Offers School Reopening Guidance, Testing Resources  The Hamilton County Health Department reports 120 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, marking the first time the department has seen cases in the 120 range since March 19, 2021. The number of Hamilton County residents hospitalized for COVID-19 also continues to rise.  Last week, the average number of Hamilton […]

COVID Cases up 218 Percent in Last Two Weeks The Hamilton County Health Department has been monitoring the steady increase in COVID-19 infections over the last four weeks. In the last 14 days, Hamilton County has seen a 218 percent jump in new COVID-19 cases. Over 50 percent of these new cases have occurred in […]

City Council Appoints Wilson As Interim  UPDATE: During Thursday’s East Ridge City Council meeting, the council appointed Collegedale Municipal Court Judge Kevin Wilson to serve as interim East Ridge Municipal Court Judge. He is to begin hearing cases next month. According to the City Charter, Wilson will sit on the bench until the next Municipal […]

Officials with the City of East Ridge announced Monday that the city was awarded one of fifteen $25,000 grants as part of the 2021 Tennessee Dog Park Dash by the Boyd Foundation. The money will provide the opportunity for the city to create a dog park at Springvale Park in the heart of East Ridge.  […]

  UPDATE: The man who was dragged from a burning house on Bennett Road succumbed to his injuries, According to East Ridge Fire Chief Mike Williams, Timothy Dale Light Jr., 38, died from his injuries suffered in the fire. On Wednesday, Chief Williams said he held off reporting the identity of the victim until family […]

  East Ridge will celebrate its 100th anniversary as an incorporated city in September at a big party down at Camp Jordan. There’s gonna be something for everyone at the September 25 event, ranging from live bands to a variety of good food and beer from a number of area breweries. For the history buffs […]

During Thursday night’s East Ridge City Council Meeting, a lottery was held to determine who would be able to potentially open liquor stores in East Ridge. The winner on the West end of Ringgold Road was a fore drawn conclusion, as he was the only qualified applicant. That winner was Harsh Patel. On the East […]

The East Ridge High School football program celebrated with its annual awards ceremony in the gym, Wednesday evening. At the end of the festivities, Johnny Jones Sr., a businessman with roots in our city, gave the football program even more to celebrate, as he presented a $100,000 check to the alumni association earmarked for a […]

City to Demolish Current Playground in Anticipation for New Playground and Splashpad The City of East Ridge will begin demolition on the current Pioneer Frontier Playground beginning Monday, April 5 to prepare for the new playground and splashpad equipment to be installed. Demo is expected to be completed by May 1 and installation should begin around […]

Westbound Lanes Could be Closed for Two Weeks Beginning after 9:00 a.m. EDT on Friday, March 26, 2021, TDOT contract crews will start making permanent repairs to the slope near the tunnels in East Ridge where a mudslide occurred last week. The area to be repaired is adjacent to the westbound tunnel (East Ridge toward […]