The East Ridge City Council met in a special “called” meeting Monday morning to discuss/take action on the city’s sign ordinance. The final outcome in the more than two-hour meeting, was Vice Mayor Marc Gravitt making a motion to place a moratorium on “billboards” within the city. After much fine-tuning on the official motion, the […]
Walmart Opening ‘Amazing’
A host of local dignitaries, the East Ridge High School football team and cheerleaders, the school’s JROTC Color Guard and even Louie the Lookout helped usher in a new era in the city as Walmart Neighborhood Market celebrated its Grand Opening, Wednesday morning. The 40,000 square foot store on Ringgold Road will benefit the citizens […]
Camp Jordan Hosts Halloween Party
Camp Jordan will be the site of a fundraiser for the American Cancer Society called “Costumes & Cruise In for a Cure” this Friday, Oct. 30 from 4 to 8 p.m. Come see cool cars, dress up and trick or treat for all ages. “It’s a car cruise in outside in the parking lot, and […]
Bass Pro Walls Going Up at Exit 1
After months of expectation, the walls of the Bass Pro Shops are going up at Exit 1. Ethan Wood, a principal with Wolftever Development, the development firm working on Bass Pro and the adjacent Jordan Crossing, said Wednesday that concrete walls were poured on site two weeks ago and set in place with cranes earlier […]
Council Awards Road Bid to Brown Bros., Inc.
It was all a big misunderstanding. That was the reason the East Ridge City Council awarded a bid for improvements to Camp Jordan Parkway last week to the higher of two bids. In a Tuesday morning Special Called Meeting, the Council formally awarded the bid for the construction project to Brown Bros., Inc. The East […]
River Rescue Making a Difference
Year in and year out people in East Ridge volunteer their time and their backs to help make the creeks in our city better places. This year, the 27th edition of the Tennessee River Rescue, forty volunteers, many of them from East Ridge High School’s Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps, focused their efforts on a […]
Second Chance Opens in ER
The Second Chance Thrift Store opened this week in the Osborne Shopping Center on Ringgold Road. This is not just any thrift store, as 100 percent of the proceeds generated from sales goes to the Humane Educational Society. “It was my husband Bob’s idea,” said Debra Citrullo, who manages the store along with her husband, […]
Car Hits House; ERPD Investigating Reported Stabbing
East Ridge police are investigating a Sunday evening accident in which a car ran off the road and hit a house. According to officials, officers were dispatched at 8:16 p.m. to the corner of Kenton Street and Marlboro Avenue on auto accident. A late model sedan had run off the road and struck the corner […]
Walmart Neighborhood Grocery Stocking Shelves
People have been working feverishly at the new Walmart Neighborhood Grocery to get ready for the October 28 Grand Opening of East Ridge’s newest grocery store. “We are on our eighth truck of freight and we started last Monday,” said William Venable the store’s manager. “We had an empty building and this team has come […]
City Boards Meet
The East Ridge Beer Board and the East Ridge Planning Commission met Monday afternoon at City Hall. The Planning Commission, with only three members present, approved a request from a group of home builders to rezone a tract of land adjacent from McBrien Road from Residential Townhouse (RT1) to Residential with Zero Lot line (RZ1). […]
Pioneers Remain Undefeated with 14-9 Win over Irish
The East Ridge High School football team remained undefeated on the year with a 14-9 win over Notre Dame Friday evening on the Irish’s home turf. Traneil Moore topped the 1,000-yard mark for the season by rushing for 217 yards on 30 carries. East Ridge’s defense kept Irish quarter Alex Darras in check as he […]
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 […]
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 […]