The East Ridge City Council passed on second reading an ordinance that addresses new building standards in the city, Thursday, April 13, at its regularly scheduled meeting. The new architectural design standards regulate materials, construction design and to a limited degree aesthetics of new construction in East Ridge, officials said. Kenny Custer, the city’s Chief […]
TBI Releases ’16 Crime in Tennessee Report
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation released its 2016 ‘Crime in Tennessee’ report on Thursday, and the report reveals a slight overall increase in reported instances of crime in the most recent reporting year. The annual study compiles data reported from each law enforcement agency in the state through the Tennessee Incident Based Reporting […]
Police Briefs April 13
_ 1441 N. Smith Street: Police were dispatched to the Holiday Inn Express on Wednesday morning on a suspicious person complaint. According to a police report, the desk clerk told officers that a woman had been lingering in the lobby restroom for about an hour. The clerk told officers that she suspected the woman may […]
State Senate Approves Bill Broadening the Use of Cell Phones in Polling Places
Legislation which revises Tennessee law to broaden the rights of Tennesseans to use their cell phones at the polling place passed the Senate on Thursday by a vote of 30-0. Senate Bill 517, sponsored by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Brian Kelsey (R-Germantown), regulates voting without infringing on a citizen’s First Amendment rights. The bill stems […]
McVeagh, Former Interim City Attorney, Appointed to Bench
Former East Ridge Interim City Attorney Alex McVeagh has been appointed by Governor Bill Haslam to temporarily fill a vacancy on the bench in Hamilton County General Sessions Court. McVeagh, a 31-year-old graduate of Vanderbilt School of Law, will fill in for Judge David Bales, who stepped down from the bench last October after being […]
Warm Weather Insect Advisory
The combination of increasingly warmer weather, people getting outside to enjoy it, and rising insect populations brings potential for insect-borne diseases, also called vector-borne diseases. The Chattanooga-Hamilton County Health Department offers these precautions so residents can protect themselves, their families, neighbors, and pets. “We encourage our residents to get outside and be active this year,” […]
Three Men Arrested after Fight at Delaware Residence
Three men were arrested and charged with Aggravated Assault after a late-night fight on Delaware Avenue. Police were called to the 5000 block of Delaware just before midnight on Monday in reference to a “fight in progress.” According to a police report, when officers arrived they found a man bleeding profusely from his mouth and […]
Easter in the Park
The Church of God of the Union Assembly will present Easter in the Park on April 12-16 nightly at Camp Jordan Park at I-75, Exit 1. Enjoy world renowned artists such as Jason Crabb, Adam Crabb, Derwin Ward and many more. Pastors Kaylon Hughes and Justin Faulknor will address the nightly congregation staring at 7:00. […]
Planning Commission Approves Pair of Rezonings
The East Ridge Planning Commission met Monday night and approved two requests for rezoning, officials said. Michael and Courtney Flavin were asking for a single family home on Tombras Avenue across the street from City Hall that has been used as rental property to be rezoned from R1 to Office 2. The Flavin’s want to […]
Tip Leads to Prostitution, Drug Arrests at Waverly
A tip from a woman to an officer sitting in her car at the East Ridge Police Department led to the arrest of two men in a local motel on drugs and prostitution charges. According to a police report, Officer Lexi Whittenburg was sitting in her patrol car on Saturday when a woman who “has […]
Police Capture Florida Fugitive
On Friday, East Ridge police captured a man wanted in Florida for sex crimes involving children. According to a police report, a “be on the lookout” was issued for Bradley Allen Pitts. Florida officials had “pinged” the man’s cellphone and determined that it was in the Interstate 75 area in the jurisdiction of East Ridge […]
Rhodes Jailed on ‘Ecstasy’ Charges
For the second time in a week, East Ridge police officers have arrested someone in possession of MDMA, more commonly known as “ecstasy.” Marquelle Alexander Rhodes, 25, of a Grove Street address in Chattanooga, is facing multiple drug charges after police found almost 10 grams of MDMA in a backpack that allegedly belongs to him. […]
Heart Attack Shack Officials Say Lawsuit is ‘Unmerited’
Editors Note: The Heart Attack Shack is an advertiser with East Ridge News Online. A Las Vegas restaurant has filed a trademark lawsuit against a new East Ridge restaurant called Heart Attack Shack. On March 27, the The Heart Attack Grill, based in Las Vegas, Nevada, filed suit in the Middle District of Tennessee Court, […]
Police Investigating Shots Fired at End Zone
East Ridge police investigators are trying to determine who may have fired several gunshots outside the End Zone, early Sunday morning. According to a police report, two ERPD officers was sitting in their squad cars outside Little Caesars Pizza at 2:27 Sunday morning when they heard several gunshots coming from the area of the End […]
Woman Charged with Child Abuse after Allegedly Using Drugs While Pregnant
A woman is due to appear in East Ridge Municipal Court on Tuesday on a charge of Child Abuse after giving birth to a baby allegedly addicted to drugs. Jacqueline Nicole McRoberts, 31, of a Pleasant Street address, was arrested only last week. According to an affidavit of complaint, McRoberts gave birth to a child […]
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