The East Ridge Housing and Redevelopment Authority met Wednesday morning at City Hall and voted to adopt a revised redevelopment study map. The map was developed over the past few months in collaboration with the Hamilton County Planning Agency, Hamilton County GIS and city staff. The study map is comprised of virtually all the commercial […]
Students Educate Leaders About Their Interest in a Tobacco Free Campus Policy
HAMILTON COUNTY, TN – Local high school students recently met with two County Commissioners to show their support for a more comprehensive tobacco free campus policy for all Hamilton County schools. The current Hamilton County school policy does not allow smoking inside school buildings, but does allow smoking on school grounds. The policy also does […]
Mayor Coppinger Announces Re-election Bid
Mayor Jim Coppinger announced his campaign for re-election for a second full four-year term as Hamilton County Mayor this morning as he addressed friends, supporters and community leaders during the Friends of Hixson breakfast, a non-profit community group that meets monthly. “I could never imagine when I grew up on our family farm that I […]
Senator Bell Gives Back Through Hunters for the Hungry
Nashville, Tenn. – Tennessee Wildlife Federation is excited to announce Senator Mike Bell’s support of Tennesseans through his generous donation to Hunters for the Hungry. Bell’s donation will fund processing and distribution of venison to food insecure families residing in communities in and near Tennessee’s 9th Senate District, which includes Bradley, McMinn, Meigs, Monroe and Polk Counties. Last […]
ERPD Participating in SAFE Campaign
The East Ridge Police Department is partnering with the Tennessee Highway Safety Office (THSO) for its annual Seatbelts Are For Everyone (SAFE) campaign. This statewide initiative is designed to increase seatbelt usage and child passenger safety restraint usage through the implementation of occupant-protection programs, public events, and checkpoints throughout local communities across Tennessee. The SAFE […]
Gravitt Honored by Assessing Officers
Nashville, TN – Representative Marc Gravitt has been awarded the Tennessee Leadership Award by the Tennessee Association of Assessing Officers. Will Denami, Executive Director of the Tennessee Association of Assessing Officers, presented the award to Representative Gravitt on behalf of the statewide association. “Representative Marc Gravitt continues to study the issues and listen closely to his […]
Ground Broken for Chick-fil-A at Jordan Crossing
Dignitaries, developers and the owner operator officially broke ground for the Chick-fil-A at Jordan Crossing, Monday morning. “This is an exciting day for the City of East Ridge and I’m looking forward to eating more chicken … lots and lots of chicken,” Mayor Brent Lambert said during opening remarks. Lambert said that the opening of […]
Boyd to Hold ‘Campaign Kick-Off’ Tonight
Hamilton County Commissioner Tim Boyd is holding a “Campaign Kick-Off” in East Ridge later this month. Commissioner Boyd, who is seeking his third term in representing District 8, said he is inviting all the citizens of East Ridge to the event so he can talk with them about their concerns and issues that effect them. […]
Second Women’s March Boasts Impressive Turnout
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – More than 15,000 Tennesseans took to the streets of downtown Nashville on Saturday morning for the second annual Tennessee Women’s March. Starting at Public Square and rallying at Bicentennial Mall, the crowd organized in support of myriad issues facing women. Signs championed topics ranging from reproductive rights and wage gaps to environmental […]
Medical Cannabis Only Act Introduced in Legislature
State Sen. Steve Dickerson (R-Nashville) and Rep. Jeremy Faison (R-Cosby) today introduced Medical Cannabis Only Act of 2018, legislation that would allow Tennessee patients with specific health conditions access to safe, regulated medical cannabis oil-based manufactured products only. Dickerson and Faison led the Medical Cannabis Task Force for the Tennessee General Assembly this fall, and […]
Police Briefs Jan. 18
_ 6116 Ringgold Rd.: Police responded to the Citgo at this address, Monday evening, on a report of an attempted armed robbery. According to a police report, when officers arrived they spoke with the convenience store clerk. The man told officers that a black man entered the store at about 10 p.m., pointed a handgun […]
Schools Closed on Thursday
Hamilton County Schools will be closed on Thursday, Jan. 18 due to some icy roads in parts of the county, officials said. OLPH will have a two-hour delay in the beginning of classes. Accumulation as of early Tuesday evening was merely a dusting. However temperatures have remained well below zero not allowing some streets in […]
Police Thwart Burglars
East Ridge police apprehended a man and a woman, Monday afternoon, after a resident called police saying that his car was being stolen. Nathan Wilson, 33, of a Gibbons Road address in Chattanooga, was booked into the Hamilton County Jail on charges of Theft of Property over $10,000, Aggravated Burglary and Burglary of an Automobile. […]
Tuesday Night Soccer at CJ Arena Postponed
The frigid cold and possibility of snow and ice on roads in the Tri-State area has led East Ridge Parks and Recreation to postpone Tuesday night’s soccer matches at Camp Jordan Arena, officials said. The games will be rescheduled for another date. Please keep the student athletes home, warm and safe, said Parks and Recreation […]
ER Municipal Court Rescheduled
At the request of Judge J. Cris Helton, East Ridge Municipal Court, which is scheduled to meet on Tuesday, Jan. 16, has been rescheduled until Thursday, Jan. 18, officials said. The cause of the rescheduling was due to possible inclement weather moving into the area late Tuesday morning and into the afternoon. Officials said that […]
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