The City of East Ridge will hold its annual Christmas Parade on Saturday, November 21, 2015. Line-up begins at 4:00 p.m. on Germantown Road from Ringgold Road north toward I-24, with the parade stepping off at 6:30 p.m. Ringgold Road will shut down at 6:00 p.m. from Donaldson Road to Moore Road. Germantown Road will […]
ERHS Cheerleaders Take Second in State
The East Ridge High School cheerleaders recently brought home a second-place trophy from the TSSAA State Cheer Competition. The Pioneer cheerleaders, competed against 12 teams this past Saturday in Murfreesboro, Tenn. The team is coached by Olivia Currie and captained by Jenny Thompson and Abrya Green. The team captains are Jenny Thompson and Abrya […]
Creswell Facing Weapons, Theft Charges
On Tuesday, East Ridge Police recovered a stolen vehicle and arrested a suspect that admitted to the theft. The vehicle, a 2001 Toyota, was stolen on November 11 from an East Ridge business. The security camera of the business captured the theft. An East Ridge officer on patrol observed the suspect walking on Ringgold […]
Moore ‘Mr. Football’ Finalist
Nashville _ The Tennessee Titans Mr. Football Awards will be presented to the top 16 backs and linemen in eight classifications of the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association on Monday, November 30, 2015, at Nissan Stadium in Nashville. For the fourteenth consecutive year, the top kicker in the state will be recognized with a Mr. Football […]
City Employee to Receive Scholarship
East Ridge part-time employee Hannah Housley has been awarded one of the Tennessee Recreation and Parks Association scholarships for 2016. The Bearden High School graduate is a rising senior at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and has been helping with the East Ridge Parks and Recreation department since May of this year. “I don’t […]
Pioneers, Irish Game Features All Region Players
Friday night’s round three playoff match-up between Notre Dame and East Ridge High School includes an abundance of All – Region players whose football roots hail from the city of East Ridge. East Ridge High School is enjoying an historic season, entering Friday night’s game with a 12-0 record. Notre Dame is 9-3 and looking […]
Christmas Extravaganza Set for City
The City of East Ridge will offer a triple-dose Christmas Extraveganza on Saturday November 21. The Nights of Lights Christmas in Song Concert to benefit the East Ridge Needy Child Fund is scheduled for 3:00 p.m. at the Camp Jordan Arena. The area’s largest Christmas Parade will kick-off at 6:30 pm along Ringgold Road from […]
I-75/I-24 Project Among Those Not Funded by State
Bill Moore, chairman of the Tennessee Infrastructure Alliance and former chief engineer for the Tennessee Department of Transportation, today highlighted several committed but unfunded road projects in the Chattanooga area, projects that cannot be carried out due to the state’s funding dilemma surrounding transportation infrastructure. Moore’s presentation was part of a hearing hosted by Senate […]
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 […]
ERHS Alumni Association Recruiting Members
Catholic Completes Perfect Season
The Catholic Rams defeated Dayton City 36-6 to complete a “perfect” season, finishing 11-0. It was the Rams first undefeated season in a half-century, the last coming in 1966 under legendary coach Don Waters. Catholic is a middle school program with players from Our Lady of Perpetual Help of East Ridge (“OLPH”) and St. Jude […]
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 […]
Catholic Edges Silverdale, 14-8
Catholic moved to 10-0 on the season with a thrilling 14-8 come-from-behind victory over Silverdale. It was an epic battle played at the OLPH campus located in East Ridge, TN. Storms lifted with just enough daylight left to play the game. A beautiful rainbow served as the backdrop for much of the hard-fought, physical contest. […]
Take a Stand to Prevent Falls
While falls are the leading cause of both fatal and nonfatal injury for people age 65 and older, they are not an inevitable part of aging. This year’s Fall Prevention Awareness Day event, Take a Stand to Prevent Falls, seeks to raise awareness about how to prevent fall-related injury among older adults. “In Hamilton County, […]
UPDATED: Police Arrest Bailes after SWAT Standoff
According to a press release by CPD, on Sunday evening Chattanooga Police were on the scene of a SWAT standoff on East 28th Street. Police said they were assisting East Ridge Police, who tried to serve a search warrant but instead, the suspect barricaded himself inside the house. Chattanooga Police took Paul Tracy Bailes, a […]