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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
UPDATED: Bi-Lo Robbed
According to the East Ridge Police Department, a Bi-Lo on Ringgold Road was robbed Sunday night. According to a press release, On Sunday, September 6, 2015, at about 10:55 pm, two black males entered the BiLo at 3715 Ringgold Road, East Ridge, TN. One black male vaulted the service counter demanding money from the employee. The […]
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 […]
County to Raze Stadium; Pioneers to Play on Shanks Field
East Ridge News Online has obtained a copy of an engineering report on the structural integrity of Raymond James Stadium, and it concludes the facility is no longer safe. A letter from Joe B. Hutcherson III of the engineering firm March Adams & Associates sent to the Hamilton County Department of Education states in part, […]
UPDATED: Raymond James Stadium Condemned
Dozens of people gathering at Raymond James Stadium/Shanks Field early Saturday morning for a youth league jamboree were not allowed in the concrete bleachers that the Pioneer faithful have sat in for more than 50 years, as it has been condemned by the city as being structurally unsafe. An official, who did not want […]
Mannings Make ‘Joyful Noise’ Prior to Council Meeting
Men wearing nicely pressed suites and a musical intermission. No, this wasn’t some fancy Hollywood affair, this was Thursday night’s East Ridge City Council meeting. The star of the evening was certainly Councilman Denny Manning. Councilmen Manning arrived to the dais walking with the help of an assistance device. He informed the Council and those […]
Water Main Break Disrupting Service
A water main ruptured Sunday morning disrupting service to many homes in the Belvoir Hills area of East Ridge. According to a Tennessee American Water Co. worker, the 12-inch pipe in the 3900 block of Fountain Avenue gave way at about 1 a.m. Crews were on the scene and able to isolate the disruption to […]
County Commission Approves Funding for Road Improvements
On Wednesday, the Hamilton Count Commission voted unanimously to help East Ridge finance improvements to Camp Jordan Parkway to facilitate local development. The county agreed to contribute an amount not to exceed $1 million to fund the $2.8 million project. The project would widen Camp Jordan leading into the Bass Pro Shops and Jordan Crossing […]