Boyd to Hold 'Campaign Kick-Off' Tonight

Hamilton County Commissioner Tim Boyd is holding a “Campaign Kick-Off” in East Ridge later this month.

Commissioner Boyd, who is seeking his third term in representing District 8, said he is inviting all the citizens of East Ridge to the event so he can talk with them about their concerns and issues that effect them.

The event is scheduled for January 23 at East Ridge Motors on Ringgold Road. It will feature barbecue and music. There is no charge for attending the event that is scheduled from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m..

Organizers of the event encourage people who expect to attend to let them know for planning purposes. One can do this by calling Sue at 423-488-4056 or emailing her at suerice7369@gmail.com.

To learn more about Commissioner Boyd and where he stands on issue you can visit his campaign’s Website.

The Primary Election in Hamilton County will be held on May 1.

About Dick Cook

Dick Cook has lived in East Ridge since the Kennedy Administration when his parents bought a house on Marietta Street. Dick graduated from ERHS in 1976 before going on to the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga where he studied Political Science. Dick worked for the Chattanooga Free-Press and the Chattanooga Times Free Press for 22 years. Free-Press Sports Editor Roy Exum plucked him out of production in 1989 and gave him a job as a sports reporter. Dick covered everything from prep sports to the whitewater events on the Ocoee River for the 1996 Olympics. When Chattanooga's two paper's merged, he became the Crime Reporter covering both the Chattanooga Police and Fire Departments. He was among reporters who were honored by the Associated Press for the TFP's coverage of the 2002 fog-shrouded crash on I-75 in Catoosa County, Dick and his wife, Cathy, live on Marlboro Avenue where they are seen frequently chasing around their three grandsons.