The City of East Ridge will hire six new employees next year, including two police officers to combat drug crimes and gang violence. In Thursday night’s regular City Council Meeting, City Manager Scott Miller presented his proposed budget for next fiscal year. The budget will include the addition of two traffic police officers and two […]
ERPD Makes Robbery Arrest
East Ridge police have arrested a Chattanooga man and charged him in the May 3 robbery of a woman outside a local business. Antwone Clevon Boykin, 18, of a Woodmore Terrace address, was charged with Robbery, Assault, and Driving without a License. He was jailed on a bond of $8,500 and is due to appear […]
Judge Helton Files for Bankruptcy
East Ridge Municipal Court Judge J. Cris Helton has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy relief. According to a 46-page petition filed with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee on April 27, Helton claims assets of $480, 648 with liabilities of $724, 540. The petition shows that his monthly income of $11,800 […]
Police Investigating Armed Robbery
The East Ridge Police Department is investigating an armed robbery of title loan store that happened mid-morning on Tuesday. According to a police report, officers were called to the Title Max at 4317 Ringgold Road at 10:18 a.m. When a responding officer arrived, other law enforcement personnel were already looking for the suspect’s vehicle, a […]
IDB Finalizes Development Agreement
East Ridge’s Industrial Development Board met Tuesday afternoon and finalized a development agreement for the development of a retail complex on Mack Smith Road. The IDB will provide $30,000 a year for the next 20 years to Mack Smith Commons LLC, the legal entity building a 5,500 square-foot building on the corner of Mack Smith […]
County Commission Approves $50K for RJS Restrooms
On Wednesday, Hamilton County Commissioners approved spending $50,000 on restrooms that will be built at Raymond James Stadium. Commissioner Tim Boyd said the funds came via discretionary money earmarked for District 8, which includes East Ridge. Boyd had earlier pledged to match anything above $50,000 that the East Ridge Alumni and Supporters raised last year […]
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 […]
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. […]
Citizens Give Input during Recreation Meeting
East Ridge officials gave citizens an opportunity to potentially shape the future of recreation in the city, Saturday morning, as they hosted a community involvement meeting at the Community Center. City Manager Scott Miller said the purpose of the meeting was to get public input about what people wanted to see in East Ridge in […]
CARTA Gets Input from Residents on Future Bus Service
Dozens of residents gathered at the Community Center to discuss with CARTA and city officials the future of bus service in East Ridge, Thursday evening. A three-year grant that CARTA used to provide limited bus service to East Ridge through a pilot program is set to expire in August 2018. The purpose of the meeting […]
‘He Was My Brother; He Was a Human Being’
Joshua Wright has no illusions that he will ever see his brother, Noah Brandon Davis, alive again. It’s been 34 months since Wright contacted the authorities to report his then-24-year-old brother was nowhere to be found. The last time Joshua saw Noah was when Noah picked up Joshua’s personal belongings from an area jail and […]
Eagle Academy at Spring Creek
About the Program: Spring Creek Elementary hosts Eagle Academy, a before and after school enrichment program funded through the 21st Century Learning Centers grant. The Academy offers a variety of learning activities free to all Spring Creek students. The goal of the Academy is to promote academic growth and excellence through enrichment opportunities in a […]
Chief Williams: City ‘Really Lucky’ Escaping Major Storm Damage
The storms which raked Southeast Tennessee and North Georgia on Tuesday evening did only minor damage in East Ridge, officials said Wednesday. East Ridge Fire Chief Mike Williams said the city suffered “minor damage in general” from straight line winds that blew trees down and left tens of thousands of people without power in the […]
ERHS Band Room Dedicated to Vandergriff
“Walk slow, breathe deep.” _ Perry Vandergriff In an intimate ceremony Thursday evening, the band hall inside the school’s art center was dedicated to former East Ridge High School band director Perry D. Vandergriff. Dianne Vandergriff, Perry’s widow, cut a ribbon in front of the double doors in the lobby beneath a bronze plaque memorializing […]
Planned Field House at RJS Moving Forward
Members of the East Ridge Alumni and Supporters Association heard from Hamilton County Commissioner Tim Boyd, Monday night, at the organization’s meeting at East Ridge High School. Commissioner Boyd said that the county school board’s transfer of the high school and middle school’s athletic fields to the City of East Ridge was “a done deal.” […]
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