The 2016 East Ridge Christmas Parade may have been the biggest and best ever. More than 70 entrants with elaborate Christmas-themed floats participated in the two-mile route down Ringgold Road. This year’s Grand Marshal was the late Perry Vandergriff, the beloved Director of the East Ridge High School Marching Band. A new element to […]
ER Elementary Students Help with Food Drive
For the past two weeks, students at East Ridge Elementary School have been bringing canned goods and non-perishable items to school to help their less fortunate neighbors during the Thanksgiving holidays. Michelle Larson, Parent Volunteer Coordinator for the school, said this is the third year that students have partnered with the local Masonic Lodge to […]
City Breaks Ground on New Fire Hall
Elected officials from East Ridge along with firefighters from the ERFD officially broke ground on the new Fire Hall No. 2, Friday afternoon. “I’m tickled to death,” said Fire Chief Mike Williams. “It’s a happy day for the city and a happy day for the fire department.” The new fire hall, which is situated in […]
Woman, Two Children Escape Fire Unharmed
A woman and two young children escaped unharmed when fire damaged the kitchen of their home, Thursday morning. East Ridge firefighters responded to the call at 707 S. Lovell just after 11 a.m., officials said. Fire Chief Mike Williams said that the woman was cooking when grease caught on fire. Chief Williams said the woman […]
Pioneers Tame Lions in Double-Overtime
East Ridge advanced to the third round of the TSSAA Class 3A Football playoffs with a 35-28, double-overtime win over Red Bank, Friday, at Tom Weathers Field. East Ridge (7-5) will now travel to Sequatchie County next Friday in a quarterfinal game. Eric Bennett connected with Jordan Harvey on a 10-yard pass in the second […]
ERFD Assisting in Battling Wildfire
Crews from the East Ridge Fire Department are assisting other agencies in battling wildfires in northern Hamilton County. On Thursday, Fire Chief Mike Williams posted on East Ridge Fire & Rescue Facebook page about our city’s personnel’s efforts. Chief Williams posted: “We are sending new crews to relieve our firefighter’s that were deployed early this […]
Helton, Williams Elected to Council
Esther Helton will become only the third woman to serve on the East Ridge City Council as she polled the highest in a seven-person field in Tuesday’s Municipal Election. Political newcomer Brian Williams edged former Vice Mayor Jim Bethune by a scant 37 votes to join Helton on the new council. Unofficial result show Helton […]
One Person Injured in Duplex Fire
Fire damaged a duplex on Gleason Drive and sent one resident to the hospital, early Tuesday evening. According to East Ridge Fire Chief Mike Williams, firefighters responded to the call at 3343 Gleason Drive at 7:49. When they arrived there was light smoke coming from the left side of the duplex. All the occupants of […]
City Holds First-Ever Tent Lottery
All the candidates for City Council gathered at City Hall at high noon on Tuesday for a lottery that would determine where they may place campaign tents on Election Day on the lawn of City Hall. And the candidate who got first pick of the 12 designated spots was former City Councilman Jim Bethune. Bethune, […]
UPDATED: Cascades Death Ruled Homicide
UPDATE: The Hamilton County Medical Examiner’s Office has ruled the death of Gino Picket a homicide. According to the East Ridge Police Department, Picket, 51, of South Pittsburg was found with several injuries that were suspicious but not apparently life threatening. According to a press release, these injuries and prior health issues led […]
Jo Lawrence Memorial Garden Dedicated at Park
The Crestwood Garden Club paid tribute to one of its longtime members and past president’s, Jo Lawrence, by dedicating a garden to her memory, Wednesday afternoon at Camp Jordan. More than one hundred people, including state and local elected officials and officials of the Tennessee Federation of Garden Clubs, participated in the moving, hour-long ceremony. […]
‘Fall Festivals’ Held at BCA, ER Elementary
Saturday was “fall festival” day at two of East Ridge’s finest schools. East Ridge Elementary _ the second largest public school in Hamilton County _ hosted its fourth annual “Pioneer Palooza,” while Belvoir Christian Academy _ a small private school that is an icon in our city _ opened up its campus to the long-running […]
Early Voting Underway
Early voting began with a bang Wednesday as more than 1,200 people showed up at the Brainerd Recreation Center, the closest precinct to East Ridge. All seven candidates running for the two open seats on the East Ridge City Council were represented at the precinct with campaign workers _ and in many cases candidates themselves […]
Video of City Council Candidates’ Forum
East Ridge News Online sponsored a City Council Candidates’ Forum Monday night at City Hall. There are two open seats on the five-member board. Vice Mayor Marc Gravitt chose not to seek re-election, and Councilman Denny Manning has served 12 years and is term limited by the City Charter. Those running for office are: Jim […]
Catholic Completes Perfect Season
Catholic defeated Chattanooga Christian, 36-6, last Thursday to finish with a perfect 11-0 record on the year. It is Catholic’s second consecutive undefeated season. Prior to 2015 it had been half a century since the Rams had a perfect season. With the win, Catholic is on a 28-game win streak, unprecedented in the Rams’ 69-year […]
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