According to our friends at NewsChannel9,Vice President Joe Biden will attend an upcoming ceremony in remembrance of four Marines and a sailor who were killed in attacks at two military facilities in Chattanooga. Officials said in a statement that Biden will join Defense Secretary Ash Carter, U.S. Sen. Bob Corker, Navy Secretary Ray Mabus, Tennessee […]
Easy Summer Squash Caserole
One summer morning a few years ago I took a drive up to Flat Top Mountain Farm to buy a case of Roma tomatoes for roasting and freezing. I arrived at the farm stand to find not only the boxes of tomatoes I was after, but boxes and boxes of yellow squash at a really […]
Police Briefs for Aug. 11
_ East Ridge police have charged a woman with domestic assault. According to an Affidavit of Complaint, officers were called to a Spring Creek Road address late last week on a report of domestic violence. According to the report, the male victim told officers that he had returned home at about 7:45 p.m. and woke […]
Glei Named VP of Marketing for Food City
ABINGDON, VA – Food City officials recently announced the promotion of Dan Glei to Executive Vice President of Merchandising/Marketing. Glei formerly held the position of Vice President of Center Store Operations for the retail supermarket chain. He brings more than 25 years of industry experience to the position. “Dan has done a great job with […]
Purdy Named VP of Food City Center Store Operations
Abingdon, Va. _ Food City officials recently named Ross Purdy as the company’s new Vice President of Center Store Operations. Purdy, formerly of Daymon Worldwide brings more than 35 years of industry experience to the Food City team. “Ross has worked in grocery retail, consumer package goods and private brands with a number of leading […]
Navigating ERNO 2.0
Its been an exciting few days since the switch was flipped revealing the new East Ridge News Online Website. We have had a lot of positive and constructive feedback that will help us to make the website even better in the future. One of the more common questions is that some people aren’t exactly 100% […]
Blueberry Zucchini Bread
Editors Note: This recipe is compliments of Melissa Davenport, owner of Corner Cafe on Ringgold Road. Ms. Davenport will begin contributing stories on a weekly basis to ERNO about her culinary creations. It is about this point in the summer that we are all overrun with zucchini. We’ve sauteed it, fried it, eaten it […]
Chief Reed Applying for Cleveland Job
East Ridge Police Chief J.R. Reed has applied for the position of Chief of Police in Cleveland, Tenn. According to the Cleveland Daily Banner, Reed is one of almost three dozen applicants for the position. Reed was named police chief in East Ridge in January of 2014. He has been an officer with the department […]
ERNO Getting Face Lift
Don’t be alarmed when you visit East Ridge News Online later this week and find that everything looks different; ERNO is undergoing something of a facelift. For almost two years now, East Ridge News Online has provided the city with dependable and accurate information about the daily events in East Ridge. As publisher and editor […]
Williams to Remain Interim CM Indefinitely
On Thursday during its regular meeting at City Hall, the East Ridge City Council decided not to take any action in the immediate future to find a permanent city manager. Vice Mayor Marc Gravitt had placed an item on the agenda to discuss the position of City Manager. When Andrew Hyatt resigned on June 30, […]
Insane 5K Big Hit at Park
On Saturday morning at Camp Jordan, almost 1,500 people decided to have a little fun mixed in with their running, as they participated in the Insane Inflatable 5K. The park served as a backdrop for 11 inflatable obstacles on the three-mile run. Runners climbed, slid, hopped and avoided “hazards” on the inflatables arranged around the […]
Hyatt Resigns; Speedway Gets Beer Variance
East Ridge City Manager Andrew Hyatt made it official, as he announced his resignation. During Tuesday’s City Council Meeting, Hyatt said that he was taking another job He said he would honor the remainder of his contract with East Ridge through June 30. “It’s been the worst kept secret in East Ridge that I have […]
2015-16 Hamilton County School Fee List
A few weeks ago Hamilton County Commissioners decided that the school system needed to figure a way to live within their means. They sent school board members back to the drawing board on the budget and denied their request to raise property taxes by 44 cents per $100 of assessed value. While this is a […]
Council Clips Jablonski; Installs Williams as Deputy CM
The East Ridge City Council met Wednesday morning in a special called session/ budget workshop. Little was accomplished in terms of the budget, however the council moved to strip City Treasurer Thad Jablonski of his title of Deputy City Manager. Councilman Larry Sewell read from a sheet of paper as he made a motion to […]
Lambert Has No Recollection of TDOT Letter
East Ridge Mayor Brent Lambert said that he was surprised to get a phone call from Tennessee Department of Transportation officials in July informing him of a deed restriction on city-owned property that is being developed for the new Bass Pro Shops. East Ridge News Online reviewed TDOT files on Tuesday and learned that in […]