Hundreds of upset residents jammed the gym at the East Ridge Community Center wanting answers from the mayor and housing authority board members about the possibility of having their homes taken by the government. Even though the event was planned weeks in advance, there was no public address system and officials’ answers had to be shouted […]
Boyd Attorney Files for Dismissal of Extortion Charge
On Thursday, an attorney for Hamilton County Commissioner Tim Boyd filed for extortion charge against the commissioner to be dismissed in Hamilton County Criminal Court. Lee Davis, Boyd’s attorney, wrote in the filing that the recorded conversations that Boyd had with East Ridge Mayor Brent Lambert, Boyd’s political opponent in the Republican Primary, is protected […]
Citizens Provide Input on ‘Town Center’ Pavilion
About two dozen concerned citizens showed up to a public input meeting Wednesday evening at the Community Center to throw out their ideas about the construction of a multi-use pavilion that is to be built adjacent to the old McBrien School. Most of the citizens attending were nearby residents who may be affected by having […]
Hamilton County Board of Education and Health Department Announce Countywide Tobacco-Free Campus Policy
The Hamilton County Board of Education and the Chattanooga-Hamilton County Health Department are pleased to announce the board’s adoption of a tobacco-free campus policy for all Hamilton County Schools. The new policy prohibits all tobacco and tobacco products, including smokeless tobacco, electronic cigarettes (vaping), and all associated paraphernalia on all property of Hamilton County Schools. […]
ERHRA ‘Community Open House’ Tonight
Editor’s Note: This story appeared in East Ridge News Online on April 21. It was coverage of a meeting that the East Ridge Housing Authority had to prepare for the May 3 Community Open House. That meeting is tonight at the Community Center on Tombras Avenue beginning at 5:30 p.m. Officials said the Community Open […]
Homeowners Work to Create Property Defense Group Amid City Threat
An activist attorney says the city’s redevelopment authority wields a power “that should never be used against anyone” and Wednesday urged 62 East Ridge residents to organize a group for a long-term combat for property rights.. Robert McNamara, chief counsel for Institute for justice in Arlington, Va., says the East Ridge Housing and Redevelopment Authority […]
Boyd Prevails over Lambert in District 8 Commission Race
The voters of District 8 have returned Tim Boyd for a third term to the Hamilton County Commission. Boyd, who was challenged for the second time by East Ridge Mayor Brent Lambert, received 1,203 votes to Lambert’s 714 in the Republican Primary. There is no opponent in the General Election. “This is one of the […]
Burglary Suspect Shot in Catoosa County Found in East Ridge
According to our friends at NewsChannel9, East Ridge Police said that a man who was trying to burglarize a home was shot Tuesday morning in Catoosa County, and later found in East Ridge. ERPD Assistant Police Chief Stan Allen says police located the person at 3400 Frawley Street. Allen says the victim was apparently shot while […]
UPDATED: City Releases Statement on ERHRA
A lobbyist for the Small Cities Coalition of Hamilton County released a statement on Monday saying that the East Ridge Housing and Redevelopment Authority will scale back its plans to redevelop residential property in East Ridge. Bridgett Raper wrote that the East Ridge Housing and Redevelopment Authority (ERHRA), has heard the strong directive from the […]
One Hurt in Rollover Crash on I-24
A motorist was taken to an area hospital after the car he was driving left Interstate 24 and crashed, early Sunday morning. According to East Ridge Fire Chief Mike Williams, fire and police were dispatched to the single car accident at 18300 block of Interstate 24 at 12:30 a.m.. When emergency workers arrived they found […]
Police Looking for Suspect who Attempted to Abduct Young Woman
East Ridge police are searching for a man who allegedly tried to abduct a young woman on Saturday afternoon. According to a press release, on Saturday at 3:20 p.m. officers responded to a reported attempted abduction and assault in the 1600 Block of Springvale Avenue. A 22- year-old woman reported that a man emerged from […]
State Extends Border Region Investment Period
On April 25, 2018, the City of East Ridge was notified that the Governor had signed into law an extension of the Investment Period for the highly successful Border Region Retail Tourism Development District Act. This extension allows all three of Tennessee’s “Border Region” cities—Bristol, East Ridge, and Kingsport—to continue investing in new economic development […]
Rezoning, Regulations Dominate Council Business
East Ridge City Council moved forward with rezoning a property to allow for the construction of townhouses in a transition zone and regulate short-term vacation rentals, Thursday night during its regular meeting at City Hall. A request by developers Bobby Hudgens and James Anderson to rezone property on Boyd Street to build townhouses had been […]
National Drug Take Back on Saturday
The 10th Annual National Drug Take Back will be held on Saturday, April 28, 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. Five of the locations will also include document shredders provided by the Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance, Division of Consumer […]
Residents Vent During Council Meeting
Angry residents turned out en mass at Thursday night’s East Ridge City Council meeting rebelling against a boundary map and a plan to redevelop the city formulated by the East Ridge Housing and Redevelopment Authority. Mayor Brent Lambert, the man who put the East Ridge Housing and Redevelopment Authority into motion was not there to […]
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