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Man Arrested after Allegedly Pulling Gun on Girlfriend, Companion

January 2, 2018 By Dick Cook 0 Comments

Police arrested a Chattanooga man on New Year’s Eve after he allegedly menaced a man with a gun who had posted Snapchat photos of the defendant’s girlfriend. Fernando Castillo, 20, of a Kinser Circle address, was charged with Aggravated Assault and Domestic Aggravated Assault. He is scheduled to appear in East Ridge Municipal Court on […]

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‘Beer in the Park’ Passes on Second Reading

December 15, 2017 By Dick Cook 2 Comments

On Thursday evening, the East Ridge City Council passed on second reading an ordinance that will allow the sale of beer by special permit in Camp Jordan Park. As in the first reading, the measure passed by a 3-2 vote, with Mayor Brent Lambert and Councilman Jacky Cagle voting no. City Manager Scott Miller asked […]

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Hundreds Brave Cold for Christmas Parade

December 9, 2017 By Dick Cook 0 Comments

Baby it was cold outside for the Christmas Parade at Camp Jordan on Friday evening. Several hundred bundled-up-people filled with the Christmas spirit braved sub-freezing temperatures to enjoy an abbreviated parade with a quarter mile route down Camp Jordan Parkway.  A group of businessmen in cooperation with the City of East Ridge, were not dismayed […]

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Christmas Parade a Go! Snow and All

December 5, 2017 By Dick Cook 0 Comments

  The weatherman calling for a dip in the thermometer and snow flurries during Friday evening’s Christmas Parade at Camp Jordan Park, will not effect the parade’s schedule. Stump Martin, the Director of Parks and Recreation, said Friday that he was delighted that snow was falling in East Ridge during the late morning hours. “I […]

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Christmas Parade Cancelled

November 18, 2017 By Dick Cook 0 Comments

The East Ridge Christmas Parade set for 6:30 p.m. Saturday evening has been cancelled. East Ridge Police Chief J.R. Reed said early Saturday afternoon that the decision to cancel the parade was due to a near certainty of severe weather coinciding with the event. “I’ve been monitoring the weather since 9 a.m. (Saturday) morning,” Chief […]

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‘Beer in the Park’ Passes on First Reading

November 10, 2017 By Dick Cook 2 Comments

By a 3-2 vote, the East Ridge City Council passed on first reading an amendment to a city ordinance that would allow the sale of beer in Camp Jordan during special events, Thursday night during its regular meeting. Vice Mayor Larry Sewell was joined by Councilman Brian Williams and Councilwoman Esther Helton in voting for […]

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ER Housing & Redevelopment Authority Holds Annual Meeting

November 1, 2017 By Dick Cook 0 Comments

The newly-formed East Ridge Housing and Redevelopment Authority held its first annual meeting, Wednesday at City Hall. The five-member panel consisting of Chairman Darwin Branam, Ruth Braly, Eddie Phillips, Earl Wilson and Curtis Adams, formally adopted by-laws which will govern the authority. It elected Phillips, the city’s former Public Safety Director, as its Vice Chairman. […]

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Council Discusses Beer in the Park

October 27, 2017 By Dick Cook 0 Comments

The East Ridge City Council handled routine city business in its only meeting of October. The Workshop Agenda session which preceded it was anything but routine, as its members discussed amending an ordinance which would allow the sale of beer during special events on city property, including Camp Jordan Park. Councilman Larry Sewell asked if […]

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Standoff Ends Peacefully

October 18, 2017 By Dick Cook 0 Comments

  A man who was in East Ridge Municipal Court on Tuesday for not fulfilling his community service on an earlier charge was arrested late Wednesday afternoon after a two-hour standoff with police. Kedarrian Higgins, 22, of 3211 Blackhawk Trail has been charged with Aggravated Domestic Assault, after he allegedly assaulted his mother at their […]

Filed Under: Crime News, FEATURED STORY, News, SLIDER

Lady Pioneers Claim District Soccer Title

October 13, 2017 By Dick Cook 0 Comments

East Ridge’s Ana Villegas scored with 14 seconds left in the second overtime to lift the Lady Pioneers’  to a 1-0 win over Hixson in the finals of the District 8-2A soccer tournament, Friday at Hixson. East Ridge (9-4-1) will now host McMinn Central in the semifinals of the region tournament on Tuesday at 7:30 […]

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ERPD Asking for Help of Citizens

October 6, 2017 By Dick Cook and Contributed Article 0 Comments

The East Ridge Police Department is asking the public’s help in identifying the pictured individual. He is a person of interest in the investigation of multiple burglaries of Advance Rent to Own storefront and vehicles in East Ridge in September 2017. Anyone with information as to his identity or whereabouts is encouraged to call the […]

Filed Under: Crime News, FEATURED STORY, News

City Moves Forward with Ringgold Road Improvements

September 29, 2017 By Dick Cook 0 Comments

The East Ridge City Council voted to push forward with hiring an engineering company for services relating to improvements along the western end of Ringgold Road. The City entered into an agreement with ASA Engineering for survey and storm water modeling, and a preliminary design for right-of-way and improvements which include sidewalks. The price tag […]

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East Ridge Nominated for ‘Game of the Week’

September 22, 2017 By Dick Cook 0 Comments

The East Ridge football game with Anderson County slated for Sept. 29 has been nominated as a Titans High School Game of the Week. Each week a panel of media members will select top high school football matchups from across the state. The games nominated are eligible to selected as the Academy Sports Outdoors High […]

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Ground Broken at Exit 1 Project

September 18, 2017 By Dick Cook and Contributed Article 0 Comments

  The City of East Ridge celebrated its official groundbreaking of the Exit 1 reconfiguration project on Friday morning. Tennessee Department of Transportation representatives and dignitaries that were instrumental in seeing this project to fruition were on hand at the ceremony that has been several years in the making. At the end of 2015, the […]

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Pioneers Edge Panthers on Special Night

September 9, 2017 By Dick Cook 0 Comments

Three extra points made all the difference, as East Ridge edged Brainerd, 21-18, Friday night at Raymond James Stadium/Shanks Field. It was a special night at the school as dozens of former Pioneer football players were on hand for the first game at the newly re-built Raymond James Stadium. In addition, the athletic facilities at […]

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