Hundreds of car enthusiasts flocked to Camp Jordan Arena, Saturday, for the 1st Annual “Cars for Kids” car show held by the East Ridge Optimist Club. John Tilley, Vice President of the East Ridge Optimists, said more than 100 owners registered their cars for this first-of-its-kind effort by the three-year-old organization. “I think Curts (Baker) […]
Hyatt Offered CM Job in Neptune Beach
East Ridge City Manager Andrew Hyatt was offered the position of City Manager in Neptune Beach, Fla., Thursday night, according to our friends at The Island Times. Hyatt, who has been City Manger here since October 2013, was one of four finalists for the job. Those candidates _ Michael W. Doss, City Administrator, City of […]
Council Clips Jablonski; Installs Williams as Deputy CM
The East Ridge City Council met Wednesday morning in a special called session/ budget workshop. Little was accomplished in terms of the budget, however the council moved to strip City Treasurer Thad Jablonski of his title of Deputy City Manager. Councilman Larry Sewell read from a sheet of paper as he made a motion to […]
City Gets $950,000 Grant from TDOT
NASHVILLE – Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam and Tennessee Department of Transportation Commissioner John Schroer announced Tuesday the award of $10.2 million in Multimodal Access Fund Grants to 14 communities across the state. The grants will fund infrastructure projects that support the transportation needs of transit users, pedestrians, and bicyclists by addressing gaps along the state […]
Three Murder Defendants Bound Over to Grand Jury
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 […]
City’s Tab on Land Deal increases to $603,000
Less than a week after Mayor Brent Lambert told East Ridge News Online that the city would have to pay about $425,000 to get a restriction lifted from a piece of property it is selling to developers, the price has jumped by almost 30 percent. According to a press release issued by Mayor Lambert on […]
SCRBC Plants ‘Garden of Life’
Members of Spring Creek Road Baptist Church worked shoulder to shoulder with people from across the city on Saturday building beds and planting vegetables in its new community garden. Shari Stone, who heads up the church’s Children’s Ministry, said she got the idea of reaching out to the community via a vegetable garden from a […]
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 […]
Pioneers Fall to Howard in District Tournament
East Ridge fell to Howard, 2-1, in the semi-finals of the District 6/A-AA Soccer Tournament at Camp Jordan on Tuesday night. East Ridge had defeated the Hustlin’ Tigers, 6-0, earlier in the year. Howard scored in the first half on an undefended goal after a defensive miscue, and the score was 1-0 at the half. […]
FirstBank Agrees To Acquire Northwest Georgia Bank
NASHVILLE – FirstBank, the wholly owned subsidiary of First South Bancorp, Inc., and the third largest Tennessee-based bank, announced today the signing of a definitive agreement under which FirstBank will acquire Northwest Georgia Bank in Ringgold, Ga. Northwest Georgia Bank reported total assets of $298 million and deposits of $265 million as of March 31. […]