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Police Briefs for March 13

March 13, 2017 By Dick Cook 0 Comments

_ 1310 Coleman Circle: Police were called to the address Sunday afternoon in regard to a domestic assault. According to a police report, when officers arrived at 3:10 p.m., the spoke with a man standing outside the house who told them that his wife had just “beat him up.” The victim said that he had […]

Filed Under: Crime News, FEATURED POSTS, News

Trash Compactor Fire Fills At Home Store with Smoke

March 11, 2017 By Dick Cook 0 Comments

A predawn fire in a trash compactor filled a local retail store with smoke, Saturday morning. According to East Ridge Fire Department officials, firefighters were called to the At Home store at 842 McBrien Rd. at 5:15 a.m. When they arrived, heavy smoke was seen coming from the west side of the approximately 20,000 square-foot […]

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City Rolls Out Plan for Beautification of Exit 1

March 10, 2017 By Dick Cook 1 Comment

During its only meeting of March on Thursday night, the East Ridge City Council adopted a proposal from an engineering firm to beautify Exit I on Interstate 75. The council approved phase I of the project proposed by ASA Engineering for civil engineering, landscape architectural design, construction documents and bid services in the amount of […]

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IDB Extends Incentives to Developer

March 8, 2017 By Dick Cook 0 Comments

The city’s Industrial Development Board voted unanimously Tuesday evening to provide one million dollars in incentives to an area businessman who intends to build a strip mall in the 6100 block of Ringgold Road. Suhash Patel told IDB members that he is moving forward on building a 6,500 square-foot building at the corner of Truman […]

Filed Under: Business, FEATURED STORY, News, SLIDER

Stephenson to Graduate from FBI Academy

March 7, 2017 By Dick Cook and Contributed Article 0 Comments

The East Ridge Police Department is pleased to announce the imminent graduation of Lt. Daniel Stephenson from the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s National Academy Session 267. The FBI National Academy is a 10-week program that focuses on leadership, physical fitness, and administrative skills. The National Academy draws law enforcement executives from all over the world. […]

Filed Under: Community, FEATURED POSTS, News

Police Briefs for March 6

March 6, 2017 By Dick Cook 0 Comments

_ 3658 Ringgold Rd.: Police were dispatched to the End Zone, early Saturday morning, in reference to a disorder. According to a police report, officers arrived at about 2;45 a.m. and couldn’t get into the parking lot because of “the extreme high volume of vehicles.” Officers made their way toward the restaurant and saw about […]

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Chickamauga’s Buddy Gross Wins Costa FLW Bass Fishing Series on Lake Seminole

March 6, 2017 By Dick Cook and Kent "The Deck Chef" Whitaker 0 Comments

A big shout out from bass fishermen in East Ridge, Tennessee goes to Buddy Gross of Chickamauga Georgia. Our neighbor to the south put a 215-boat field in its place when he weighed in a five-bass limit totaling 23 pounds, 7 ounces. Gross’s weigh-in sealed his victory in the Costa Fishing League Worldwide (FLW) Pro […]

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Volunteers Help Spruce Up Spring Creek Elementary

March 4, 2017 By Dick Cook 0 Comments

More than two dozen volunteers chipped in Saturday morning to give Spring Creek Elementary School a spring cleaning. Well, it was a little more involved than just taking some Mr. Clean to the floors and counters, as parents, teachers, volunteers from the East Ridge Council of the Chamber of Commerce and students from across the […]

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Police Briefs for March 3

March 3, 2017 By Dick Cook 0 Comments

_ 5707 Ringgold Rd.: On Thursday police were called to the Dollar General Store in regards to a theft. According to a police report, an employee told police that a man had stolen one of the store’s handheld computer scanners. The manager of the store told the officer that the Microsoft scanner valued at about […]

Filed Under: Crime News, FEATURED POSTS, News

Wayne Farms Recalls Ready-To-Eat Chicken Products

March 1, 2017 By Dick Cook and Contributed Article 0 Comments

WASHINGTON D.C. – Wayne Farms, LLC, a Decatur, Ala. establishment, is recalling approximately 12,610 pounds of ready-to-eat chicken products due to a potential processing defect, resulting in the potential survival of bacterial pathogens in the products, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The ready-to-eat breaded chicken bite items […]

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Fire Damages Unit of New Castle Apartments

February 28, 2017 By Dick Cook 0 Comments

Fire damaged an apartment unit at the New Castle Apartments, Monday afternoon. According to the East Ridge Fire Department, firefighters were called to the apartments at 5700 Roper Street, at about 4 p.m. Fire Chief Mike Williams said that firefighters were able to  contain the fire to one unit. No injuries were reported in the […]

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Government Files Suit Against Heltons for Back Taxes

February 27, 2017 By Dick Cook 1 Comment

The Internal Revenue Service has filed a civil lawsuit against East Ridge Municipal Judge Cris Helton and his ex-wife, Esther Helton, claiming the Heltons owe hundreds of thousands of dollars in back taxes to the government. According to the suit filed in U.S. Federal Court on Feb. 24, the government is seeking $438,556 in back […]

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ERPD Arrests Feb. 20-26

February 26, 2017 By Dick Cook 0 Comments

According to booking reports from the Hamilton County Jail, the following people were arrested by the East Ridge Police Department from Feb. 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. HANNUM, EMILY ELIZABETH 40 BROOKVALE […]

Filed Under: Arrest Reports, FEATURED POSTS, News

Neff Suspected in Thursday Carjacking

February 24, 2017 By Dick Cook 0 Comments

A woman who was taken to Parkridge East Hospital early Thursday evening is suspected in crossing the street to a convenience store and carjacking a young woman. According to a police report, at 9 p.m. police were dispatched to the Shell station at 948 Spring Creek Road on a reported carjacking that had just taken […]

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City Adopts New Sign Ordinance

February 24, 2017 By Dick Cook 0 Comments

On Thursday evening during its regularly scheduled meeting, the East Ridge City Council adopted its new sign ordinance. Long in the making, the ordinance regulates the number, design and placement of commercial signs throughout the city. Kenny Custer, the city’s Chief Building Official, said he has worked for the better part of two years with […]

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