As I wake up this Thanksgiving morning I run down a check list of everything that needs to be prepared for the feast and wonder if there might not be something I’ve forgot about. I’m figuring out when each dish needs to hit the oven to be done on time. I’m also flipping through sales […]
Change in Weather Signaled a Good Week in East Ridge
Last week was a good one in East Ridge, wasn’t it? The weather finally broke, for one. Rain and gloom gave way to blue skies and crisp temperatures perfect for yard work, golf, boating and football. Football in East Ridge in mid-November is rare, isn’t it? Nevertheless, football it was Friday night and the Pioneers […]
East Ridge Alumni, Come Show Your Support
For many, many years East Ridge High School has enjoyed the benefit of the support of the community and alumni. Unfortunately, over the last few years that support has somewhat declined. This year, even with the condemnation of the home side of the stadium, the East Ridge football team led by Coach Malone has the […]
‘Groundhog Day’ Should Be City’s Official Movie
I don’t know about you, but I’m getting tired. I’m getting tired of living in the movie “Groundhog Day,” when you wake up day after day and the same things that are going on yesterday are happening today. “Groundhog Day” should be adopted by the City Council as the official East Ridge City Movie. Last week […]
Mouw Concerned About Development
I am concerned about the amount of traffic we will be having on Frawley Road starting October 12th. With all the new construction, including apartments, and now all the Camp Jordan traffic coming in the back entrance it will be quite congested. Also, it doesn’t seem fair to the fireworks business at the old Shoneys […]
Hiring Qualified City Treasurer is Crucial
Well its been an busy and tumultuous week in the City of East Ridge. With all the buzz and media focused on the Superior Creek Lodge tragedy an extremely important event has gone relatively unnoticed. That event my friends and neighbors is the resignation of Thad Jablonski the city’s first Treasurer. Thad was a polarizing figure […]
Massengales Praises Police
Editors Note: This letter was forwarded to East Ridge News Online by ERPD Chief J.R. Reed Chief J.R. Reed, East Ridge Police Department, 9/24/15 Chief, I’d like to commend one of your officers, William Johnson. On Wednesday, September 23, I received a call from Officer Johnson at about 5:00 PM. He asked me about […]
Parasite Capitalist City Wrecks Family Hotel, Hurls Families from Homes
Officials acted heroically and in good faith in ousting hundreds of poor people from their domiciles over two days in East Ridge, Tenn., saving lives and keeping people from harm. That is the story of an eviction of 800 people in an extended-stay hotel, Superior Creek Lodge, which serves as a low-end place of residence […]
I Am An East Ridge Optimist
I am proud to be an East Ridge Optimist. I am writing this post for a number of reasons. First, and foremost, to further honor our men and women that sacrifice daily for our freedoms and safety. This past Monday, The East Ridge Optimist Club sponsored a 911 luncheon at the East Ridge Community Center […]
Pope: Let’s Learn from Our Mistakes
This has been a week of events and memories that are heart breaking: Remembrance of the September 11, 2001 horrific, brutal terrorist attacks on American soil that took so many innocent lives and changed our lives forever; Sept. 6-12, National Suicide Prevention Week, another sad, heart wrenching memory for many families that changed their lives forever. In […]
Gravitt Sets the Record Straight
For those of you that don’t know me, my name is Marc Gravitt. I serve as Vice Mayor of East Ridge, a position that I am honored with and I take very serious. For those that know me, you know I speak my mind. I have absolutely reached my limit on comments made by people […]
Rental Inspection Ordinance Sorely Needed
Unless you have been living under a rock, you are probably well aware and have very strong feelings about what took place on Wednesday evening at Superior Creek Lodge. Just in case your unaware or one of those few who get there “facts” from social media I will give you a short recap. On Tuesday […]
DeGlopper: Make “The Jewel” New Home of High School Sports
I grew up in a very small town. Very small, tiny, little town. Not even a town technically it was a village. In the village of Hopkins, Michigan we had approximately one. One gas station, one bowling alley (all 4 magnificent lanes), one ice cream parlor, one grocery store, one place to rent moves, one […]
OPINION: Crumbling Stadium is Opportunity to Come Together
Early last Saturday morning I went to Raymond James Stadium to see what all the excitement was about at the facility where the Pioneers play football. On the short drive over I recalled some of the great times I had in that stadium back in the mid 1970s. There were the football games, of course, […]
Duct Tape and Bailing Wire
When I was a kid I would on occasion watch “The Red Green Show,” a Canadian comedy show that aired in the Untied States on PBS. The show was a sketch comedy show featuring the title character Red Green. Red was a handyman who found that often the key solution to fixing most things around […]