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 […]
ERPD Arrests Jan. 25-31
According to booking reports from the Hamilton County Jail, the following people were arrested by the East Ridge Police Department from Jan. 25-31. 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. HARROLD, DAPHNY SHANNON 4207 […]
Superior Creek Lodge Sold
Superior Creek Lodge, the extended stay motel on North Mack Smith Road, has been sold. According to one of the owners of the five-acre property, the sale to the new owners, JDH Developers Inc. was finalized on Friday. The selling price was not disclosed. “After nine years of being a business owner in East Ridge, […]
Municipal Court Docket for Feb. 2
The following people are scheduled to appear in East Ridge Municipal Court on Feb. 2 Brian Anderson _ Possession of Meth for Resale, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Criminal Impersonation, Assault on Police, Possession of Marijuana, Revoked DL, No Insurance. Adrian Sivels _ Prescription Fraud. John Suggs _ Alias Capias, Theft under $500. Shelly Burnette _ […]
UPDATED: Clerk Attacked by Scissor-Wielding Robber
The following is an affidavit of complaint from the East Ridge Court Clerk’s office: “Stacie Clifton entered Kangaroo Express convenience store and threatened the clerk with a pair of scissors in order to place the victim in fear of violence if the victim did not relinquish the key to open the cash drawer. The victim […]
Bass Pro Manager Introduced at Council Meeting
City officials gave a warm welcome to the man who will be in charge of the new Bass Pro Shops when it opens later this year as the centerpiece of economic development in the city. During Thursday’s City Council Meeting, Mayor Brent Lambert presented Jarron Ritchie with a gift basket of locally produced products and […]
Woman Allegedly Takes Chunk out of Fiance’s Face, Then Takes Hatchet to Door
An East Ridge woman has been charged with Domestic Assault after her boyfriend with a bloody face sought help from a next door neighbor. According to an affidavit of complaint, police were called to the 700 block of Summit Avenue early Wednesday morning in reference to assisting with a medical call. The report states that […]
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