Emergency personnel from East Ridge Fire and Police were called to the At Home store on South Terrace Monday morning to investigate a “suspicious package.” According to authorities, employees of the At Home store noticed a “briefcase/suitcase style” bag near a garbage can on the sidewalk in front of the store at about 8:45 a.m. […]
$100 Christmas Contest
You can feel it in the air, hear it on the radio and in department stores, and of course see it in lights as dusk sets in every evening. Help us spread merriment and cheer by sharing photo’s of your Christmas Display. It doesn’t matter if its classic and simple, gaudy and grand, or if […]
Optimists Host Christmas Lunch for Orange Grove Residents
Members of the East Ridge Optimist Club, in conjunction with the Knights of Columbus, hosted a Christmas lunch for residents from Orange Grove, Saturday afternoon at the K of C lodge on Lee Highway. About 75 of the special needs folks from Orange Grove were treated to a sit-down lunch, with Santa Clause making a […]
ERPD Increases DUI Enforcement
The East Ridge Police Department is partnering with the Tennessee Governor’s Highway Safety Office to enhance DUI enforcement from December 18 to January 3, surrounding the holiday season. The statewide Booze It and Lose It campaign is part of a national mobilization to prevent drunk driving. During the first nine months of this year, Tennessee […]
OLPH’s Todd Wins Art Contest
OLPH seventh grade student Annamarie Todd was the Middle School Division winner of the annual Hamilton SHINES Billboard Art Contest. The contest is part of the Mayor’s initiative to stop littering in Hamilton County. County Mayor Jim Coppinger came to school to present Annamarie with a plaque, pin, and a poster-size rendition of her billboard. […]
Health Department Launches New Website
The Chattanooga-Hamilton County Health Department has launched a new website designed to help the public more easily access health information. It was built as a service-oriented site using statistics of how visitors use the site and input from Health Department workers and clients. It is hoped that this new user experience will promote better health […]
Rugelach
The recipe I am sharing with you today is a new one to me. Until this week I’d never heard of rugelach before. Being the kind, self sacrificing, person that I am, I took it upon myself to make and test several batches of rugelach just so I could report back to you with a […]
ER Alumni and Supporters Association Laying Plans for 2016
The East Ridge Alumni and Supporters Association had its monthly meeting Monday night in the East Ridge High School library. Those in attendance heard from special speaker Josh Goldman, an official with PlayCore. PlayCore is a manufacturer of outdoor equipment, including site amenities for sports stadiums. Goldman provided a presentation regarding stadium seating, press boxes, […]
Food City School Bucks Coming to Area
ABINGDON, VA – Food City officials recently announced that they will be rolling out their highly successful School Bucks program to their newly acquired supermarkets in the Chattanooga and north Georgia area. Beginning December 14, 2015, any college, university, high school, middle school or elementary school in the Chattanooga/north Georgia area can visit the company’s […]
ERHS Alumni & Supporters to Meet
Alumni and supporters of East Ridge High will meet Monday at the high school. The East Ridge Alumni and Supporters Association, which formed after the condemnation of Raymond James Stadium, will meet in the school’s library at 7 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 7. Officials with the organization said that all interested parties _ not just […]
Alcorn: Federal Highway Bill Doesn’t Solve Funding Problems
NASHVILLE – Officials with the Tennessee Infrastructure Alliance on Thursday congratulated the state’s federal lawmakers on passing a highway bill, but it falls short in finding a long-term solution to the state’s road funding needs. “The Transportation Coalition of Tennessee congratulates our congressional leaders for reaching a compromise on the federal highway bill, said Susie […]
Developers Brief IDB on Exit 1 Project
Representatives from Wolftever Development, the group building Jordan Crossing which includes the Bass Pro Shops, briefed the city’s Industrial Development Board on progress being made on the $75 million retail project at Exit 1, Tuesday night during the board’s monthly meeting. John Healy, a principal in the development group, said the construction on the 80,000 […]
Animal Shelter Petition to be Presented to Council
One woman plans to present a petition to the East Ridge City Council at its Dec. 10 meeting asking that the city move its Animal Services Department away from Yale Street. Rhonda Benton Haskew, who volunteers several days a week at the city’s animal shelter, said she has collected 600 names of citizens who want […]
TV Christmas Special Schedule
Monday, November 30 It’s Your 50th Christmas, Charlie Brown ABC | 8:00pm A Charlie Brown Christmas ABC | 9:00pm Tuesday, December 1 A Christmas Carol ABC Family | 11:00am Mickey’s Once Upon A Christmas ABC Family | 1:00pm Life and Adventures of Santa Claus 2:30pm Frosty’s Winter Wonderland ABC Family | 3:30pm The Year Without a Santa Claus ABC Family | […]
Shopping Small is Very Big
I was reminded the other day that today, Saturday, Nov. 28, is Small Business Saturday. I’m told it originated in 2010 to encourage people to support small, local businesses. I don’t do a lot of shopping. Black Friday! Forget it. I’m not getting out there and fighting the traffic, standing in line in some major retailer […]
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