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Plans are being Made for COVID-19 Vaccinations to be Arranged by Online Appointment

January 9, 2021 By Dick Cook Leave a Comment

Health officials will no longer be offering the COVID-19 vaccination on a first-come, first-served basis in the near future. In a Friday press conference, Tennessee Health Commissioner Dr. Lisa Piercey announced a new online appointment system is being devised to reduce the long waits in line that people seeking the vaccine are experiencing. We realized […]

Filed Under: Community, FEATURED POSTS, News

Firehouse Subs Holiday Gift Card Deal

December 18, 2020 By Contributed Article Leave a Comment

Firehouse Subs is offering some deals on gift cards through the holidays. Holiday Gift Card Promo To add convenience in purchasing the gift cards, any guest that orders Firehouse Subs gift cards of $25 or more online at FirehouseSubs.com between now through December 27 will receive a free medium sub voucher through the Firehouse Subs […]

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DQ Opens at Jordan Crossing

December 16, 2020 By Contributed Article Leave a Comment

The Dairy Queen at Jordan Crossing opened its doors for business with a ribbon cutting on Dec. 15. The new store is located at 631 Camp Jordan Parkway and open seven days a week from 10:30 a.m. to 10 p.m.      

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Cempa Community Care Brings New ‘Future Ready Institute’ to ERHS

December 16, 2020 By Contributed Article Leave a Comment

The Cempa Community Care Future Ready Institute at East Ridge High School will enable students to gain real-world learning opportunities in the healthcare field. Cempa Community Care recently finalized a formal agreement with Hamilton County Schools and the Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce to bring a new Future Ready Institute of Health Science to East […]

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Sigma Chi Supports East Ridge Needy Child Fund

December 6, 2020 By Dick Cook Leave a Comment

The men of the Delta Theta chapter of Sigma Chi Fraternity at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga held a toy and gift drive to benefit the East Ridge Needy Child Fund on Saturday at the fraternity house on Siskin Drive. This marks the fourth year the brothers of Delta Theta have given to the […]

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Help ‘Love’s Arm’ Fight Sex Trafficking, Prostitution, and Addiction Through Cold Weather Outreach 

December 1, 2020 By Contributed Article Leave a Comment

Love’s Arm has served women survivors of trafficking, prostitution, and addiction more than 270 times this year, but COVID-19 has depleted their resources. The nonprofit organization is asking the community for coats, gloves, and monetary donations to continue its street outreach program in the winter. Through the program, volunteers engage and nurture relationships with survivors […]

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Health Department Guidance to Reduce the Transmission of COVID-19 in the Workplace

November 23, 2020 By Contributed Article Leave a Comment

The Hamilton County Health Department offers guidance to protect workers and prevent transmission of COVID-19 in the workplace. Based on investigations, a major source of transmission in our community is exposure and infection in the workplace. Employees then take the virus home and infect household members.Household members then take the virus to another workplace or […]

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‘Q for Kids’ Benefit On Saturday in Fort Oglethorpe

November 20, 2020 By Contributed Article Leave a Comment

Join us for the Catoosa and Walker County Sheriff’s Offices “Q for Kids”, benefiting the Stocking Full of Love program that supports children in need with toys this Christmas season. Members of both departments have been working hard this week with Wardlaw’s Lucky Eye Q to smoke 1,000+ pounds of pork butts. Ø  Who: Catoosa and Walker […]

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‘From Truck to Trunk’ Event to be Held Oct. 17

October 17, 2020 By Dick Cook Leave a Comment

Action Church is sponsoring a food distribution event to those in need on Saturday October 17 at East Ridge Elementary School on John Ross Road. Action Church Pastor Daniel Beard is calling the event “From Truck to Trunk.” It will begin at 10 a.m. Beard said he is receiving more than 2,000 pre-packaged 30-pound food […]

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ERPD Community Meeting Set for June 17 Has Been Postponed

June 8, 2020 By Dick Cook Leave a Comment

This from Chief Stan Allen: Due to the State of Tennessee Governor’s Executive Order #38 which pertains to COVID-19 guidelines, in particular item 6d, the East Ridge Community and Senior Center cannot yet open for meetings and activities.  After review of the Executive Order by City Manager Chris Dorsey, the Community Meeting for the East […]

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Benchmark Offering Telehealth Virtual Treatments

April 20, 2020 By Dick Cook and Contributed Article Leave a Comment

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Hamilton County Schools COVID-19 Closure Community Update

March 25, 2020 By Dick Cook and Contributed Article Leave a Comment

COVID-19 Closure Community Update: Tuesday, March 24 Hamilton County Schools will send out regular communications to the community during the school closure with information and resources to help make this transition as easy as possible for families. The safety of our students and staff is our top priority. Thank you for your patience and understanding […]

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‘Voices of Recovery’ Event Slated for Thursday

February 25, 2020 By Dick Cook and Contributed Article Leave a Comment

The Addictions & Dependencies Committee (A&D) of the Hamilton County Regional Health Council invites the public to listen to three recovering addicts who will bravely share their stories of how they got clean and how they continue to live in recovery. The event seeks to break the stigma around recovery and show that addicts can […]

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Optimist lnternational Announces Optimist Day

February 6, 2020 By Dick Cook and Contributed Article Leave a Comment

The Optimist Club of East Ridge will be participating in Optimist lnternational’s Optimist Day on February 06, 2020. Members of Optimist lnternational will celebrate Optimist Day throughout the world the first Thursday of every February to promote their efforts in helping and recognizing the people that make a difference in their communities. On Optimist Day, […]

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Mayor Williams Reports to the Citizens

January 28, 2020 By Dick Cook and Contributed Article Leave a Comment

Mayor Brian Williams had another “Meet the Mayor” event at Wally’s Restaurant on Saturday, Jan. 25. What follows is Mayor Williams’ account of information he gave those in attendance and comments from guest speaker ERPD Chief Stan Allen. City Council Meetings As you probably already know the times for our City Council meeting and work […]

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