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 […]
Hung Jury in Boyd Case
After two days of testimony a jury was unable to come to a decision in the extortion case of Hamilton County Commissioner Tim Boyd, Thursday in Criminal Court. Judge Andrew Freiberg had ruled earlier in the day on a motion from defense attorney Lee Davis to dismiss the charge of extortion. He charged the jury […]
Special Called Meeting Nov. 2
The East Ridge City Council will hold a special called meeting on Friday, officials said. The purpose of the meeting is to have a second reading of Ordinance 1084 which regards general administration. The meeting is scheduled for 4 p.m. at City Hall on Tombras Avenue. In part, Ordinance 1084 will create the title of […]
Boyd Extortion Trial Underway
A jury was selected and heard opening arguments in the extortion trial of Hamilton County Commissioner Tim Boyd, Wednesday in Criminal Court. In his opening argument before the jury, Boyd’s defense attorney, Lee Davis, said the secretly taped telephone conversations between Boyd and East Ridge Mayor Brent Lambert was “a calculated political strategy” employed by […]
Thongnopnua Meets with Voters in East Ridge
Editor’s Note: Dick Cook, the publisher/editor of East Ridge News Online was a co-moderator of the event along with Pastor Matt Busby, an Anglican priest. Joda Thongnopnua, the Democratic nominee for the Tennessee House of Representatives District 30, held a “debate” Monday evening at the East Ridge Community Center. This was the second debate that […]
Rabbi to Speak at Lutheran Church
On Sunday evening, the Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Ascension will host a joint service involving Trinity Lutheran Church in Hixson and Christ the King Lutheran Church in Dalton. Our speaker at the service will be Rabbi Craig Lewis of Chattanooga’s Mizpah Synagogue who will speak on Jewish Christian relations and reconciliation. Given the horrific tragedy in […]
HCSO Offers Halloween Safety Precautions for Families with Children
This year, as our community prepares to celebrates another “spooktacular” Halloween, please be mindful that there will be several events across Hamilton County occurring each night beginning Friday night, October 26th and concluding on Wednesday night, October 31st. These events include church Trunk-or-Treats, neighborhood trick-or-treating, and community programs. The safety of our community’s children is […]
New Animal Shelter Funding in Doubt
Editor’s Note: This article was contributed by Gail Perry of Chattanoogan.com. The city of East Ridge would like to build a new animal shelter and was planning to do it using money received from the border region district designation. At the city council meeting Thursday night, City Manager Scott Miller said that Mark Mamantov, the […]
Health Department Home Visiting Program Achieves Blue Ribbon Quality Endorsement
The Chattanooga-Hamilton County Health Department’s “Healthier Beginnings/Parents Are First Teachers” (HB/PAFT) program has earned a prestigious endorsement by Parents as Teachers(PAT) National Center as a Blue Ribbon Affiliate. This makes it one of the top performing home visiting affiliates within the international Parents as Teachers network. The official designation was made on October 1, 2018. […]
ER Motors Site of Blackburn Rally
Congressman Chuck Fleischmann will host a rally supporting his congressional colleague Marsha Blackburn on Saturday, October 27. The event will be held at East Ridge Motors, 5330 Ringgold Road, and is scheduled for 4 p.m. Blackburn is seeking the open United States Senate seat of Bob Corker, who is not seeking re-election. Blackburn’s opponent is […]
Housing Commission Continues Efforts to Crackdown on Dilapidated Homes
The owner of a dilapidated home was given three weeks to show progress in making the residence habitable by the East Ridge Housing Commission in a special called meeting on Monday afternoon. Officials from codes enforcement discovered “dangerous” electrical code violations at the home of Lori Ezell at 3416 Land Street after police responded to […]
Planning Commission Approves Rezoning for Hotel/Water Park
The developers of a proposed hotel/water park are one step closer to making their venture a reality as the East Ridge Planning Commission voted to rezone the site from residential to commercial, Monday, in a special called meeting. The property in question is at 730 Frawley Road and is “split zoned.” Most of the five-acre […]
Drug Take Back This Saturday
Tennessee American Water is partnering with law enforcement agencies, community organizations and other government agencies to promote a community Drug Take Back on Saturday, October 27 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.The purpose of this event is to keep drugs out of the environment and off of our streets. Two of the locations will also include […]
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