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, […]
Beer Board Fines Five Businesses
The East Ridge Beer Board met Monday night at City Hall and fined five businesses for selling beer to minors. The board uniformly levied fines of $200 against Stop-N-Go Fuel Mart, Stop-N-Save, Circle K, Amigo and Party Mart. In addition, the businesses will have their licenses suspended for three days, March 17, 18 and 19. […]
Teen Maze Gives Teens a Choice Before it’s Too Late
Teaching teenagers about making responsible choices requires a real world classroom. For the second year in a row, local non-profit 1N3, the Chattanooga-Hamilton County Health Department, and a diverse array of community partners will be hosting Choices Matter Teen Maze. This life-size maze allows students to make a life or death choice, experience the consequences, […]
Strawberry Pie
This past Saturday I received a text from my mother exclaiming “Linda’s Produce has flats of Florida strawberries!” I knew I had to have some. You see, in preparation for the impending strawberry season I’ve been pouring over recipe after recipe for strawberry pie. I was itching to try my own compilation pulled together from […]
City Library Celebrates Dr. Seuss with Party
The East Ridge City Library pulled out all the stops to celebrate Dr. Seuss’s birthday, Wednesday, by throwing a little party with some of the children’s book author’s most beloved characters. The Cat in the Hat was on hand with Thing 1 and Thing 2 to mingle with some tiny devoted readers of the books. […]
City Gets New Life Saving Devices
The City of East Ridge has acquired a new tool that just might save your or one of your loved one’s life. Interim City Manager and Fire Chief Mike Williams said the city just got in six automated external defibrillators that will be placed in several city buildings and at Camp Jordan Park. “Having these […]
‘Credible Threat’ Investigated by CPD Bomb Squad
A message scrawled on a bathroom wall at East Ridge Middle School forced East Ridge authorities to call in the Chattanooga Police Department Bomb Squad, Wednesday morning. According to ERPD Assistant Chief Stan Allen, police were called to the Bennett Avenue school just before 10 a.m. Chief Allen said the “credible threat” necessitated the bomb […]
Greenholtz, Haynes Prevail in Election
More than 75,000 Hamilton County voters, including those in East Ridge, went to the polls in large numbers Tuesday despite periodic bad weather. Voters returned Tom Greenholtz to his position on the bench as Criminal Court Judge Div. II. Greenholtz tallied 19,944 votes to challenger Mike Little’s 12,985 in the Republican Primary. There was no […]
Polling Locations Refresher
Tuesday is election day in East Ridge, across Tennessee and in many southern states. Here are a set of maps to help you Identify what area you live in and then subsequently where your polling place is located. East Ridge 1 (a&b)- East Ridge City Hall ‐ (Gym) 1517 Tombras Ave. East Ridge, TN 37412 East Ridge […]
ERPD Assisting in ‘Life Choices’ Exercise with Teens
Through a grant from the Governor’s Highway Safety Office, the East Ridge Police Department will be assisting 1N3, the Hamilton County Health Department, Chattanooga Police, and other agencies in the “Choices Matter Teen Maze” held at Chattanooga State on March 8-11. A Teen Maze has been described as a life-size game board to help […]
Police Briefs for Feb. 29
Police have charged a Crossville, Tenn. woman with stealing cash and using the credit cards from an elderly man she was visiting. According to an affidavit of complaint, Tonya Lorraine Hale, 42, was charged with nine counts of fraudulent use of a credit card and three counts of forgery. It is unclear when she will […]
Sign of Changing Times
Workers with Snyder Signs replaced the old Cornerstone Bank sign with a new one on Sunday morning. Cornerstone announced last year that it had merged with SmartBank, which has headquarters in Pigeon Forge. Cornerstone is the sixth largest bank in the Chattanooga area, with more than 100 employees in its five Hamilton County offices. When […]
ER Municipal Court Docket for March 1
The following people are scheduled to appear in East Ridge Municipal Court on March 1. Emory Letson _ Burglary (Vehicle), Criminal Impersonation, Vandalism, Burglary, Theft under $500. Christopher Mathis _ FTA (2), Domestic Assault, Vandalism, Theft. Oscar Morales _ No DL. Thomas Phipps _ FTA, Red Light Violation, No Insurance, Registration Violation. Paul Terry _ […]
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