The following people are scheduled to appear in East Ridge Municipal Court on March 22. Ricky Beamon _ Possession Schedule II Drugs. Michael Palmer _ Felony Possession Meth, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Criminal Simulation. William Johnson _ FTA, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Theft of Services. Kane Malone _ Fraudulent Use of Debit Card (3), Aggravated Kidnapping, […]
James Named Pioneer Football Coach
On Friday, officials at East Ridge High School announced that Tim James would become the new head football coach for the Pioneers. James, 52, will succeed Tracy Malone, who resigned his position after last season. “I’m doing back flips,” James said during a phone interview. “I’m coming home.” James said he was honored that he […]
How Do You Like Your Eggs?
The only way I remember eating eggs as a child was scrambled, in fact most everyone in my family ate them that way. I have faint memories of my grandmother eating what I now know to be an over medium egg, although at the time it was just a runny egg in my book. Fast […]
City Addressing Over-sized Trucks Navigating Through ER
The City of East Ridge is taking measures to ensure over-sized loads that are traveling Ringgold Road don’t continue damage traffic signals and snarl the traffic on its main thoroughfare. On Thursday, a truck hauling an over-sized generator to Texas for Microsoft was stopped in the 6500 block of Ringgold Road, said Interim City Manager/Fire […]
OLPH Students Kick up Heels
Fourth-graders at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic School kicked up their heels on St. Patrick’s Day, thanks to a local radio station and teacher Michael Dawn Blackwell. Ms. Blackwell said she heard about US101 sponsoring an online contest which would have radio personality Kelley Bradshaw come to a school and teach kids how to […]
Teen Health Summit
HAMILTON COUNTY, TN – How do you get teens to a health screening? How about the chance to win movie tickets, a 32” TV, $100 gift card, free lunch, and to meet former Tennessee Titan player and Chattanooga native Tony Brown? On Saturday, March 19 from 11AM-4PM, the Chattanooga-Hamilton County Health Department’s Community Outreach Program […]
North Ga. Writer Nominated for Amazon’s Kindle Scout
LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, Ga. _ Everyone knows Amazon sells more than books. Lots of people check with Amazon before they buy anything, from electronics to running shoes to disposable mouth guards. And even if they don’t end up clicking the buy button, chances are they checked out the reviews of the product they were considering. Some products […]
NewEngine Puts Spark in Firefighters’ Eyes
It was an exciting Wednesday morning at East Ridge’s No. 1 Fire Hall as the city took delivery of its new fire engine. The brand new Rosenbauer Commander 4000 rolled into the lot and about a dozen of East Ridge’s finest suddenly became like boys waking up to Christmas morning. “It’s Awesome,” said Firefighter Travis […]
Malone Named Whitwell Coach
WHITWELL, Tenn. — Tracy Malone, the former East Ridge High School football coach who resigned in early February, now has a new job. According to our friends at NewsChannel9, Malone is now the new head football coach at Whitwell High School. We’re told he will be a teacher at the school in addition to coaching. Malone […]
Dizzy Dean Honors Skiles
Shawnna Skiles was surprised with a special honor Saturday night at the 29th annual Tennessee Dizzy Dean banquet held at the Abba’s House in Hixson. The City of East Ridge Athletics Supervisor was honored as the second woman to ever be placed in the Dizzy Dean Gold Circle Hall of Fame. In a letter Dizzy […]
Smith Announces Retirement
Hamilton County Schools Superintendent Rick Smith said Monday that he would be retiring effective July 1. Smith released the following statement to the media. “Today I am announcing my retirement from Hamilton County Schools. My retirement will be effective July 1, 2016. I will be taking leave effective immediately. Until such time as an interim […]
Small Sinkhole on Marlboro Hazard to Motorists
A small sinkhole opened up in the 600 block of Marlboro Avenue late Saturday afternoon. The hole, about two feet in diameter and more than three feet deep, is in the south bound lane near where a blue line ditch cuts under the heavily-traveled road. Officials speculate that the drainage ditch may have undercut the […]
ER ‘Shockley’ Take Hoops Championship
The East Ridge “Shockley” recently won the Championship of the 9-10 year-old division of the youth basketball league. The Shockley _ consisting of only six players on the squad _ took down the LFO Walker, 30-11, to avenge the team’s only regular-season loss. What made the win even sweeter, said Coach Tony Shockley Sr., was […]
Agenda Set for Thursday Council Meeting
The East Ridge City Council will meet Thursday at City Hall on Tombras Avenue and once again consider hiring at least one person in the city’s Codes Enforcement Department. The council has wrangled with the issue for more than a month. The reassignment of a longtime codes employee due to a disciplinary measure has left […]
Alumni Association Busy Planning Fundraiser
The East Ridge Alumni and Supporters Association met Monday night, in part, to discuss an all-class alumni party and fundraiser in August. According to minutes of the meeting provided by Candace Visage Bell, the group’s secretary, the party is tentatively scheduled for the third week in August. On Friday, there will be a live auction, […]
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