Members of the East Ridge Alumni & Supporters Association honored the school’s record-setting football team Monday night during the annual awards banquet. About a dozen members of the alumni association representing six decades surrounded Candace Bell, the secretary of the group and its President, Bobby Hudgens, in presenting Coach Tracy Malone a special plaque commemorating […]
Council Passes Sign Ordinance on First Reading
The East Ridge City Council passed on first reading a new sign ordinance that may regulate LED signs during its first meeting of 2016, Thursday at City Hall. Vice Mayor Marc Gravitt, who had tabled the measure from its Nov. 12 meeting, initially wanted to leave the ordinance tabled. But, after a quick sidebar discussion […]
Fire Damages House on Tombras
A pre-dawn fire damaged a house on Tombras Avenue on Saturday. Officials with the East Ridge Fire Department said a Hamilton County Sheriff’s Department deputy coming home from work noticed smoke coming from the house at 1712 Tombras at about 5:30 a.m. Moments later when East Ridge firefighters arrived, fire was coming through the roof […]
Dog Bites Alleged Assailant
The dog of a woman who was allegedly attacked by her ex-husband came to her defense during a domestic disorder call on Monday. According to an affidavit of complaint, officers were called to the disorder on Merida Street. Upon arriving, an officer spoke with an Animal Services employee and city fire department staff, who said […]
Water Line Break Hinders Traffic
A broken water line on Ringgold Road posed a problem to motorists Wednesday morning. According to a worker from Tennessee American Water Company, a two-inch water pipe ruptured in the 4200 block of Ringgold Road sometime before 9 a.m. A geyser from the burst pipe was shooting more than 20 feet in the air as […]
Early Discounts for Summer Camp
Angela’s Angels and Athletes summer camp discounts are now being offered. According to Angela Meyer, who has run the popular camp based at BCA for many years with her husband Ernie, early sign-up discounts are now available. Camp registration is on a first-come, first-served basis. The camps are for rising kindergartners through eighth-grade. The camps run […]
UPDATED: Cyclist Struck on Ringgold Road
UPDATE: The East Ridge Police Department reported on Friday that the woman driving the car that struck the motorized cyclist gave a false name to authorities. The woman’s true identity is Breanna Wilson. She has been charged with Criminal Impersonation. Authorities also said that the man that was struck on the motorized bicycle has been […]
UPDATED: Flood Waters Continue to Menace City
The skies cleared briefly on Saturday morning after the city received a record rainfall on Christmas day. But, many residents were still keeping a keen eye on rising floodwaters which are menacing parts of East Ridge. Rex Wheeler, who has lived on Notingham Drive for many years, haled out boxes of valuables from the garage […]
Longley Wins Christmas Lights Contest
Donnie Longley has been decorating the outside of his home on Marion Avenue for the past several years to put his family in the Christmas spirit, in particular his granddaughter Khloe. This year his labor of love during Christmastime paid off, as Longley was selected in a poll of East Ridge News Online readers as […]
UPDATED: Work Underway to Raze Raymond James Stadium
Workers with a demolition company began dismantling East Ridge High School’s Raymond James Stadium on Friday. As of early Saturday afternoon, the four-man crew from Modern Day Wrecking out of Nashville had razed about a quarter of the 56-year-old facility. One of the crew said the entire stadium may be leveled by Monday afternoon. Once […]
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 […]
Council Amends Beer Ordinance
The East Ridge City Council amended the city’s beer ordinance Thursday night during its last regularly scheduled meeting of 2015. On second reading, the council adopted a change that would strike a provision that residences could not be within 250 feet of where beer is sold. In recent months several businesses along the commercial corridor […]
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 […]
Moore Named Mr. Football
East Ridge running back Traneil Moore was named the 2015 Tennessee Titans Mr. Football Class 3A Back of the Year by the TSSAA on Monday. Moore, a junior, becomes the first player in the school’s history to receive the distinction. The award goes to the top running back and lineman in each of the state’s […]
Christmas Parade 2015 in Pictures
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