East Ridge News Online posed a series of questions to Municipal Court Judge Candidates Tracy Cox, Chris Dixon, Rich Heinsman, and Kevin Wilson. What follows are the four candidates’ verbatim responses to the inquiries. Tracy Cox Tell the voters about your background: How long have you practiced law? Where did you go to Law School? […]

East Ridge News Online posed a series of questions to Hamilton County District 8 School Board candidates Larry Grohn and Katie Perkins. What follows is the two candidates’ verbatim responses to the inquiries. Click here to see the school board candidates debate sponsored by Chattanooga 2.0, The Chattanooga Times Free Press and News Channel 3. Larry […]

East Ridge Municipal Court Judge Kevin Wilson will host a reception to meet the candidate. The reception will be held on Thursday, July 28 at the East Ridge Community Center. The event starts at 7 p.m. Sweets and beverages will be provided. Everyone is invited and encouraged to attend.

Coty Wamp, the Republican nominee for 11th Judicial District Attorney General, proudly announced today she has received the support and public endorsements from the former 11th Judicial District Attorneys General Bill Cox and Gary Gerbitz as well as the current 10th Judicial District Attorney General Steve Crump. General Cox and General Gerbitz are the only […]

Friends of Judge Alex’s Finance Team Touts Strong Community Support and Fundraising Success with More Than $70,000 Raised at the End of Last Reporting Period Hamilton County General Sessions Court Judge Alex McVeagh, who was appointed to the bench in 2017 by former Gov. Bill Haslam, today announced he has formally launched his campaign to […]

Boyd Patterson seeks to serve Hamilton County as the next Division III Criminal Court  Judge. After working closely with Hamilton County Law Enforcement during his twenty years of public  service, the Prosecutor-turned-Public Defender has now received support from three major law enforcement  organizations.  ENDORSEMENT BY THE INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF POLICE OFFICERS LOCAL #735   The […]

What qualifications do you have that make you the best candidate for this position? I have earned a degree in Communications and have worked for various newspaper publications so have proven my desire to work for the community. I have also been a teacher all of my adult life and since becoming a parent my […]

In a Wednesday press release, Sandy Norris Smith announced that she is running for Hamilton County School Board in District 8. Sandy is a life-long resident of Hamilton County, graduating from East Ridge High School and the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga where she earned an undergraduate degree in psychology and an MEd in Special […]

Republican candidate for District Attorney Coty Wamp proudly announced today she has received the public endorsement of the highest-ranking veteran in Hamilton County – Retired U.S. Army General B.B. Bell.  In conjunction with the campaign, General Bell released the following statement of support. “I strongly endorse Coty Wamp for Hamilton County District Attorney.  Public safety is the […]

On Wednesday, Austin Garrett announced the endorsement of the IBOP Local #673. The endorsement comes on the heels of Garrett’s first financial disclosure, and just over two weeks from the filing deadline to run for office in this cycle. In part, the Endorsement Letter from the IBPO Local #673 states: “The International Brotherhood of Police […]