East Ridge police arrested a Chattanooga man early Saturday morning after he allegedly waived a pistol around and threatened to shoot several people in the parking lot of the End Zone. Traevis Jerrick Graham, 20, of a North Market Street address, was charged with Aggravated Assault. He posted a $30,000 bond and is due to […]
Camp Jordan’s Disc Golf Course to Reopen
On Saturday morning, before the sun became too darned hot, Kevin Turner worked with a handful of members of the Chattanooga Flying Disc Club pouring concrete making a new tee box for the disc golf course at Camp Jordan. The popular disc golf course _ one of only two 18 hole golf courses in the […]
Outdoor Expo at Camp Jordan Arena
Hundreds of people who would probably otherwise have been on the water or tramping through the woods gathered at Camp Jordan Arena Saturday for day one of the Scenic City Outdoor Expo. Dozens of vendors selling everything from tiny fly fishing lures to pontoon boats to hog hunts hawked their wares to enthusiastic fishermen, hunters […]
Ford: ‘I’m Going Fishing’
Today is the last day that Lt. Lynn Ford will be patrolling the streets of the city as one of East Ridge’s finest. Ford, 66, will retire Friday after 23 years as a member of the “Thin Blue Line” that safeguards the property and lives of the citizens of East Ridge. Thursday afternoon, more than […]
Council Passes Budget on First Reading
The East Ridge City Council passed on first reading the proposed budget for fiscal year 2016-17, Thursday night during its regular session. The $12.8 million general fund budget would include six additional employees, two police officers, three firefighters and an accounting position. However, Councilman Jacky Cagle pressed City Manager Scott Miller on the number of […]
Man having ‘Schizophrenic Episode’ Charged with Assaulting Police
_ 5301 Ringgold Rd.: Last Saturday an officer was approached by a woman in the parking lot of Walgreens. The woman explained to Officer John Perry that she was concerned about her son, Jimmy Dale Maxwell, 36, who was at her home on McBrien Road. The woman told police that Maxwell was having a “schizophrenic […]
ERPD Investigating Cascades Robbery
The East Ridge Police Department is investigating the robbery of a local motel. According to a press release, the Cascades Motel on Ringgold Road was robbed Wednesday morning. As the dispatchers were taking the call of the robbery, an officer passing the motel in his patrol car began pursuing the suspect’s vehicle. The suspect’s car […]
Lambert: ‘The Biggest Thing to Ever Happen in East Ridge’
Mayor Brent Lambert said it was “the biggest thing to ever happen in East Ridge.” On a beautiful Thursday morning, Lambert gathered with dozens of local and state dignitaries _ and hundreds and hundreds of customers lining up waiting to spend their money _ to officially cut the opening the Bass Pro Shops. Lambert spoke […]
ERPD Nabs One of County’s ’12 Most Wanted’
A man who was on the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Department’s “12 Most Wanted” list has been arrested in East Ridge. Antonio Lamar Collier, 38, was taken into custody by East Ridge officers last week after a woman came to ERPD’s Service Center and claimed she was assaulted by Collier in her Bennett Road home. According […]
Bass Pro Ribbon Cutting Tonight
The long-awaited Grand Opening of the Bass Pro Shops will be held Wednesday evening with a ribbon cutting ceremony. It’s billed as “An Evening For Conservation.” Local dignitaries will be joined by Bass Pro officials and celebrities from the world of sports _ including Johnny Majors, Eric Ainge and Jimmy Houston _ Wednesday night at […]
Name of Robber at Kangaroo Released
The identity of the man who was shot and killed by a customer during a robbery at the Kangaroo Express on June 30 has been released. Officials said the man was Anthoney Leburne Edmonds, 54, of a Norcross Road address in Chattanooga. East Ridge officials originally withheld the man’s name until next of kin could […]
UPDATED: Police Investigating Bank Robbery
East Ridge police are investigating a Wednesday afternoon bank robbery where a suspicious package was found outside the building forcing authorities to shut down Ringgold Road for more than an hour. Officials said that officers were dispatched to the First Tennessee Bank at 1:36 p.m. on a bank robbery. When officers arrived they discovered a […]
Young Woman Who Shot Self Has Died
East Ridge police said Tuesday that a 17-year-old girl who accidentally shot herself last Sunday has died. According to Capt. Tim Mullinax, the investigation into the shooting revealed that the girl _ whose name has not been released _ took a revolver, placed one round in a chamber, put it to her head and […]
Tennessee Food City Locations Begin Wine Sales
Abingdon, VA – Earlier today, Food City customers celebrated the long-awaited first day of wine sales in Tennessee grocery stores. “For years, countless Tennesseans have sought the same opportunity afforded their Virginia and Georgia friends and neighbors, to purchase wine from their local supermarket. For the past eight years, legislators and retailers across the state […]
Tn. American Water Awards Environmental Grant to Hamilton County Coalition
Tennessee American Water awarded a $2500 environmental grant to the Hamilton County Coalition (HCC) for their Drug Take Back program. Valoria Armstrong, President of Tennessee American Water, presented the check at an event with the HCC’s summer youth program, YES – the Youth Empowerment Society. The Hamilton County Coalition trains teens 15-18 years old in […]
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