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I’m Not Smart Enough for a Smartphone

March 6, 2016 By Dick Cook Leave a Comment

I never, ever believed I would turn into “that person,” but I did after about two hours without my smartphone. Woke up Friday morning and all I saw on the screen was an apple icon. Couldn’t get it to do nothing. Called in my expert, DeGlopper. He hooked up his laptop to it and the […]

Filed Under: Opinion

ERPD Arrests Feb. 29-March 6

March 6, 2016 By Dick Cook Leave a Comment

According to booking reports from the Hamilton County Jail, the following people were arrested by the East Ridge Police Department from Feb. 29-Mar. 6. 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. MCCLAIN, DERRICK L 4511 […]

Filed Under: Arrest Reports, Crime News, FEATURED POSTS, News

Municipal Court Docket for March 8

March 5, 2016 By Dick Cook Leave a Comment

The following people are scheduled to appear in East Ridge Municipal Court on Tuesday, March 8. Court is held at East Ridge City Hall on Tombras Avenue and begins at 5 p.m. Travis Beasley _ Theft under $500. Stephen Colby _ Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, No DL, No Insurance, No Registration. Garaek Gaddis _ Petition […]

Filed Under: Court, Crime News, FEATURED POSTS

Police Briefs for March 3

March 3, 2016 By Dick Cook Leave a Comment

_ 809 Belvoir Hills Dr.: Police spoke with a complainant who said that the house he is renovating had been burglarized sometime between Feb. 15 and Feb. 29. According to a police report, the victim said a thief gained entry into the house through a basement door. The man told officers that he is missing […]

Filed Under: Crime News, FEATURED POSTS, News

City Library Celebrates Dr. Seuss with Party

March 2, 2016 By Dick Cook Leave a Comment

The East Ridge City Library pulled out all the stops to celebrate Dr. Seuss’s birthday, Wednesday, by throwing a little party with some of the children’s book author’s most beloved characters. The Cat in the Hat was on hand with Thing 1 and Thing 2 to mingle with some tiny devoted readers of the books. […]

Filed Under: Community, FEATURED POSTS, SLIDER

City Gets New Life Saving Devices

March 2, 2016 By Dick Cook Leave a Comment

The City of East Ridge has acquired a new tool that just might save your or one of your loved one’s life. Interim City Manager and Fire Chief Mike Williams said the city just got in six automated external defibrillators that will be placed in several city buildings and at Camp Jordan Park. “Having these […]

Filed Under: Community, FEATURED POSTS, News, SLIDER

‘Credible Threat’ Investigated by CPD Bomb Squad

March 2, 2016 By Dick Cook Leave a Comment

A message scrawled on a bathroom wall at East Ridge Middle School forced East Ridge authorities to call in the Chattanooga Police Department Bomb Squad, Wednesday morning. According to ERPD Assistant Chief Stan Allen, police were called to the Bennett Avenue school just before 10 a.m. Chief Allen said the “credible threat” necessitated the bomb […]

Filed Under: Community, FEATURED STORY, News, SLIDER

Greenholtz, Haynes Prevail in Election

March 2, 2016 By Dick Cook Leave a Comment

More than 75,000 Hamilton County voters, including those in East Ridge, went to the polls in large numbers Tuesday despite periodic bad weather. Voters returned Tom Greenholtz to his position on the bench as Criminal Court Judge Div. II. Greenholtz tallied 19,944 votes to challenger Mike Little’s 12,985 in the Republican Primary. There was no […]

Filed Under: Community, FEATURED STORY, News, Politics, SLIDER

Fire Damages Apartment Unit

March 1, 2016 By Dick Cook Leave a Comment

A Tuesday morning fire damaged a bedroom of a unit in the Ridgeview Point Apartments. The call came in just before 10 a.m. at the Gleason Drive complex, officials said. By the time East Ridge firefighters arrived, the fire had been extinguished by the occupants. Fire Chief Mike Williams said an initial investigation points to […]

Filed Under: FEATURED POSTS, News, SLIDER

Police Briefs for Feb. 29

February 29, 2016 By Dick Cook Leave a Comment

Police have charged a Crossville, Tenn. woman with stealing cash and using the credit cards from an elderly man she was visiting. According to an affidavit of complaint, Tonya Lorraine Hale, 42, was charged with nine counts of fraudulent use of a credit card and three counts of forgery. It is unclear when she will […]

Filed Under: Community, Crime News, FEATURED POSTS, News

UPDATED: Construction Company Files Suit Against WWTA

February 29, 2016 By Dick Cook Leave a Comment

(Editors note: WWTA attorney Chris Clem’s comments added at bottom of story) Attorneys for Tower Construction have filed a lawsuit in Circuit Court against the Hamilton County Water & Wastewater Treatment Authority alleging breach of contract. The suit states that Tower Construction entered into contracts with the WWTA to do a specific number of lateral […]

Filed Under: FEATURED POSTS, News

Outrage Over Property Crime

February 28, 2016 By Dick Cook Leave a Comment

In a recent poll question, East Ridge News Online asked readers if they had ever been a victim of a home or auto burglary. Not surprisingly, 62 percent of the people who voted said that their home or car had been broken into. I’ve had two cars broken into and items stolen and the door […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Sign of Changing Times

February 28, 2016 By Dick Cook Leave a Comment

Workers with Snyder Signs replaced the old Cornerstone Bank sign with a new one on Sunday morning. Cornerstone announced last year that it had merged with SmartBank, which has headquarters in Pigeon Forge. Cornerstone is the sixth largest bank in the Chattanooga area, with more than 100 employees in its five Hamilton County offices. When […]

Filed Under: Business, Community, FEATURED POSTS, News, SLIDER

ERPD Arrests Feb. 22-28

February 28, 2016 By Dick Cook Leave a Comment

According to booking reports from the Hamilton County Jail, the following people were arrested by the East Ridge Police Department from Feb. 22-28. 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. ROBINSON, MICHELLE RENE 35 TARA […]

Filed Under: Arrest Reports, Crime News, FEATURED POSTS, News

ER Municipal Court Docket for March 1

February 27, 2016 By Dick Cook Leave a Comment

The following people are scheduled to appear in East Ridge Municipal Court on March 1. Emory Letson _ Burglary (Vehicle), Criminal Impersonation, Vandalism, Burglary, Theft under $500. Christopher Mathis _ FTA (2), Domestic Assault, Vandalism, Theft. Oscar Morales _ No DL. Thomas Phipps _ FTA, Red Light Violation, No Insurance, Registration Violation. Paul Terry _ […]

Filed Under: Community, Court, FEATURED POSTS, News

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