NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is calling on all 5th graders, from across the state, to participate in 2019 National Missing Children’s Day poster contest! The annual contest, sponsored by the United States Department of Justice, strives to demonstrate America’s united effort to bring missing children home safely, while highlighting the importance of proactive […]
ERHS Alumni Association Meeting on Nov. 19
The East Ridge Alumni & Supporters Association will hold an important meeting on Monday, November 19, officials with the organization said. The meeting will be held at Local Coffee of East Ridge at 5330 Ringgold Road beginning at 6:30 p.m.. Pioneer football coach Tim James said the meeting will center on discussing new leadership for […]
Housing Commission Meeting Nov. 12
The East Ridge Housing Commission met Monday night in its regularly scheduled November meeting. The owner of an apartment complex at 513 Donaldson Rd. complied with the commission’s demand to repair a leaking roof. The owner has installed a new roof on the small apartment complex and installed a new ceiling in one of the […]
Christmas Parade This Saturday
The City of East Ridge will hold its annual Christmas Parade on Saturday, November 17, 2018, city officials said Tuesday. According to a press release, the line-up for parade participants begins at 4:00 p.m. on Germantown Road from Ringgold Road north toward I-24, with the parade stepping off at 6:30 p.m. Ringgold Road will shut […]
Hudgens Named Softball Coach at ERHS
The East Ridge High School softball team has a new softball coach. Last week, Bobby Hudgens, a Greater Chattanooga Hall of Fame inductee for fastpitch softball and ’74 ERHS alumnus, was named the new coach. The 63-year-old banker told the Chattanooga Times Free Press that he would “…just like to help see the program get […]
Food City Kicks off ‘Share Your Christmas’ Campaign
Food City is teaming up with WRCB-TV Channel 3 Eyewitness News, Chattanooga Times Free Press, Chattanooga Area Food Bank and WUSY 101 Radio to host their holiday “Share your Christmas” campaign. The annual fundraising drive benefits local hunger relief programs throughout our region. “Food City is proud to be a partner of the Share […]
Council Rezones Frawley Road Land for Hotel/Water Park Development
The East Ridge City Council approved the rezoning of a piece of property on Frawley Road paving the way for the construction of a new hotel and water park, Thursday at it’s only meeting in November. Roshan Amin, the CEO of Dynamic Group, told the council that his development group intends to invest $27 million […]
Dynamic Group Claims Exit 1 LLC Opposing Hotel/Water Park Project
Roshan Amin, the CEO of the Dynamic Group, the developers who wish to build a hotel/water park on Frawley Road, intends to appear before the East Ridge City Council on Thursday evening to explain conflicts his organization has had and are having with the developers of the Jordan Crossing project. The council could vote on […]
Williams Elected Mayor; Cagle, Chauncey to Serve on Council
East Ridge voters have elected Brian Williams as its new mayor. Williams, who has served on the City Council for two years, defeated Jim Bethune by a two-to-one margin. Bethune was making his second bid for mayor after having served on the council for one term. Williams succeeds Brent Lambert who chose not to […]
IDB Gives Blessing to Southern Honda, Jack’s
Tuesday, in a 15-minute meeting at City Hall, the East Ridge Industrial Development Board gave its blessing to development agreements with two new businesses locating in the city. Southern Honda Powersports is relocating from its location on Workman Road in Chattanooga to the 6700 block of Ringgold Road where it intends to build a 40,000 […]
City Grants Hampton Inn a Beer License
The East Ridge Beer Board granted an on-premises beer license to the operators of the Hampton Inn inside the Jordan Crossing development, Monday during its regularly scheduled meeting. Manager Kimberly Meyers explained to the members of the board that the hotel wanted to be able to sell beer in a small market area near the […]
TWF’s ‘Hunters for the Hungry’ Program in Full Swing
Tennessee Wildlife Federation’s Hunters for the Hungry program is in full swing for the 2018 deer season. More than 80 processors throughout the state are now accepting donations of whole deer to help feed local families in need. In Hamilton County, that includes Deermaster, Don’s Meat Shop, and Middle Valley Deer Processing. Contact information and […]
Election Day 2018
Election Day 2018 is upon us. Polls in Hamilton County will open at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, November 6. The polls will close at 8 p.m., Eastern Standard Time. There are four voting precincts in East Ridge: Precincts 1 and 3 are at the Community Center at 1517 Tombras Avenue; Precinct 4 is at 1601 […]
Council Adopts Ordinance Creating Assistant City Manager Title
In a 10-minute special called meeting on Friday, the East Ridge City Council adopted an ordinance on second reading that creates the position of Assistant City Manager. The title of Assistant City Manager is tied to the position of Director of City Services, currently held by Kenny Custer. Custer will immediately assume the duties of […]
Municipal Election Roundup
Editor’s Note: Candidates Jim Bethune, Jacky Cagle and Denny Manning chose not to participate for this article. Early voting for the East Ridge Municipal Election begins on Wednesday, October 17 and runs through November 1. In an effort to help East Ridge voters make an informed decision when casting their ballots, East Ridge News […]
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