The East Ridge Board of Zoning Appeals met Tuesday evening and granted a variance allowing Bass Pro Shops to put up a sign along Interstate 75. Officials said a variance was needed because the proposed sign for the giant outdoor retailer is much larger than the current ordinance allows. The Bass Pro sign is 500 […]
Police Briefs Feb. 9
_ 482 McBrien Rd.: Police were dispatched on Feb. 5 to At Home on a reported theft. According to a police report, when officers arrived they spoke with an employee who told them that two people were seen exiting the store without paying for merchandise. Police reviewed video surveillance footage and saw two black women, […]
Council Meeting Postponed
The East Ridge City Council meeting scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 11 has been postponed, according to the City’s Website. The board will instead meet on Thursday, Feb. 18 at 6:30 p.m. at City Hall on Tombras Avenue. Interim City Manager Mike Williams said the meeting was moved back a week because one councilman is ill […]
Emotional Week in Our City
This week in East Ridge our emotions were stretched from elation to despair, as we got to see the finest and the worst of what our society is all about. On Thursday our first responders plucked a homeless man from the rising waters on West Chickamauga Creek. Apparently the man’s wife went to get a […]
ERPD Arrests Feb. 1-7
According to booking reports from the Hamilton County Jail, the following people were arrested by the East Ridge Police Department from Feb. 1-7. 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. HALL, CARLOS EUGENE 9679 FALCON […]
ER Municipal Court Docket Feb. 9
The following people are scheduled to appear in East Ridge Municipal Court on Tuesday, Feb. 9. Brian Anderson _ Possession of Methamphetamine/Resale, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Criminal Impersonation, Assault on Police, Possession of Marijuana, Revoked DL, No Insurance. Rodney Ballard _ Domestic Assault. Richard Faires _ Domestic Assault. Lelwin Fields _ FTA. Nathan Lively _ […]
UPDATED: Juvenile Charged with Reckless Homicide
UPDATE: This statement from the ERPD: After conferring with the Hamilton County District Attorney’s office, charges against the juvenile involved in the shooting on Friday, February 5, have been upgraded to Reckless Homicide. ERPD officials said late Saturday night that the victim in Friday’s shooting on Bennett Road has died. According to a press release, officials identified […]
Police Encourage Residents’ Use of LeadsOnline App
During The January 28 City Council meeting, Interim City Manager Mike Williams said he and Police Chief J.R. Reed had a meeting in which it was agreed the city would purchase the LeadsOnline software to track pawn shop transactions. According to Chief Williams the software will be purchased for less than $2,500. The police should […]
Homeless Man Rescued from West Chickamauga Creek
East Ridge firefighters had to get out their flat bottom boat Thursday morning to rescue a homeless man who was trapped in the middle of rising waters of West Chickamauga Creek. According to Fire Chief Mike Williams, a homeless man and his wife were under the Jack Sharp Memorial bridge on Ringgold Road when flash […]
Spring Sports Registration at Camp Jordan
Officials with the Department of Parks and Recreation are now signing youth up to participate in spring sports. Registration for kids ages 3 to 18 is now beginning for baseball, softball and soccer to be played at the city’s Camp Jordan Park. Sign-ups will be most Saturday’s at the Community Center on Tombras Avenue from […]
ERPD Makes Marijuana Bust
East Ridge police raided a house on Wednesday, seizing a large quantity of marijuana. According to a press release, officers and the ERPD SWAT team served a search warrant at 1308 West End Avenue. Police seized an indoor marijuana grow operation. Ninety-five plants in various stages of growth were discovered. Around 10 ounces of drying […]
Malone Statement on Resignation
The following is a verbatim statement sent to East Ridge News Online by former East Ridge High School football coach Tracy Malone. I would like to begin by thanking my family, friends, and fans for their support. My resignation as a teacher and football coach at East Ridge High School was not an easy […]
Work on ‘Phase II’ of Road Project may Start This Year
Mayor Brent Lambert spoke to the East Ridge Industrial Development Board during its monthly meeting Monday night and told the board that he expects “Phase II” of road improvements at the Exit 1 development to begin sometime this year. Lambert said that he and other city officials had recently met with representatives from the Tennessee […]
More Than 50 People Apply for City Manager Job
More than 50 people have applied in hopes of becoming the next City Manager of East Ridge. East Ridge News Online obtained a list of 55 people who had applied for the position which closed on Friday, Jan. 29. Of those applicants, two _ Amanda C. Miller and Christian Spindler _ list their hometown as […]
Police Briefs for Feb. 1
Several residents in the Belvoir Avenue area were victimized by a person driving by and shooting at cars and windows with what is believed to be a pellet gun. According to a police report, police were called to 4224 Belvoir Ave. on Jan. 27. The complainant told police that he came out to his 1999 […]
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