Belvoir Christian Academy, located at 800 Belvoir Ave. in East Ridge, invites the community to the annual fall festival on Sat., Oct. 3 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This event, sponsored by the school’s Parent-Teacher League, has been an annual tradition for over 60 years. Festival events will include a petting zoo, train rides, inflatables, face-painting, live music and a variety of […]
School Kids Get Tour of City Hall
Thursday morning was not exactly business as usual at City Hall and the Police and Fire Services Center. About 80 second-graders from East Ridge Elementary School marched down Ealy Road with a police escort to tour City Hall and talk with officials about how the city works. Of course, the highlight of the tour was […]
Alumni Gather to Discuss Stadium Issue
About three dozen East Ridge High School Alumni and other interested parties gathered Monday evening in a storefront on Ringgold Road to talk about what they can do to help the school rebuild Raymond James Stadium. The discussion centered on what can be done to raise funds to augment efforts by the Hamilton County […]
Juvenile Arrested on Burglary Charges
Officers responding to a tip on a stolen motorcycle has led to the arrest of a juvenile suspected in multiple burglaries, officials said Monday. According to a press release by the East Ridge Police Department, there were numerous vehicle burglaries in the area of Spriggs and Lazard Streets reported on Monday. Later on Monday afternoon, police […]
Pioneers Dominate Lions
Whoever said “There’s no place like home,” must have had this year’s East Ridge High School football team in mind. Playing on Shanks Field with the empty stands of Raymond James Stadium looming at their backs, the Pioneers used an explosive ground game to dominate Red Bank, 47-10, in a Region 3/AAA matchup Friday night. […]
Lady Pioneers Clinch District with Win Over Hixson
East Ridge clinched the regular-season District 6 A/AA title Wednesday night with a hard-fought 2-1 win over Hixson in girls’ soccer at Camp Jordan. Lady Pioneer Coach Jeremy McIntyre said it was a “great game in the trenches,” as East Ridge improved its record to 7-0-1 and a perfect 6-0 in the district. “This […]
Officials Going Room-to-Room in SCL Assessment
East Ridge and state officials, along with engineers and an architect, are currently inspecting all four buildings in the Superior Creek Lodge attempting to determine what repairs it needs to bring it up to current city building and fire safety codes. Interim City Manager Mike Williams, who is also the fire chief, said […]
Churches, Social Services Dealing with SCL Homeless
Hundreds of displaced people from the condemned Superior Creek Lodge crammed into the gym at East Ridge United Methodist Church on Monday seeking help to find food and shelter. Social services along with area churches are doing their best to help them find basics. “We have a refugee problem in East Ridge and it’s man-made,” […]
Ross, Cope Honored During Optimist Lunch
The East Ridge Optimist Club held its Fourth Annual First Responder Appreciation luncheon at the city’s Community Center, Monday afternoon. Harry Mackey, the club’s president, said the organization devotes much of its efforts in helping to bring out the best in youth, but this lunch is a gesture to those who serve in law and […]
Pioneers Remain Undefeated
East Ridge built a big half-time lead and rolled over Central, 35-7, Saturday on the Pounders’ turf. The Pioneers are now 4-0 overall and 1-0 in Region 3-AAA play. Traneil Moore scored twice for East Ridge, while Dominique Millener and Lorenzo Steward each had touchdowns. Versatile Jesse Jones scored on a 70-yard interception return. C.J. Bond […]
Catholic Rolls Over Sale Creek
Catholic’s undefeated streak continues with a 28-8 victory over Sale Creek this week at Red Bank Middle School. The Rams moved to 6-0 after a dominating performance against the Panthers. Catholic scored on their opening drive when Dallas Brown found Bennett Brinson in the end-zone on a 14-yard strike. It was Brinson’s first action […]
UPDATED: City Condemns Remaining Units at SCL
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 […]