Polk County broke a 21-game losing streak by beating East Ridge, 35-28, Friday night at Shanks Field/Raymond James Stadium. Logan Griswold carried the ball 40 times for the Wildcats racking up 200 yards rushing. Polk County had 320 yards of total offense compared to East Ridge’s 247. Kashawn Cosey accounted for much of the […]
Is it Called Barbecuing or Grilling?
My new book, Great American Grilling, is out and hitting the stores. I’m pretty proud of the book as it’s a combination of fun, history, food trivia, and of course great recipes. However; there has been one unexpected result. I’ve been emailed several times from fans asking questions the differences between outdoor cooking methods. The […]
Catholic Continues Football Win Streak
Catholic extended its two-season winning streak in football with a 44-14 win over Boyd-Buchanan in the first-ever contest at David Boyd Field. The game was shortened due to inclement weather. Catholic’s vaunted offensive line (Maverick Tucker, Ben Bambrey, Landon Cooling, Boston Eberly, Andy McGann) lead the way for the Rams’ ground game. The Catholic running […]
Seven Qualify for City Council Race
Seven people have qualified to run for East Ridge City Council in the November 8 Municipal Election. According to the Hamilton County Election Commission, Gregg Shipley filed his papers before the noon deadline on Thursday, August 18 to qualify. It is Shipley’s first run for elective office. Shipley will join Jim Bethune, Matthew DeGlopper, Esther […]
ERPD Increases DUI Enforcement During Statewide Initiative
The East Ridge Police Department is partnering with the Tennessee Highway Safety Office (THSO) to increase DUI enforcement across Tennessee from August 19 to Labor Day as part of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s nationwide mobilization against drunk driving. In 2015, Tennessee lost 239 lives to alcohol-related traffic crashes, according to the Tennessee Department […]
City to Celebrate 95th Birthday
East Ridge is throwing a huge FREE party on Aug. 20 at the Camp Jordan Arena to celebrate the 95th birthday of the city. The East Ridge elected officials want to cordially invite you to come join them for an event to remember. East Ridge Parks and Recreation Director, Stump Martin, said the city officials […]
The Crossing Deliver ‘Care Packages’ to ER Police and Fire
There are care packages and then there are “Care Packages.” Wednesday afternoon Daniel Beard the pastor of “The Crossing” in East Ridge along with several members of the church delivered “care packages” to the East Ridge Fire and Police Services Center. “In this day and age when there are discrepancies and arguments that develop in […]
Healthy Communities Take Root in Teaching Gardens
The Health Department’s Step ONE (Optimize with Nutrition and Exercise) program offers grants to neighborhoods and organizations to begin and sustain teaching gardens. The purpose of the Step ONE teaching gardens is to: Demonstrate to children and families the importance of food choices for overall health; Provide opportunities for people to learn valuable skills such […]
OLPH Fundraiser This Weekend
Our Lady of Perpetual Help School will be having a car wash this weekend to raise funds for the 8th grade’s trip to Washington, D.C., organizers said. The car wash will be held at the church on South Moore Road on Saturday and Sunday. On Saturday, the car wash will be held during and after […]
Catholic Kicks off Football Season with Win
The Catholic Rams continued a win streak that date backs to 2014 with a 32-6 victory over Normal Park / CSAS. Catholic completely dominated the line of scrimmage and were up 24-0 with two minutes remaining in the second quarter. “Our interior linemen (Ben Bambrey, Maverick Tucker, Landon Cooling, Boston Eberly, Andy McGann) provided our […]
Kent’s Slightly Spicy Crab Cakes
One of the recipe articles on my website this week was for my version of Slightly Spicy Crab Cakes. My mother-in-law Joan is in town for a week-long visit and before she came I asked my foodie question. It’s the same question I ask before every visit. “Any special recipe requests beside the ribs you […]
No Home Stands at ERHS until October
East Ridge High School football fans will not have home stands to sit in and cheer their team on during the home opener against Polk County on Aug. 19. And, perhaps, the Pioneer faithful could go the entire season without the stands being in place. According to David Testerman, East Ridge’s representative to the Hamilton […]
Health Department Announces First Case of Zika Virus
HAMILTON COUNTY, TN –The Chattanooga-Hamilton County Health Department received confirmation of the first person in Hamilton County to test positive for Zika virus. The individual recently returned from an affected country where Zika disease is being transmitted by mosquitoes. In an effort to prevent local transmission, the Health Department is conducting door-to-door education in the […]
Haynes to be County’s Next Assessor of Property
Republican Marty Haynes will become Hamilton County’s next Assessor of Property. Haynes received 16,104 votes to Democrat Mark Siedlecki’s 12,158. In the state primaries, incumbent Congressman Chuck Fleischman easily outdistanced his challengers in the Republican Primary for U.S. House of Representatives in the 3rd District. In Hamilton County, Fleischman received 13,392 votes, while Allan Levene […]
Camp Jordan’s Disc Golf Course to Reopen
On Saturday morning, before the sun became too darned hot, Kevin Turner worked with a handful of members of the Chattanooga Flying Disc Club pouring concrete making a new tee box for the disc golf course at Camp Jordan. The popular disc golf course _ one of only two 18 hole golf courses in the […]
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