East Ridge city officials announced Friday that timing on traffic signals along Ringgold Road will be adjusted to facilitate traffic flow. In a press release officials state that due to heavy congestion on Ringgold Road, the City of East Ridge has implemented a Time of Day Coordinated Traffic Signal Plan. The Plan includes all signalized […]
Candidates for Municipal Election Set
The candidates for the East Ridge Municipal Election are set, as qualifying deadline was Thursday at noon. Two council seats are open as well as the mayor’s position. For Mayor, City Councilman Brian Williams is asking voters to move up to run the council meetings. Williams is in the middle of a four-year term. Former […]
WWTA Continuing Smoke Testing of Sewers in Parts of City
The Hamilton County Water and Wastewater Treatment Authority is continuing smoke tests on sewer lines in parts of East Ridge on Wednesday An engineering firm is under contract to conduct the testing which detects failures and leaks within the sewer collection system. According to the engineering firm, S&ME, the smoke generated during these tests should […]
Barton Burns, Needy Child Fund, IDB Member Passes Away
Barton C. Burns, 84, of Chattanooga passed away on August 10, 2018. Bart was born in St. Paul Minnesota on October 6, 1933. He excelled academically graduating with his B.B.A. summa cum laude from the University of Minnesota – 1st in his class and his J.D. magna cum laude from the William Mitchell College of Law. As a young CPA, […]
East Ridge Housing Commission Remains Patient
Code enforcement officers with the City of East Ridge recently received an engineer’s report that a dilapidated property on Bennett Road, once ordered demolished by the city, can be salvaged. On Monday night, the East Ridge Housing Commission was informed by Michael Howell of the codes department that an engineer had signed off on a […]
Council Approves $100K in Spending to Beef up SWAT
On Thursday, the East Ridge City Council approved spending more than $100,000 on the city’s SWAT team to replace aging body armor and provide new firearms. Police Chief J.R. Reed said he will order 12 state-of-the-art tactical vests, 12 light-weight helmets and 13 rifles with accessories from GT Distributors as soon as possible at a […]
IBPO Backing Bethune in Mayor’s Race
There are two people running for the office of Mayor in East Ridge this November. This is an important election for the citizens of East Ridge. We endorse Jim Bethune for Mayor of East Ridge. With so much attention and taxpayer money having been focused on efforts at the Exit 1 Development over the past […]
Planning Commission Rejects Rezoning for Apartment Complex
The East Ridge Planning Commission denied the request of a local businessman to rezone property near the Bachman Tunnels so he could build an apartment complex. P.J. Patel with Shreenathji Properties proposed to build an 80-unit “high end” apartment complex on 4.8 acres at 1023 South Seminole Drive. He said the 1,100 square-foot apartments would […]
CM Miller Announces Retirement
On Friday, East Ridge City Manager Scott Miller announced that he would be retiring from his position this fall. In a letter dated Aug. 3, Miller informed the mayor and city council that he would step down effective Oct. 26. “After considerable thought and discussions with my family I have concluded that it is time […]
Mason Thanks Voters of District 30
The following is a statement from a press release issued by Jonathan Mason: “Running for this seat has been one of the most rewarding endeavors I have ever undertaken,” Mason wrote in the statement. “My wife has handled every turn with grace and I could not be more proud and thankful to have her by […]
Health Department’s Step ONE Teaching Garden Grants Now Available
The Chattanooga-Hamilton County Health Department’s Step ONE program offers grants to neighborhoods and organizations to begin and sustain teaching gardens. The purpose of the teaching garden initiative is to: Demonstrate to children and families the importance of food choices for overall health; Provide opportunities for people to learn valuable skills such as communication, responsibility, teamwork, […]
Health Department Investigates Possible Hepatitis A Exposure in Jails
The Chattanooga-Hamilton County Health Department is working to make contact with females who were held at the Hamilton County Jail the afternoon of Thursday, July 26, 2018, through the morning of Friday, July 27, and/or any females who were held at the Silverdale Detention Center on Friday, July 27, 2018. The Health Department is investigating […]
ERPD Arrests July 30-Aug. 5
According to booking reports from the Hamilton County Jail, the following people were arrested by the East Ridge Police Department from July 30-Aug. 5. An arrest does not mean that a person has been convicted of a crime. All persons arrested are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. BALLARD, RODNEY EDWARD 3407 […]
Helton Edges Mason in District 30 House Race
Esther Helton is a Republican. In a race where her opponent, Jonathan Mason, insisted that the East Ridge City Councilwoman cast a ballot for former President Barack Obama twice, voters in State House District 30 gave the nod to Helton in the Republican Primary, 3,507 votes to 3,367. “People over politics prevailed tonight,” Helton said […]
Election Day
Today is election day in Tennessee for county general elections and state and federal primaries. The polls are open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. EDT. Polling locations in East Ridge are at the Community Center on Tombras Avenue, American Legion Post 95 on Ringgold Road and East Ridge United Methodist Church on Prater Road. […]
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