The East Ridge High School football program celebrated with its annual awards ceremony in the gym, Wednesday evening. At the end of the festivities, Johnny Jones Sr., a businessman with roots in our city, gave the football program even more to celebrate, as he presented a $100,000 check to the alumni association earmarked for a […]

City to Demolish Current Playground in Anticipation for New Playground and Splashpad The City of East Ridge will begin demolition on the current Pioneer Frontier Playground beginning Monday, April 5 to prepare for the new playground and splashpad equipment to be installed. Demo is expected to be completed by May 1 and installation should begin around […]

Westbound Lanes Could be Closed for Two Weeks Beginning after 9:00 a.m. EDT on Friday, March 26, 2021, TDOT contract crews will start making permanent repairs to the slope near the tunnels in East Ridge where a mudslide occurred last week. The area to be repaired is adjacent to the westbound tunnel (East Ridge toward […]

UPDATE: City Manager Chris Dorsey told the East Ridge City Council in its meeting Friday afternoon that he had spoken with Chattanooga officials who stated they will not be renting 100 rooms from the Budgetel to house homeless from Chattanooga. Dorsey said Chattanooga officials said they were going with the only other motel that bid for […]

If you want to help feed some hungry people in our community you will have a chance this Saturday. The East Ridge Police Department, along with the alumni of the Citizens’ Police Academy are holding a food drive to benefit the East Ridge Community Food Pantry. East Ridge’s finest will be set up in the […]

The Hamilton County Health Department, in partnership with Hamilton County Office of Emergency Management, will begin making appointments for second dose COVID-19 vaccinations beginning Friday, January 15th at 2 PM when the registration site goes live. Those who received their first dose from the Health Department are encouraged to register for their second dose online, […]

Recycling to be Collected on Thursday, 12-31 East Ridge city offices, library, services and court will be closed on Thursday and Friday, December 24 and 25, in observance of the Christmas holiday, and Friday, January 1, 2021 for the New Year’s holiday. The following schedule is for Sanitation Services – Note: there will be no […]

As Hamilton County continues to see an unrelenting increase in the daily number of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths among residents, the Hamilton County Health Department issues a grave warning to the community that holiday gatherings with members outside the household unit will intensify the virus in our community, and lead to further hospitalizations and […]

It appears that East Ridge voters have returned Councilwomen Esther Helton and Aundie Witt back to seats on the East Ridge City Council. And, in the two referenda on the ballot, voters overwhelmingly approved to allow sale of liquor in package stores and permit candidates who live outside of the city limits to run for […]

EDITOR’S NOTE: East Ridge News Online asked candidates running for the East Ridge City Council to participate in a “council election roundup” story. A series of questions was posed to each candidate. The questions: Why are you running for Council?   List three top priorities that you would address if elected.   What are the […]

Corporal Terry Prescott, shot on a traffic stop on Sunday, was released from the hospital Monday afternoon, said East Ridge Police Chief Stan Allen. The East Ridge Police Department wishes to express sincere gratitude for all the thoughts and prayers for his recovery that have been pouring in from all over the region.     […]

In a recent poll on East Ridge News Online, readers were asked if they preferred spending taxpayer money on a ladder truck for the fire department or improvements to Camp Jordan Park. When the poll was first posted, about 90 percent of respondents preferred the city to spend money on a fire truck. East Ridge […]

It took the East Ridge Beer Board less than three minutes to approve a permit for Cracker Barrel to begin selling beer and sparkling wine at its location on N. Mack Smith Road. The board heard from Tayo Atanda, a Nashville attorney representing the giant restaurant chain. Atanda told the board that beer and sparkling […]