The Hamilton County Board of Education and the Chattanooga-Hamilton County Health Department are pleased to announce the board’s adoption of a tobacco-free campus policy for all Hamilton County Schools. The new policy prohibits all tobacco and tobacco products, including smokeless tobacco, electronic cigarettes (vaping), and all associated paraphernalia on all property of Hamilton County Schools. […]
Homeowners Work to Create Property Defense Group Amid City Threat
An activist attorney says the city’s redevelopment authority wields a power “that should never be used against anyone” and Wednesday urged 62 East Ridge residents to organize a group for a long-term combat for property rights.. Robert McNamara, chief counsel for Institute for justice in Arlington, Va., says the East Ridge Housing and Redevelopment Authority […]
Burglary Suspect Shot in Catoosa County Found in East Ridge
According to our friends at NewsChannel9, East Ridge Police said that a man who was trying to burglarize a home was shot Tuesday morning in Catoosa County, and later found in East Ridge. ERPD Assistant Police Chief Stan Allen says police located the person at 3400 Frawley Street. Allen says the victim was apparently shot while […]
Pioneers Down Pounders in Boys Soccer
East Ridge blanked Central, 6-0, Monday night in a boys high school soccer match at Camp Jordan. The win extends the Pioneers regular-season record to 13-2-2 entering the District 8/AA Tournament. East Ridge, the second seed in the tournament will play Hixson on May 8 in the district semi-final game. Kickoff is 7 p.m. at […]
UPDATED: City Releases Statement on ERHRA
A lobbyist for the Small Cities Coalition of Hamilton County released a statement on Monday saying that the East Ridge Housing and Redevelopment Authority will scale back its plans to redevelop residential property in East Ridge. Bridgett Raper wrote that the East Ridge Housing and Redevelopment Authority (ERHRA), has heard the strong directive from the […]
One Hurt in Rollover Crash on I-24
A motorist was taken to an area hospital after the car he was driving left Interstate 24 and crashed, early Sunday morning. According to East Ridge Fire Chief Mike Williams, fire and police were dispatched to the single car accident at 18300 block of Interstate 24 at 12:30 a.m.. When emergency workers arrived they found […]
ERPD Arrests April 23-29
According to booking reports from the Hamilton County Jail, the following people were arrested by the East Ridge Police Department from April 23-29. An arrest does not mean that a person has been convicted of a crime. All persons arrested are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. ALCALA, ELIAS M 4114 EAST […]
Police Looking for Suspect who Attempted to Abduct Young Woman
East Ridge police are searching for a man who allegedly tried to abduct a young woman on Saturday afternoon. According to a press release, on Saturday at 3:20 p.m. officers responded to a reported attempted abduction and assault in the 1600 Block of Springvale Avenue. A 22- year-old woman reported that a man emerged from […]
Municipal Court Docket for May 1
The following people are scheduled to appear in East Ridge Municipal Court on Tuesday, May 1. Court is held at City Hall on Tombras Avenue and begins at 3 p.m. with traffic cases. Ricky Burns – Resisting, Criminal Impersonation. Douglas Daugherty – DUI/4th, No Insurance, Leaving Scene of Accident. Tyler Domino – Theft over $10,000/For […]
State Extends Border Region Investment Period
On April 25, 2018, the City of East Ridge was notified that the Governor had signed into law an extension of the Investment Period for the highly successful Border Region Retail Tourism Development District Act. This extension allows all three of Tennessee’s “Border Region” cities—Bristol, East Ridge, and Kingsport—to continue investing in new economic development […]
Rezoning, Regulations Dominate Council Business
East Ridge City Council moved forward with rezoning a property to allow for the construction of townhouses in a transition zone and regulate short-term vacation rentals, Thursday night during its regular meeting at City Hall. A request by developers Bobby Hudgens and James Anderson to rezone property on Boyd Street to build townhouses had been […]
Another Soccer Win for Pioneers
East Ridge made it an even dozen wins on the year downing Sweetwater, 4-2, Thursday in boys high school soccer action. The win takes the Pioneers’ record to 12-2-2 overall. East Ridge is 3-1 in Disrict 8/AA play. East Ridge rallied from a 2-1 halftime deficit. Bryan Paz-Macario, Adam Adem, Chip Teleyon and Zhubin Salih […]
National Drug Take Back on Saturday
The 10th Annual National Drug Take Back will be held on Saturday, April 28, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The purpose of this event is to keep drugs out of the environment and off of our streets. Five of the locations will also include document shredders provided by the Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance, Division of Consumer […]
Residents Vent During Council Meeting
Angry residents turned out en mass at Thursday night’s East Ridge City Council meeting rebelling against a boundary map and a plan to redevelop the city formulated by the East Ridge Housing and Redevelopment Authority. Mayor Brent Lambert, the man who put the East Ridge Housing and Redevelopment Authority into motion was not there to […]
City Announces Meeting for ‘Town Center’
The City of East Ridge is setting into motion plans for its Town Center, located on Tombras Avenue. The plan includes an outdoor multi-purpose pavilion with restrooms and concession, which will be built on property to the rear of City Hall, totaling 3.7 acres adjacent to the old McBrien School. The community public input meeting […]
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