The East Ridge City Council met Thursday night in its regular meeting and continued to discuss the city’s wrecker ordinance. City Attorney Hal North told the Council that the current city ordinance, which limits the number of wreckers on the city’s wrecker rotation to three, violates state and federal regulations pertaining to wrecker services. North […]
UPDATED: HCSD Officially Identifies Victim of Police-Involved Shooting
UPDATED MONDAY: The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Department officially released the name of the man shot and killed by an East Ridge police officer on Friday evening. As reported by East Ridge News Online on Friday, the victim is 54-year-old Todd P. Browning. Matt Lea, the Public Information Officer with HCSD, said in an email that […]
UPDATED: Fire Damages Family Table
Firefighters raced to Family Table Grill late Thursday afternoon on a reported structure fire. East Ridge Fire Department responded to the blaze in the 3900 block of Ringgold Road at about 3:50.. No injuries were reported, officials said. Family Table employee Cathy Brown said she had just come into the building to begin her shift when […]
Michigan Man Indicted in Cold Case Murder
On Tuesday, the Hamilton County Grand Jury indicted 43-year old Jason Kirk Sanford of Westland, Michigan, for First Degree Murder in an East Ridge woman’s death, according to our friends at NewsChannel9. Sarah Davis Perry went missing on the morning of Wednesday, June 14, 2000. The next day, two 12-year-old boys playing in Spring Creek, off […]
Police Make Two Arrests in Robbery
East Ridge police have arrested two people in connection to an armed robbery of a man inside his home on Duvall Street last week. Christopher Lee Edwards, 20, of a Spriggs Street address and Kiara Monique McDaniel, 22, of a Honeysuckle Road address in Chattanooga, were both charged with Aggravated Robbery, Theft over $10,000 and […]
UTC Athlete Second Man Charged in End Zone Incident
East Ridge News Online has found that an incident at the End Zone during the early morning hours of July 30 has led to the arrest of a man who allegedly fired shots during a disturbance. Le’Vonte Dion Larry, 19, of a Palm St. Address in Jesup, Ga., has been charged with Aggravated Assault. Larry […]
Haynes to be County’s Next Assessor of Property
Republican Marty Haynes will become Hamilton County’s next Assessor of Property. Haynes received 16,104 votes to Democrat Mark Siedlecki’s 12,158. In the state primaries, incumbent Congressman Chuck Fleischman easily outdistanced his challengers in the Republican Primary for U.S. House of Representatives in the 3rd District. In Hamilton County, Fleischman received 13,392 votes, while Allan Levene […]
Incident at End Zone Leads to Arrest
East Ridge police arrested a Chattanooga man early Saturday morning after he allegedly waived a pistol around and threatened to shoot several people in the parking lot of the End Zone. Traevis Jerrick Graham, 20, of a North Market Street address, was charged with Aggravated Assault. He posted a $30,000 bond and is due to […]
Council Passes Budget on First Reading
The East Ridge City Council passed on first reading the proposed budget for fiscal year 2016-17, Thursday night during its regular session. The $12.8 million general fund budget would include six additional employees, two police officers, three firefighters and an accounting position. However, Councilman Jacky Cagle pressed City Manager Scott Miller on the number of […]
ERPD Investigating Cascades Robbery
The East Ridge Police Department is investigating the robbery of a local motel. According to a press release, the Cascades Motel on Ringgold Road was robbed Wednesday morning. As the dispatchers were taking the call of the robbery, an officer passing the motel in his patrol car began pursuing the suspect’s vehicle. The suspect’s car […]
Lambert: ‘The Biggest Thing to Ever Happen in East Ridge’
Mayor Brent Lambert said it was “the biggest thing to ever happen in East Ridge.” On a beautiful Thursday morning, Lambert gathered with dozens of local and state dignitaries _ and hundreds and hundreds of customers lining up waiting to spend their money _ to officially cut the opening the Bass Pro Shops. Lambert spoke […]
Bass Pro Ribbon Cutting Tonight
The long-awaited Grand Opening of the Bass Pro Shops will be held Wednesday evening with a ribbon cutting ceremony. It’s billed as “An Evening For Conservation.” Local dignitaries will be joined by Bass Pro officials and celebrities from the world of sports _ including Johnny Majors, Eric Ainge and Jimmy Houston _ Wednesday night at […]
UPDATED: Police Investigating Bank Robbery
East Ridge police are investigating a Wednesday afternoon bank robbery where a suspicious package was found outside the building forcing authorities to shut down Ringgold Road for more than an hour. Officials said that officers were dispatched to the First Tennessee Bank at 1:36 p.m. on a bank robbery. When officers arrived they discovered a […]
Young Woman Who Shot Self Has Died
East Ridge police said Tuesday that a 17-year-old girl who accidentally shot herself last Sunday has died. According to Capt. Tim Mullinax, the investigation into the shooting revealed that the girl _ whose name has not been released _ took a revolver, placed one round in a chamber, put it to her head and […]
UPDATED: Customer at Kangaroo Shoots, Kills Would-be Robber
A customer outside the Kangaroo on Ringgold Road interrupted a suspected robber who had abducted the clerk, shooting and killing him outside the business early Thursday morning. According to a press release from the East Ridge Police Department, officers were called to the store at 4011 Ringgold Road at 1:47 a.m. on a […]
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