Saturday’s event at the Camp Jordan Pavilion was nothing more than extraordinary, if not history making.  Alongside the threatening eminent domain letters the citizens of East Ridge received, a Union was formed amongst the East Ridge Police Department.  Coming to City Council the night of April 26, I had only one thing I was focused […]

Editor’s Note: This opinion is from Clint Cooper, the Chattanooga Free Press’s editorial page editor. Posted with the author’s permission. District 8 pits incumbent David Testerman, who has 30 years of experience as an educator, against Tucker McClendon, a recent college graduate. It should be a no-brainer but isn’t. The incumbent, who received our support […]

Looking around near the new Exit 1, while seeing a rise in property interest in East Ridge, I’m more excited by the day for our city! Just look at the views from the exit near the intersection of I-75 and I-24. From in front of the Bass Pro Shop, you can see the new Chic-fil-A […]

When we all got together to defend our property rights a few months ago, we proved to the City that the people really care and have the power … the power to VOTE in 2018! Tomorrow is the last day to register, please register to VOTE!! I always tell people if you don’t vote, then you have […]

The pendulum is swinging in East Ridge. You can feel it, taste it, see it, for goodness sake.  I was a kid in the 1960s but one of the most popular catchphrases of the politically and culturally tumultuous period was “power to the people.” Riding a wave of dissent, the people of East Ridge banned […]

We are lucky to have someone of the experience, determination and fearlessness of Dick Cook heading up such a well designed, informative and uniquely “East Ridge” centric website such as we have with EAST RIDGE NEWS ONLINE. Please make sure you visit this site, register an opinion on events of the day, vote on the […]

In coming weeks, East Ridge News Online will do a series of news stories concerning the city’s housing stock and how private citizens and commercial contractors go about rehabilitating houses and businesses and how it affects the quality of life of the more than 20,000 folks who live here. In recent months, the issue of […]

A widely accepted practice by Tennessee’s legal establishment against the people is the enforcement of traffic laws against individuals who are not subject to those statutes. Those least able to handle this abusive state activity at the hand of East Ridge police department are African-Americans, Hispanic immigrants and the poor who are swept into city […]

I know that there will never be a good time to discuss the hiring of a Parks and Recreation Director after Director Stump Martin’s passing away. He was synonymous with Camp Jordan and Kids! The City of East Ridge has posted the Parks & Recreation position on the eastridgetn.gov website. I am glad to see the […]

It appears that the City of East Ridge is getting very serious about residents who are violating city codes as it relates to junked cars and debris in yards. I attended court last week at City Hall. Not Municipal Court, but a hearing by the Administrative Hearing Officer, Christopher Harris. There were more than 20 […]

What in the world is happening in East Ridge? I’ve been vacillating between depression and optimism over the events of the last few weeks. Last Thursday, in a two-minute meeting, the East Ridge Housing and Redevelopment Authority imploded. There were about two-dozen residents in attendance, many of those being the nucleus of the group East […]

This world has lost a unique individual. On Thursday morning, Marvin “Stump” Martin left this earthly pale. Godspeed, my friend. I remember when I was first introduced to Stump at the old News-Free Press, where he and I worked. This guy with a loud, booming voice and flat-top haircut was cutting through the morgue – […]

Now that the dust has settled from the District 8 County Commission race it is time to seriously revisit the issue at the core of the controversy without the cloud of a political campaign. Should Brent Lambert be held accountable for his campaign finances or not? First, I will say that I wish I did […]

One morning this week, my husband walked in the front door after running errands and presented me with a small plaque that read “Beware of the Wife.” Now….for those that do not know me, I can be pretty vocal about politics and have been pretty vocal about the recent goings on in our East Ridge […]