burglar alarm. When an officer went around to the back of the building he […]
Proposed Budget Includes CSU Officers
The City of East Ridge will hire six new employees next year, including two police officers to combat drug crimes and gang violence. In Thursday night’s regular City Council Meeting, City Manager Scott Miller presented his proposed budget for next fiscal year. The budget will include the addition of two traffic police officers and two […]
ERPD Makes Robbery Arrest
East Ridge police have arrested a Chattanooga man and charged him in the May 3 robbery of a woman outside a local business. Antwone Clevon Boykin, 18, of a Woodmore Terrace address, was charged with Robbery, Assault, and Driving without a License. He was jailed on a bond of $8,500 and is due to appear […]
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