DISTRICT 29 HAMILTON COUNTY I-75 at I-24 Interchange Reconstruction: Phase 1 traffic shifts have been implemented. Traffic should expect multiple lane shifts traveling through the interchange. Lane closures will occur Sunday nights through Thursdays nights between 9 PM and 6 AM at the following locations: I-75 NB at state line, I-75 NB MM 2, I-75 […]

TDOT contract crews will make concrete repairs this weekend on I-24 West in Chattanooga, Hamilton County from mile marker 178.9 to mile marker 178.7 in lane #1 (left/fast lane). The work will begin at 8:00 p.m. EST on Friday, February 28, 2020 and end by or before 6:00 a.m. EST on Monday, March 2, 2020. […]

The following information was compiled from ERPD “pass along” reports. Feb. 25 Day Shift 1508 Karwill Lane Apt. B (AOA): Police assisted HCSO Civil Process while serving an eviction. 601 Walnut Street (warrant service): Lisa Blake was served with an East Ridge alias capias for possession of controlled substance. 2001 Long Street (warrant service) : […]

The following information was compiled from ERPD “pass along” reports. Feb. 24 Day Shift 3516 Mimbro Lane (missing person): The house manager for a special needs group home, reported that one of the residents left without her knowledge in search of tobacco. He was located on the lot of RNR tires and was safely returned […]

House Majority Whip Johnny Garrett Tuesday named State Rep. Esther Helton to fill one of six Deputy Whip positions within the Tennessee House Republican Caucus for the second session of the 111th Tennessee General Assembly.  “Rep. Helton has already demonstrated strong leadership in her first term and I am confident that she will continue to […]

CUMBERLAND COUNTY – Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee and the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC), in partnership with The Conservation Fund, TennGreen, the National Park Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, today announced the addition of 6,229 acres to the Justin P. Wilson Cumberland Trail State Park. The land – known as […]

In Hamilton County Criminal Court on Monday, Billy Hawk pleaded nolo contendere to voluntary manslaughter for the 1981 murder of Johnny Mack Salyer, whose body was found in a barrel floating in Chickamauga Lake, according to a press release from the Hamilton County District Attorney’s office. A jury found Hawk guilty of first-degree murder on […]

According to booking reports from the Hamilton County Jail, the following people were arrested by the East Ridge Police Department from Feb. 17-23. 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. Feb. 17 GONZALEZ, ARMANDO 3718 […]

The following people are scheduled to appear in East Ridge Municipal Court on Monday, Feb. 24. Municipal court is held at City Hall on Tombras Avenue and begins at 3 p.m. Alexander Garcia – DUI/pro capias. Armando Gonzalez – no DL, registration violation, no insurance. Michael Jackson – criminal conspiracy/for capias, fraud use of credit […]

The following information was compiled from ERPD “pass along” reports. Feb. 19 Day Shift 182 I-24 East (AOA): Police assisted TDOT and THP with a tanker truck which had leaked hot asphalt in Chattanooga prior to stopping in  East Ridge. Yate’s cleanup crew responded to the scene. 5700 Ringgold Road (arrest): John Doe (aka Jorge […]

SCHOOLS CLOSED ON FRIDAY Hamilton County Schools will be closed on Friday due to concerns of ice on roads in the morning, especially in the higher elevations.  The National Weather Service forecast calls for temperatures to remain below freezing until the middle of the day tomorrow.  After additional discussions with emergency personnel and the concern […]

DISTRICT 29 HAMILTON COUNTY I-75 at I-24 Interchange Reconstruction: Phase 1 traffic shifts have been implemented. Traffic should expect multiple lane shifts traveling through the interchange. Lane closures will occur Sunday nights through Thursdays nights between 9 PM and 6 AM at the following locations: I-75 NB at state line, I-75 NB MM 2, I-75 […]