East Ridge City Court Judge Cris Helton bound charges of murder over to the Grand Jury against three people accused in the February killing of Reginald Ballard. The three charged _ Kyhree Donte Thompson, Tabitha Nicole Garrison and Verronta Page _ appeared in a two hour preliminary hearing on Tuesday. Ballard’s body was found inside […]
City Takes Steps to Write $1 Million Check
On Sunday, in anticipation of writing Exit 1 LLC developers a check for $1 million, the City Council passed a resolution lowering the minimum balance it must keep as unassigned money in its General Fund. Resolution 2482 lowered the effective amount of money in the general fund from three months operating capital to two months. […]
City Passes Budget on First Reading
The East Ridge City Council met Saturday morning from a recessed meeting and passed on first reading its 2015-16 fiscal year budget. The proposed $10.7 million budget is a decrease of almost half a million dollars (minus the development incentives of $4 million) from the previous year’s budget, officials said. The proposed budget anticipates an […]
Manning Says He’s Running for State Rep.
Editors Note: Matthew DeGlopper is a contributor to East Ridge News Online. With Councilman Larry Sewell absent, the East Ridge City Council met Thursday night and recessed until Saturday morning to take care of the more serious issues before them. However, Councilman Denny Manning, who will have served for 12 years when his term expires […]
Lambert Has No Recollection of TDOT Letter
East Ridge Mayor Brent Lambert said that he was surprised to get a phone call from Tennessee Department of Transportation officials in July informing him of a deed restriction on city-owned property that is being developed for the new Bass Pro Shops. East Ridge News Online reviewed TDOT files on Tuesday and learned that in […]
Lambert Explains Deed Restriction Issue
East Ridge Mayor Brent Lambert said Wednesday that it could be the middle of June before the city can clear up land ownership issues at the Bass Pro Shops project site. “The end result of development going on down there is that it is eminently worth what we are paying for that property” Lambert said. […]
City Announces Facade Improvement Grants
The City of East Ridge announces a new local Community Development program for existing East Ridge businesses interested in projects to improve their business. Beginning Monday, May 18, businesses that are located along the Central Business Corridor, on or adjacent to Ringgold Road, can apply for grant funds. If approved, funds may be used to […]
Development On Track at Exit 1
John Healy, a principal with Wolftever Development, the firm that is developing the area adjacent to Camp Jordan for a new retail complex, told the East Ridge City Council during its agenda session Thursday night that the site is virtually ready for construction to begin. “As of this afternoon, we are on grade and the […]