According to the Court Clerk’s office, the following people are due to appear in East Ridge Municipal Court on July 28. Crystal Arnold _ Petition to Revoke, FTA, Theft Milton Barnes _ Aggravated Burglary, Theft over $10,000 Dustin Bowling _ FTA, Auto Burglary Eric Finley _ Passing Worthless Checks Spencer Godfrey _ FTA (2), DUI […]
Police Briefs for July 27
_ Police arrested a Chattanooga man for allegedly abusing his child in McDonald’s recently. Gary Kirkland was charged with two counts of child abuse on July 22. He is due to appear in East Ridge Municipal Court on Tuesday. According to an affidavit of complaint, officers were called to the Ringgold Road restaurant by patrons […]
Things Moving Fast in ER
Things have been moving fast in our fair city over the last month. I’ve been waiting for my head to stop spinning so I could, perhaps, put some of this in perspective. _ City Manager Andrew Hyatt hopped on I-75 and took a job in Neptune Beach, Fla. We wish him well. The Council puts […]
ERPD Arrests July 20-26
According to booking reports from the Hamilton County Jail, the following people were arrested by the East Ridge Police Department from July 20-26. An arrest does not mean that a person has been convicted of a crime. All persons arrested are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. HOOD, CARLTON LEBRON 1736 GANASITA […]
Shakespeare in the Park
“What’s past is prologue.” _ William Shakespeare, The Tempest Camp Jordan is hosting two performances of Williams Shakespeare’s The Tempest put on by Back Alley Productions. The first performance on a beautiful Friday night was at the Amphitheater. The Back Alley cast will put on another staging of The Bard’s final play on […]
Police Briefs for July 24
_ Police were called to the Bi-Lo at 3629 Ringgold Road earlier this week on a reported theft. According to a police report, the manager told officers that a large black male who was “highly intoxicated” stole a slab of beef ribs and took off. The report said the man went through the self-checkout line […]
Williams to Remain Interim CM Indefinitely
On Thursday during its regular meeting at City Hall, the East Ridge City Council decided not to take any action in the immediate future to find a permanent city manager. Vice Mayor Marc Gravitt had placed an item on the agenda to discuss the position of City Manager. When Andrew Hyatt resigned on June 30, […]
Food City Buys Bi-Lo Locations, Including East Ridge’s
ABINGDON, VA – On Thursday, Food City officials announced their intent to purchase 29 BI-LO Supermarkets (including 21 pharmacies) in the Chattanooga market area. The locations, which range from 25,000 to 63,000 square feet in size, include: Tennessee: 7804 East Brainerd Road, Chattanooga 6951 Lee Highway, Chattanooga 1600 East 23rd Street, Chattanooga 4510 Highway 58, […]
ERPD Arrests July 13-19
According to booking reports from the Hamilton County Jail, the following people were arrested by the East Ridge Police Department from July 13-19. An arrest does not mean that a person has been convicted of a crime. All persons arrested are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. GODFREY, SPENCER GUY 55 HOLT […]
Council Reschedules Meeting to Take Field Trip
Usually on Thursdays East Ridge News Online files a news story detailing what happened at the City Council meeting. This week, however, the council has decided to reschedule its meeting to July 16 because the entire council _ with the exception of Vice-Mayor Marc Gravitt who has business in Nashville _ has loaded up and […]
City’s Industrial Development Board Briefed
The East Ridge Industrial Development Board received a briefing from staff and representatives of the firm building the new Bass Pro Shops on Tuesday night during a regularly scheduled meeting. City Treasurer Thad Jablonski explained to board members the exclusion of 36 businesses from the Border Region district. Jablonski said he has worked with IDB […]
Council Approves $11.9 Million Budget
After some confusion, the East Ridge City Council approved an $11.9 million budget for fiscal year 2015-16, Thursday night, during its regular meeting. Council members voted unanimously to pass Ordinance 989 on second reading, initially thinking they were setting the property tax rate. Then, after the council took up an ordinance dealing with budget amendments […]
Insane 5K Big Hit at Park
On Saturday morning at Camp Jordan, almost 1,500 people decided to have a little fun mixed in with their running, as they participated in the Insane Inflatable 5K. The park served as a backdrop for 11 inflatable obstacles on the three-mile run. Runners climbed, slid, hopped and avoided “hazards” on the inflatables arranged around the […]
Rieger New Pastor at Jones Memorial
B. Eric Rieger, was appointed to Jones Memorial UMC at the Holston Annual Conference, 2015. He grew up in North Knox County and graduated from Powell High School. He attended East Tennessee State University; upon graduation, he immediately began seminary at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Bannockburn/Deerfield, Illinois (a far-north suburb of Chicago). Afterwards, Eric […]
Neptune Beach Approves Contract for Hyatt
On Monday evening, the Neptune Beach City Council in a special session approved a city manager contract for Andrew Hyatt. The contract is tentatively slated to begin August 1, though there was discussion according to the Neptune Beach City Attorney Patrick Krechowski about having him start on July 27th. Krechowski told Neptune Beach councilors that […]