Garbage Collection on Monday Rescheduled for Tuesday On Monday, January 1, 2024, East Ridge offices and library will be closed in observance of New Years. All properties scheduled for Monday garbage pick-up will be collected on Tuesday, January 2. Please make sure to place trash carts to the curb the night before your scheduled pickup […]

Drivers traveling on I-24 in Hamilton County should be aware of upcoming road construction activities that will have a temporary impact on traffic. As part of Phase 2 (the second of two projects) to widen and improve the I-75 at I-24 interchange, Tennessee Department of Transportation contract crews will begin construction on the new South […]

  This story is from Tennessee/Lookout When a child dies from abuse or neglect in Tennessee, how much information should the Department of Children’s Service release to the public about its past history with the child — and how quickly should the agency disclose it? The Tennessee Court of Appeals will now consider those questions in […]

Officials with the City of East Ridge invite the public to the Ground Breaking Ceremony for the City’s new animal shelter.  The ceremony will be held at 5302 Stone Street on Tuesday, December 5.  The program is scheduled to begin at 1:30 pm.  Jennifer Massengale, East Ridge Animal Services Supervisor, believes the new facility, which […]

Beginning on Monday, October 16, Talley Construction crews will close South Moore Road at Ringgold Road.   Construction is planned to begin on Monday and is expected to be completed in approximately two weeks. During this phase of construction, Talley Construction will be excavating and installing storm drainage pipe and structures across the intersection.  During […]

It took 13 months to build at a cost of nearly three quarters of a million dollars, but the brand spanking new Pierce Enforcer fire engine was ceremoniously nudged into its bay at East Ridge Fire Department’s Station 2, Friday during the traditional “wash down” and “push-in” ceremony. “We’ve come a long way,” Chief Mike […]

UPDATE: More than a dozen RVs were destroyed by Friday evening’s fire at Camping World. According to a technician who works at the facility, the employees working in the structures that were destroyed by the fire had left and locked up at about 6 p.m. A short time later, the fire was detected by surveillance […]

Free dental, vision and medical services coming to East Ridge  Remote Area Medical – RAM® – a major nonprofit provider of pop-up clinics delivering free, quality dental, vision and medical care to those in need – will hold a free, two-day clinic on Sept. 9-10. RAM will be set up at the Camp Jordan Arena, […]