Hamilton County Schools Superintendent Rick Smith said Monday that he would be retiring effective July 1. Smith released the following statement to the media. “Today I am announcing my retirement from Hamilton County Schools. My retirement will be effective July 1, 2016. I will be taking leave effective immediately. Until such time as an interim […]
Council Says Yes to New Hire, No to Grant
East Ridge city fathers said yes on a new hire and no on a grant. During its regular meeting on Thursday night, the City Council moved to create an additional position in its short-staffed Codes Enforcement Department and agreed to decline a $100,000 state parks and recreation grant earmarked for tennis and basketball courts. For […]
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. […]
‘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 […]
Burglary Victim Unloads on ERPD Leadership
In a City Council meeting that was short on agenda items was anything but on drama. Jim Winters, a former detective with the East Ridge Police Department, blamed the current leadership of the ERPD for bungling its “investigation” into the burglary of his truck at his Ten Oaks Drive home last week. During the “communications […]
Statement from WWTA Board
The members of the Hamilton County Water & Wastewater Treatment Authority (WWTA) Board of Commissioners submit this letter to clarify the function, legal obligations and responsibilities of the WWTA. We are writing to inform our ratepayers and other interested parties about who the WWTA is, how we operate and how we are working hard to […]
City Struggles with Staffing, Park Grant
The East Ridge City Council continued to struggle with two issues _ staffing in the city’s codes enforcement department and a state grant for parks and recreation _ at its regular meeting Thursday night at City Hall. A discussion of hiring a codes enforcement officer, which had been tabled from the previous meeting, resulted in […]
Camp Jordan A Money Maker?
Sixty-four jobs, $3.1 million in local sales impact, and a major factor in the decision to locate new businesses here. These are just a few of the highlights from the Camp Jordan Economic Impact Analysis done for the City of East Ridge by Dr. William Legg, a University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Economics Professor. The […]
East Ridge Connections at CFD Awards
The Chattanooga Fire Department’s Second Annual CFD Awards was held Monday night at the Bessie Smith Hall, and several people with connections to East Ridge were honored. Capt. Joey Smith, son of Sammye and Kenny Smith, who are East Ridge residents, shared the department’s highest honor, Firefighter of the Year, along with Firefighter Tyler Toon. […]
Two Indicted for Rape
The Hamilton County Grand Jury has indicted two men for the rape and kidnapping of a woman that allegedly happened in East Ridge. According to our friends at NewsChannel9, the indictment against Iver Diaz Cruz was handed down February 3. According to the offense report, the victim went on a date with the suspect in late […]
Citizens Vent Frustrations over WWTA
(AUDIO LINK AT BOTTOM OF STORY) More than 50 people braved the weather Tuesday evening to come to a public forum at the East Ridge Community Center concerning the operation of the Hamilton County Water and Wastewater Treatment Authority. Those people were virtually unanimous in their distaste for the WWTA, calling for the firing […]
UPDATED: Juvenile Charged with Reckless Homicide
UPDATE: This statement from the ERPD: After conferring with the Hamilton County District Attorney’s office, charges against the juvenile involved in the shooting on Friday, February 5, have been upgraded to Reckless Homicide. ERPD officials said late Saturday night that the victim in Friday’s shooting on Bennett Road has died. According to a press release, officials identified […]
Malone Statement on Resignation
The following is a verbatim statement sent to East Ridge News Online by former East Ridge High School football coach Tracy Malone. I would like to begin by thanking my family, friends, and fans for their support. My resignation as a teacher and football coach at East Ridge High School was not an easy […]
UPDATED: Malone Resigns from ERHS
East Ridge High School Head Football Coach Tracy Malone has resigned suddenly, Tuesday afternoon. According to our friends at NewsChannel9, journalists there learned this afternoon that students allegedly assaulted another student while Coach Malone was supposed to be in his classroom but wasn’t. According to Stacy Stewart, Hamilton County’s Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources, the district […]
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