“The city manager is not our boss we’re his boss.” – Councilman Denny Manning As the days approached prior to the most recent city council meeting a curious and surprising item appeared on this week’s agenda: I. Discussion of Current Interim City Manager – Councilmember Manning  My first thought was that maybe Mr. Manning had […]

Everyone call The Bass Pro corporate number. Tell them what will become of their property once that place (extended stay motel at the former Superior Creek Lodge site) is opened back up! The elected officials need to be voted out since this place was not to be opened back up! _ Kathy Wooten

When it was announced last month that the owners of Superior Creek Lodge had sold the buildings and five acres on North Mack Smith Road to a group of businessmen in Atlanta, many people in East Ridge rejoiced. The reviled extended stay motel that was the object of scorn by many residents _ and the […]

I never, ever believed I would turn into “that person,” but I did after about two hours without my smartphone. Woke up Friday morning and all I saw on the screen was an apple icon. Couldn’t get it to do nothing. Called in my expert, DeGlopper. He hooked up his laptop to it and the […]

Editor’s Note: The views of contributing writers do not necessarily represent those of East Ridge News Online The Chattanooga nonprofit sector is dangling gift money before people in hopes they will help improve government schools. The sector in view of these charitable sentiments in the biggest consumer of tax dollars in Hamilton County, absorbing F$405.68 […]

When it comes to running a government it’s not as simple as hitting an autopilot switch. For 22 or 23 weeks out of the year a group of five duly elected citizens meet for a couple hours and take up and vote on decisions that could and will effect our city for years to come. […]

East Ridge News Online has come a long way since November 2013 when Mimi Lowrey brought Karen House into my living room and asked if I would continue the work that House started. House, who is not a native to East Ridge, said she was going to be moving to the country and she didn’t […]

This week in East Ridge our emotions were stretched from elation to despair, as we got to see the finest and the worst of what our society is all about. On Thursday our first responders plucked a homeless man from the rising waters on West Chickamauga Creek. Apparently the man’s wife went to get a […]

East Ridge is set to turn the big “nine five” this year and the city is planning a bash to celebrate.   The idea has been mentioned in various forms since late last year.  However, ideas actually began to take shape when the Mayor had it added to the agenda of the Decembers City Council […]

A few weeks ago pawn shop owner Anna Lovell posted a tall stack of pawn tickets with a statement about how they haven’t been seen by any member of law enforcement in years.  This caught the attention of East Ridge News Online Publisher Dick Cook who decided to look into the issue. Mr. Cook learned […]