The Hamilton County Health Department is notifying the community of a potential COVID-19 exposure that occurred at Amigo Mexican Restaurant in East Ridge, 3805 Ringgold Road, between Saturday, July 25 and Saturday, August 1, with the exception of Monday, July 27. Case investigations revealed that members of the public who visited or dined at the […]

UPDATE: As of last Friday, 12,946 people in Hamilton County had taken advantage of early voting. That’s 8,157 more voters than in 2016, representing a 170 percent increase. Early voting for the state and federal primary contests began on Friday, July 17 and continues through Saturday, Aug. 1. Here are the early voting sites: Brainerd […]

The Hamilton County Health Department regretfully reports three additional COVID-19 deaths on Friday, bringing the total number of Hamilton County resident deaths to 33. “Our thoughts and prayers go out to these families,” said Health Department Administrator Becky Barnes, “We want to encourage our community to practice social distancing and wear masks in public. Community […]

According to the Hamilton County “hot spot” map, East Ridge recorded six new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, June 17, bringing the cumulative number of cases to 216, the third most in Hamilton County. East Ridge trails only East Lake (485 and East Brainerd (259) in the highest concentration of Coronavirus cases since the pandemic began […]

Nashville _ On Monday, Governor Bill Lee announced the order for Tennesseans to remain at home will expire April 30, with the vast majority of businesses in 89 counties allowed to re-open on May 1. “Our Economic Recovery Group is working with industry leaders around the clock so that some businesses can open as soon […]

In response to bars throughout the city being shuttered and potentially put out of business by closing during the coronavirus pandemic, on Tuesday, city officials issued an executive order that would allow them to sell beer for carry-out and delivery. The proprietors of businesses who currently have an on-premise beer permit would have to apply […]

The Hamilton County Health Department reports 2 new cases of COVID-19 today, bringing the total cumulative case count to 39. A second COVID-19 death has also been reported, bringing the total death count to 2. According to Health Department data, only 26% of local cases had an identifiable contact to someone who was known to […]

In September, the East Ridge Police Department held its first class for the newly-formed Citizens’ Police Academy. The idea behind the Academy was to find a way for officers to partner with citizens in a non-confrontational setting and develop better relationships in the community.  The police department felt that people often are afraid of what […]

Marty Haynes will be returning for a second term as Hamilton County Assessor of Property. Haynes, who was challenged by Hamilton County Commissioner Randy Fairbanks in the Republican Primary, received 13,885 votes to Fairbanks’ 10,718. No one qualified for the office in the Democratic Primary, therefore Haynes will have no opposition in November’s general election. […]

The East Ridge City Council approved a resolution authorizing more than a million dollars in incentives to a developer who wishes to build a hotel near Jordan Crossing. The resolution would provide $1.6 million in Border Region state increment money over a 21-year period to Dynamic East Ridge, LLC and its principal, Roshan Amin, who […]