East Ridge News

A man convicted of smuggling his young first cousin into Chattanooga and having sex with her has been sentenced to serve 15 years and six months in federal prison.

The city of East Ridge and the American Legion Post 95 will be hosting a Memorial Day Ceremony on Monday at 1 p.m. at the Pioneer Frontier Park, at the City Hall Campus at 1517 Tombras Ave.

The county will host a free concert and laser light show on Saturday, June 29, from 7-10 p.m. for the Hamilton County Courthouse Centennial Celebration.

The East Ridge City Council on Thursday night approved a new animal control ordinance, discussed moving along on a flood control project, and named Freida Wheeler to the new post of assistant city deputy manager.

This week at the Hunter Art + Issues explores Work/Life Balance with Bart Weathington, UC Foundation Professor of Psychology at UTC.

Four Dalton-Whitfield Solid Waste Authority facilities will be closed on Monday, in observance of Memorial Day.

Sobriety checkpoints will take place at several locations in Hamilton County on Friday, May 31.

The Collegedale courtroom sports a new wood panel behind the bench, thanks to the city's maintenance crew building the wall in-house - photo by Sarah Ruf An indirect lightning strike caused tens of thousands of dollars worth of damages to Collegedale City Hall during storms last weekend.

All auto emissions testing centers in Hamilton County will be closed on Saturday, May 25 and Monday, May 27 in observance of Memorial Day.

East Ridge offices and City Services will be closed in observance of Memorial Day on Monday.

Brenda Freeman Short was elected East Tennessee vice president of the Tennessee Federation of Democratic women at the organization's May convention held in Murfreesboro, Tenn.

The Scenic City Vapers Club, a group of ex-smokers, is sponsoring a special meeting on Sunday at 4 p.m. at the Fox & Hound at Hamilton Place Mall.

I have known and admired Jim Hammond for years and, during that time, we've become warm friends.

Chris Dorsey has spent the 18 months since Red Bank summarily fired him in Oct. 2011 fighting a determined battle to find a job that would allow him to remain in Hamilton County and raise his family here.

In honor of its 100th anniversary, Bright School held a special picnic for alumni in the covered breezeway and quadrangle area of the school's North Chattanooga campus.

Third graders from East Ridge Elementary School visited Sweetwater Intermediate School on Monday morning to get a tour of the school they will be attending next year and see what fourth grade life is like.

A key deadline of May 15 is facing many tax-exempt organizations that are required by law to file annual reports with the Internal Revenue Service.

Thursday's Scores Regular season Baylor 12, Brentwood Academy 0 District 5-AAA at Rhea County Losers Bracket Final Rhea County 1, Ooltewah 0 District 5-AA at Polk County Losers Bracket Final Polk County 8, Sequoyah 2 District 6-AA at Warner Park Championship East Hamilton 3, Hixson 0 District 5-A at Grace Academy Losers Bracket Final ... Notre Dame ... (more)

This is what's clear to me: when our consulate in Benghazi was attacked on Sept.

A summer day camp for children in completed Kindergarten through fifth grade will be held at Bayside Baptist Church, 6100 Highway 58, Harrison, on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:30 a.m to 2 p.m., May 28 though Aug.