I want to express my heartfelt thanks to all my neighbors who wrote me in on the ballot for Mayor of East Ridge in the Municipal Election. I want to especially thank the folks who helped me put up campaign signs (Earl Wilson, Rick Robertson and Chuck Janow), and who worked the polls for me […]

The citizen of East Ridge MUST HAVE a voice when it comes to decisions that are being made by the City Council.  Far too often, the voice of our citizens completely falls on deaf ears. THIS NEEDS TO STOP. The current and previous administrations do not care about the citizens of East Ridge. They have […]

We are approximately two weeks away from election day and this is a very critical election for our City. People ask me why l am supporting Dick Cook for this election and l decided to share my reasons why. I have known Dick for over 10 years and he has been a dear friend and […]

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is one in a series of op/ed pieces that will provide readers with proposals to improve East Ridge by write-in Mayoral candidate Dick Cook, publisher of East Ridge News Online. The incumbent is welcome to submit his own op/ed articles, as are candidates for City Council. Early voting for the East Ridge Municipal […]

The City of East Ridge has been fortunate in being one of three cities in the State of Tennessee to be approved for and receiving benefits from the state in regards to additional revenue from sales tax collected in the form our city receiving back 75 percent of the states portion of sales tax collected. […]

TDOT shuts down East Ridge on Thursday with absolutely no warning, no detours, and not safety in mind.  TDOT has hijacked Tombras, McBrien, and Moore during the busiest time of day on a very busy day of the week.  These are actual TDOT employees from what I can tell too because their trucks say TDOT […]

On Accountability  EDITOR’S NOTE: This is one in a series of op/ed pieces that will provide readers with proposals to improve East Ridge by write-in Mayoral candidate Dick Cook, publisher of East Ridge News Online. The incumbent is welcome to submit his own op/ed articles, as are candidates for City Council. It is my belief […]

 Life in America over the past decade or two (at the very least) should have taught us all something about our elected officials: 1) the need for personal integrity and accountability and 2) the seeming total absence of it in the people we keep electing. This applies at the local, state, and national levels and […]

Dear Citizens of East Ridge, Please spare me a moment of your time to tell you about a candidate running for mayor. On one very hot day day in late August, my mother and daddy came home with my baby brother! I had been waiting nine months for his arrival. Since I was almost eight […]

This letter written to ask the citizens of East Ridge to consider casting their vote in the November 8, 2022 election for Dick Cook as the next East Ridge City Mayor. It will take a little bit of effort on your part to vote for Dick as it will be necessary for you to write-in […]

I was dumbfounded by the actions of our city last week when a neighbor called and told me he got a letter from the city saying he didn’t have street address numbers on his house or mailbox. He was in trouble. He received a citation. My neighbor said exactly what I was thinking: “Don’t they […]

When is anyone on the City Council going to address the issue with the terrible roadways in East Ridge? I have been talking to anyone and everyone that has anything to do with the roadways in East Ridge for over two years only to get excuses and broken promises.  Our roadways are terrible. Tombras at […]

If you want to know what’s happening in your town, vote for Dick Cook.  Dick has his finger on the pulse of East Ridge and understands the in’s and out’s of East Ridge politics. He’s  a long-time resident who graduated from East Ridge High School and is the editor and sole news source for our […]

I wrote the editor to this great online paper to express how atrocious it was to have children staring at liquor bottles while out at recess. Also, how repulsive it was to have a liquor store sign literally 10 yards from the entrance to an elementary school.  I couldn’t say if my letter brought it […]

On Transparency  EDITOR’S NOTE: This is one in a series of op/ed pieces that will provide readers with proposals to improve East Ridge by write-in Mayoral candidate Dick Cook, publisher of East Ridge News Online. The incumbent is welcome to submit his own op/ed articles, as are candidates for City Council. One of the most […]