The latest East Ridge coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, part of our Prep section.
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Surprises happen every week on the high school football field, and the Times Free Press staff is all over them. Here are four notable surprises from this past week's action:
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The East Ridge City Council denied by a 3-2 vote a rezoning request by Easy Auto Powersports that would have allowed the dealership of motorcycles and off-road vehicles to expand into a residential neighborhood.
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Kenneth McCloud has lived on Swope Drive in East Ridge for almost two decades.
The East Ridge Industrial Development Board recently approved an agreement with Art Holdings Tennessee for a retail project that will include a Scooter's Coffee in the city's Border Region Development District.
East Ridge has hired a new city manager — Brian Koral.
A man convicted of raping a 13-year-old girl in East Ridge admitted in a plea agreement to illegally reentering the country after a prior deportation.
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An East Ridge company that provides respite and placement care services for adults is facing a state investigation over unpaid wages, and one former employee was arrested for harassment while she tried to get her final paycheck.
An East Ridge Police Department detective is on leave without pay pending an investigation by the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office, officials said.
More than 20 residents in East Ridge are safe but displaced after an early morning fire destroyed the top of a three-story apartment complex Thursday, officials said.
East Ridge City Manager J. Scott Miller will retire in January, concluding a 45-year career in public service that includes two tenures leading the city.
A former East Ridge City Court judge is accused of threatening to kill a family member and their mutual friend, according to an affidavit of complaint.
