More than 75,000 Hamilton County voters, including those in East Ridge, went to the polls in large numbers Tuesday despite periodic bad weather. Voters returned Tom Greenholtz to his position on the bench as Criminal Court Judge Div. II. Greenholtz tallied 19,944 votes to challenger Mike Little’s 12,985 in the Republican Primary. There was no […]
Fire Damages Apartment Unit
A Tuesday morning fire damaged a bedroom of a unit in the Ridgeview Point Apartments. The call came in just before 10 a.m. at the Gleason Drive complex, officials said. By the time East Ridge firefighters arrived, the fire had been extinguished by the occupants. Fire Chief Mike Williams said an initial investigation points to […]
Sign of Changing Times
Workers with Snyder Signs replaced the old Cornerstone Bank sign with a new one on Sunday morning. Cornerstone announced last year that it had merged with SmartBank, which has headquarters in Pigeon Forge. Cornerstone is the sixth largest bank in the Chattanooga area, with more than 100 employees in its five Hamilton County offices. When […]
Burglary Victim Unloads on ERPD Leadership
In a City Council meeting that was short on agenda items was anything but on drama. Jim Winters, a former detective with the East Ridge Police Department, blamed the current leadership of the ERPD for bungling its “investigation” into the burglary of his truck at his Ten Oaks Drive home last week. During the “communications […]
Food City’s School Bucks Program Underway
ABINGDON, VA – Food City officials recently announced the roll out of their highly successful School Bucks program to their newly acquired supermarkets in the Chattanooga and north Georgia area. Registrations are being accepted for the program through February 26th. Colleges, universities, high schools, middle schools and elementary schools in the Chattanooga/north Georgia area are […]
Statement from WWTA Board
The members of the Hamilton County Water & Wastewater Treatment Authority (WWTA) Board of Commissioners submit this letter to clarify the function, legal obligations and responsibilities of the WWTA. We are writing to inform our ratepayers and other interested parties about who the WWTA is, how we operate and how we are working hard to […]
City Struggles with Staffing, Park Grant
The East Ridge City Council continued to struggle with two issues _ staffing in the city’s codes enforcement department and a state grant for parks and recreation _ at its regular meeting Thursday night at City Hall. A discussion of hiring a codes enforcement officer, which had been tabled from the previous meeting, resulted in […]
Homemade Pizza
One of our favorite quick meals at our house is homemade pizza. Pizza can be made at home in less time than it takes to have a pizza delivered, and cheaper too depending on your topping choices. I am going to give you our basic pizza crust recipe and how we top a quick […]
Camp Jordan A Money Maker?
Sixty-four jobs, $3.1 million in local sales impact, and a major factor in the decision to locate new businesses here. These are just a few of the highlights from the Camp Jordan Economic Impact Analysis done for the City of East Ridge by Dr. William Legg, a University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Economics Professor. The […]
East Ridge Connections at CFD Awards
The Chattanooga Fire Department’s Second Annual CFD Awards was held Monday night at the Bessie Smith Hall, and several people with connections to East Ridge were honored. Capt. Joey Smith, son of Sammye and Kenny Smith, who are East Ridge residents, shared the department’s highest honor, Firefighter of the Year, along with Firefighter Tyler Toon. […]
Donut Delivery Leads to Charges of Domestic Assault
A delivery of donuts to a child in her father’s custody led to the arrest of an East Ridge woman on Valentine’s Day. According to an affidavit of complaint, Natalie Michelle Wiggins, 20, of a Belvoir Terrace Address, has been charged with Aggravated Domestic Assault, Aggravated Assault and Driving on a Suspended Drivers License. The […]
Chicken Pot Pie
Chicken pot pie is one of those dishes great for cleaning out the fridge and/or freezer. There are no set veggies for this pie, I pretty much wing it each time I make it throwing in veggie odds and ends leftover from the weeks meals. This can be one of your best money saving dinners, […]
Citizens Vent Frustrations over WWTA
(AUDIO LINK AT BOTTOM OF STORY) More than 50 people braved the weather Tuesday evening to come to a public forum at the East Ridge Community Center concerning the operation of the Hamilton County Water and Wastewater Treatment Authority. Those people were virtually unanimous in their distaste for the WWTA, calling for the firing […]
UPDATED: Juvenile Charged with Reckless Homicide
UPDATE: This statement from the ERPD: After conferring with the Hamilton County District Attorney’s office, charges against the juvenile involved in the shooting on Friday, February 5, have been upgraded to Reckless Homicide. ERPD officials said late Saturday night that the victim in Friday’s shooting on Bennett Road has died. According to a press release, officials identified […]
Spring Sports Registration at Camp Jordan
Officials with the Department of Parks and Recreation are now signing youth up to participate in spring sports. Registration for kids ages 3 to 18 is now beginning for baseball, softball and soccer to be played at the city’s Camp Jordan Park. Sign-ups will be most Saturday’s at the Community Center on Tombras Avenue from […]
- « Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 78
- 79
- 80
- 81
- 82
- …
- 88
- Next Page »