Two Adults and a Child Killed when Tree Crushes Their SUV Hamilton County Mayor Weston Wamp declared a Local State of Emergency on Tuesday evening in response to flash flooding after the area experienced more than six inches of rain in a matter of hours. ” We have been in communication with both TEMA and […]

  Drivers traveling on I-24 in Hamilton County should be aware of upcoming road construction activities that will temporarily impact traffic. On Monday night at midnight, and continuing for eight weeks, Tennessee Department of Transportation contract crews will close the I-24 West entrance ramp from Germantown Road (Exit 183) for construction of noise walls at […]

The City of Chattanooga’s Public Works Department is issuing a traffic advisory regarding upcoming full closures of I-24 at the Germantown exit, announced by the Tennessee Department of Transportation. These essential roadwork projects will involve significant detours and impact local traffic flow, particularly immediately following the Juneteenth holiday. Motorists are urged to plan alternate routes […]

RINGGOLD – CSX plans to close the High Street railroad crossing in Ringgold on Sunday, June 1. Please use Tennessee Street to Highway 151/Ooltewah Ringgold Road as a detour. This is the first announced closure with others to follow during CSX’s planned maintenance through next week. Most closures will last up to a few hours, […]

RINGGOLD _  The Catoosa County Fire Department, Sheriff’s Office, and Coroner are investigating a fire that erupted Monday afternoon at a home where a deceased man was found inside. A call came into Catoosa County E-911 just before 3:00 p.m. reporting smoke coming from a house on Lillian Drive. When firefighters arrived they found fire […]

UPDATE: East Ridge Police identified the victim’s in Sunday afternoon’s crash on I-75. They are Lane Smith, 23, of Fayetteville, Tennessee, and David Huggins, 61, of Dawsonville, Georgia. A Tractor trailer driver from south Florida has been charged in a multi-vehicle wreck on I-75 northbound on Sunday afternoon that claimed two lives. Antoinier Joseph, 65, of […]

Fire did significant damage to a commercial building on Ringgold Road early Saturday morning. East Ridge Fire Department officials said they were alerted to the fire by police at about 4:45 a.m. at the building at 3507 Ringgold Road. The building houses Sabor Catracho restaurant and RNR Tire Express. Fire Chief Mike Williams said that […]

UPDATE: As of 6 p.m., westbound Ringgold Road is open eastbound lanes are still closed as officers are conducting their crash investigation. The large propane tank has been emptied by a contractor and is considered safe.  According to East Ridge police, on Wednesday afternoon Ringgold Road between Keeble and Burns Streets has been shut down […]

Avian Flu Has Taken 52 million Chickens since 2024 This article is from Tennessee Lookout As Americans look toward the Easter season, and the price of eggs continues to climb, many Tennesseeans are considering changing their usual Easter plans in order to keep eggs on their menus and hidden in their yards. Ginny Minniger’s grocery budget […]

The State Supreme Court ruled last week that elected Municipal Court Judges must reside in the city where they were elected. The ruling may effect East Ridge Municipal Court Judge Tracy Cox, who does not reside in East Ridge. According to a report by the Chattanoogan.com, two Sessions Court judges filled in for Cox on […]