A collaborative habitat restoration project: Restoring Pine-Oak Forests in the Cumberland Plateau is underway in East Tennessee. Tennessee Wildlife Federation in partnership with the Forest Stewards Guild, Sewanee: The University of the South, and Berea College is restoring pine-oak forest habitats on the Cumberland Plateau. Tennessee Wildlife Federation is one of the largest and oldest […]
Overby Supports DOJ Opioid Initiative
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced today the creation of a new effort, the Department of Justice Prescription Interdiction & Litigation (PIL) Task Force, to fight the prescription opioid crisis. The PIL Task Force will aggressively deploy and coordinate all available criminal and civil law enforcement tools to reverse the tide of opioid […]
Council Gives OK to Move Forward with $2.3 Million in Borrowing for Camp Jordan
The East Ridge City Council gave its blessing for City Manager Scott Miller to move forward in borrowing $2.3 million to upgrade Camp Jordan, Thursday evening in its regularly scheduled meeting. A resolution was unanimously passed authorizing Miller to begin the process of obtaining the money through the Tennessee Municipal Bond Fund. Miller said the […]
DOJ Launches Initiative to Protect Elderly from Fraud
Attorney General Jeff Sessions and law enforcement partners announced today the largest coordinated sweep of elder fraud cases in history. The cases involve more than 250 defendants from around the globe who victimized more than a million Americans, most of whom were elderly. The cases include criminal, civil, and forfeiture actions across more than 50 […]
Fire Damages Duplex
An early morning fire damaged a duplex on McBrien Road, Friday. According to East Ridge Fire Chief Mike Williams, first responders were dispatched to 1120 McBrien Road at 2:44 a.m. When firefighters arrived they found smoke coming from a duplex. Crews went inside the apartment and located a second-story room that was ablaze. The fire […]
Hispanic Family Beaten and Robbed during Home Invasion
East Ridge police are investigating a home invasion robbery that happened last Friday in the Bimini Place Apartments. According to a police report, officers responded to 3121 Bimini Place just before 4:30 p.m. and were waved down by an Hispanic man in the parking lot. The man immediately showed police cuts on his back and […]
Local Law Enforcement Investigate Possible School Threat
Monday afternoon at approximately 4:00 pm, Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office, Chattanooga Police Department, and East Ridge Police Department personnel were made aware of a meme that was circulating throughout social media outlets in our local area. The meme contained what many students and parents perceived as a threat or warning that affected three local high schools […]
Report of Suspicious Activity Leads to Drug Bust
A call to police about suspicious activity near a business has led to the arrest of a Georgia man on drug charges. Joseph Trey Welden, 24, of a Highway 301 address in Trenton, Georgia, has been charged with Possession of Methamphetamine for Resale, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia and Evading Arrest. He was jailed on a […]
HCSO Introduces the #9PMRoutine
This past year, the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office responded to an unusually high number of vehicle thefts throughout Hamilton County. In total, Sheriff’s deputies responded to (375) thefts from vehicle in Hamilton County. Many of these thefts occurred in large numbers in the Ooltewah, Apison, and East Brainerd Road areas. Unfortunately, after investigating it was […]
UPDATED WITH POLICE REPORT: ERPD Investigating Social Media Post
Editor’s Note: The following is the ERPD report verbatim detailing the incident. On 2-17-2018 police were dispatched to 4214 Ringgold Road (East Ridge Police Department) to take a report on threats made to shoot up East Ridge High School. Police came in contact with a female juvenile who stated she attends East Ridge High School. […]
Former CEO of Defense Contractor Firm Pleads Guilty to Marketing Scheme
GREENEVILLE, Tenn. – On February 15, 2018, the former President and Chief Executive Officer of Wellco Enterprises, Inc. (Wellco) and Tactical Holdings Operations, Inc. (Tactical Holdings), Vincent Lee Ferguson, 66, of Knoxville, Tennessee, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Wellco’s former Senior Vice President of Sales, Matthew Lee Ferguson, 41, of Geneva, […]
CFC Jersey Reveal Party Set for March 23
The wait is over! This week, Chattanooga FC announced the third annual Jersey Reveal Party to be held Friday, March 23rd, 5:00 pm, First Tennessee Pavilion. This year’s event is shaping up to be the biggest ever unofficial kickoff to CFC’s tenth season: This event is OPEN to the general public. “This is our 10th season […]
Free Flu Shots at HC Health Centers
The Hamilton County Health Department will offer free flu shots this Friday at all their health centers. The service is available from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Sale of Property Solution to Wanzell’s Woes
The City cancelled its Housing Commission meeting Monday evening after the owner of a house the city had condemned and wanted to raze put the property up for sale. Leroy Wanzell said he is selling the five-acre property at 1310 East End Avenue. He is currently getting bids to raze the single-story house that occupies […]
UPDATED: Lambert Picks up Papers for Commission
UPDATE: According to the Hamilton County Election Commission, East Ridge Mayor Brent Lambert turned in his petitions on Tuesday, Feb. 13, qualifying as a candidate in the Republican Primary for County Commission District 8. East Ridge Mayor Brent Lambert picked up qualifying papers from the Hamilton County Election Commission, to run for District […]
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