In a recent poll on East Ridge News Online, readers were asked if they preferred spending taxpayer money on a ladder truck for the fire department or improvements to Camp Jordan Park. When the poll was first posted, about 90 percent of respondents preferred the city to spend money on a fire truck. East Ridge […]

It took the East Ridge Beer Board less than three minutes to approve a permit for Cracker Barrel to begin selling beer and sparkling wine at its location on N. Mack Smith Road. The board heard from Tayo Atanda, a Nashville attorney representing the giant restaurant chain. Atanda told the board that beer and sparkling […]

The community to celebrate with a virtual public launch on September 17   The city of East Ridge on the Tennessee/Georgia state line, has joined 15 other communities across the tri-state region in the Thriving Communities creative placemaking network, facilitated by Thrive Regional Partnership. The community of East Ridge is invited to join the journey, […]

Tennessee Scholastic Clay Target Program invites youth from across the state to try the shotgun shooting sports on Sept. 19 and 26 Nashville _ Tennessee Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP) invites 4th through 12th graders from all corners of the state to come learn about the shotgun shooting sports and try hitting a few targets […]

The Hamilton County Health Department announces possible exposures to positive cases of COVID 19. August 3-4 (Monday and Tuesday) – Mike’s Hole in the Wall, 535 Cherokee Blvd, Chattanooga, TN 37405. August 3-4 (Monday and Tuesday) – Mellow Mushroom (downtown), 205 Broad St, Chattanooga, TN 37402. August 5 (Wednesday) – Reunion Subdivision Swimming Pool, 1100 […]

The Hamilton County Health Department announces a COVID-19 exposure at the Lincoln Day Dinner event, held Friday, July 31 at the Chattanooga Convention Center, 1150 Carter St, Chattanooga, TN 37402. Case investigations revealed that a person attended the event while in their infectious period. It is recommended that anyone who attended this event get tested […]

The Hamilton County Health Department is notifying the community of a potential COVID-19 exposure that occurred at Amigo Mexican Restaurant in East Ridge, 3805 Ringgold Road, between Saturday, July 25 and Saturday, August 1, with the exception of Monday, July 27. Case investigations revealed that members of the public who visited or dined at the […]

UPDATE: As of last Friday, 12,946 people in Hamilton County had taken advantage of early voting. That’s 8,157 more voters than in 2016, representing a 170 percent increase. Early voting for the state and federal primary contests began on Friday, July 17 and continues through Saturday, Aug. 1. Here are the early voting sites: Brainerd […]

The Hamilton County Health Department regretfully reports three additional COVID-19 deaths on Friday, bringing the total number of Hamilton County resident deaths to 33. “Our thoughts and prayers go out to these families,” said Health Department Administrator Becky Barnes, “We want to encourage our community to practice social distancing and wear masks in public. Community […]

According to the Hamilton County “hot spot” map, East Ridge recorded six new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, June 17, bringing the cumulative number of cases to 216, the third most in Hamilton County. East Ridge trails only East Lake (485 and East Brainerd (259) in the highest concentration of Coronavirus cases since the pandemic began […]