I know that there will never be a good time to discuss the hiring of a Parks and Recreation Director after Director Stump Martin’s passing away. He was synonymous with Camp Jordan and Kids! The City of East Ridge has posted the Parks & Recreation position on the eastridgetn.gov website. I am glad to see the […]
It’s A New Day in Codes Enforcement
It appears that the City of East Ridge is getting very serious about residents who are violating city codes as it relates to junked cars and debris in yards. I attended court last week at City Hall. Not Municipal Court, but a hearing by the Administrative Hearing Officer, Christopher Harris. There were more than 20 […]
A Day of Remembrance
My father, Richard E. Cook Sr., served in the United States Coast Guard just after the “Big One,” WWII. He loved his country and instilled that love of country in his children. “Pops” joined William E. Blair Post 95 of the American Legion not long after it was chartered. There were some wonderful men who […]
What’s Going on in East Ridge?
What in the world is happening in East Ridge? I’ve been vacillating between depression and optimism over the events of the last few weeks. Last Thursday, in a two-minute meeting, the East Ridge Housing and Redevelopment Authority imploded. There were about two-dozen residents in attendance, many of those being the nucleus of the group East […]
Godspeed, Stump
This world has lost a unique individual. On Thursday morning, Marvin “Stump” Martin left this earthly pale. Godspeed, my friend. I remember when I was first introduced to Stump at the old News-Free Press, where he and I worked. This guy with a loud, booming voice and flat-top haircut was cutting through the morgue – […]
Should Lambert Resign for Violation of East Ridge Ethics Ordinance #818?
Now that the dust has settled from the District 8 County Commission race it is time to seriously revisit the issue at the core of the controversy without the cloud of a political campaign. Should Brent Lambert be held accountable for his campaign finances or not? First, I will say that I wish I did […]
Beware of the Wife
One morning this week, my husband walked in the front door after running errands and presented me with a small plaque that read “Beware of the Wife.” Now….for those that do not know me, I can be pretty vocal about politics and have been pretty vocal about the recent goings on in our East Ridge […]
Don’t Tread on Me!
The City Council has apparently got the message loud and clear. While no Gadsden flags were present at last Thursday’s public meeting, the sentiment was not only clearly present but was apparently felt. How no one could see the oncoming backlash is beyond me. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to see how this East […]
‘Haiku’ on Manning Firing
Witness the petty vitriol of a failed “visionary,” spewed upon a poor old man and native son. The Death of Shame has come to East Ridge. _ Anonymous city employee and lifetime resident
Thompson Laments Manning Firing
Just when you think it can’t get any lower, we’ll it does. So apparently Denny Manning stated the obvious when he referred to Lambert as a “chicken” for failing to show for the housing meeting. As I understand it he was relieved as the Chaplin from the police department this morning. Coincidence? I think not. […]
Williams Calling for Dissolving ER Housing Authority
I would like to provide some information about the East Ridge Housing and Redevelopment Authority. This authority was created by the City Council by a 4-0 vote. I did vote yes for the formation of this authority as I believe it could have been a positive tool to address only blighted properties (dilapidated, unsafe, uninhabitable and unsightly […]
Who’s Idea Was This in the First Place?
East Ridge News Online covered the East Ridge Housing and Redevelopment Authority (ERHRA) from the very beginning, and I have written a number of opinion pieces concerning the board. No one in East Ridge really seemed to care much about it … then came “the letter.” The letter was not presented in print at the […]
Jetton Backs Johnston in Register’s Race
Who do we vote for in Register of Deeds race? This is opponent record Multiple campaign donations from controversial Exit One developers. (public info: campaign finance disclosure). Accepted out of state PAC campaign donations AFTER he announced he was running for local office. (public info: campaign finance disclosure). Transferred large state office campaign coffer to […]
Residents Take a Lot of Abuse from Government; Just Don’t Try to Boot Them from Houses
About 150 residents pack city council chambers Thursday in a rare show of civic spirit among a people who usually let elected officials work without supervision. But more than 16 people rankled at the threat of eminent domain of their houses have words of anger and dismay at a 25-page plan created mysteriously as a […]
Airbnb Ordinance Open to Legal Challenge, Violates Constitution on 3 Counts
Another Southeast Tennessee municipality is making war on the Internet, trying to raise a Beijing wall to keep out wealth that flows into town via short-term vacation rentals. Not that East Ridge turns its back on in-rushing dollars. Its Exit 1 development promises riches to area developers and local people who work for these national […]
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