East Ridge and Ridgeside officials met Thursday afternoon in a workshop at City Hall to discuss a potential new agreement between the cities for fire and police protection. East Ridge has long provided the service to the small land-locked community about four miles north of the city. During the early 2000s, East Ridge provided public […]
Council Says Yes to New Hire, No to Grant
East Ridge city fathers said yes on a new hire and no on a grant. During its regular meeting on Thursday night, the City Council moved to create an additional position in its short-staffed Codes Enforcement Department and agreed to decline a $100,000 state parks and recreation grant earmarked for tennis and basketball courts. For […]
Mercedes Gear Shift Too Much for Thief
East Ridge officers responding to an auto theft, Monday morning, discovered the stolen vehicle in the middle of the road. According to a police report, officers were dispatched to 3715 Bennett Road on an “auto theft that just occurred.” Dispatchers told police that the stolen vehicle was a silver Mercedes and was last seen five […]
Agenda Set for Thursday Council Meeting
The East Ridge City Council will meet Thursday at City Hall on Tombras Avenue and once again consider hiring at least one person in the city’s Codes Enforcement Department. The council has wrangled with the issue for more than a month. The reassignment of a longtime codes employee due to a disciplinary measure has left […]
Police Briefs for March 8
_ 5911 Ringgold Rd.: Police were dispatched to Tweety’s Auto Sales, Friday, on a theft complaint. According to a police report, officers spoke with an employee who told them that an independent contractor had done his work detailing a 1997 Lexus and he left the keys in the car. Employees said that the car had […]
Alumni Association Busy Planning Fundraiser
The East Ridge Alumni and Supporters Association met Monday night, in part, to discuss an all-class alumni party and fundraiser in August. According to minutes of the meeting provided by Candace Visage Bell, the group’s secretary, the party is tentatively scheduled for the third week in August. On Friday, there will be a live auction, […]
Beer Board Fines Five Businesses
The East Ridge Beer Board met Monday night at City Hall and fined five businesses for selling beer to minors. The board uniformly levied fines of $200 against Stop-N-Go Fuel Mart, Stop-N-Save, Circle K, Amigo and Party Mart. In addition, the businesses will have their licenses suspended for three days, March 17, 18 and 19. […]
Teen Maze Gives Teens a Choice Before it’s Too Late
Teaching teenagers about making responsible choices requires a real world classroom. For the second year in a row, local non-profit 1N3, the Chattanooga-Hamilton County Health Department, and a diverse array of community partners will be hosting Choices Matter Teen Maze. This life-size maze allows students to make a life or death choice, experience the consequences, […]
Jaywalking Leads to Drugs, Weapons Charges
A man was arrested last week on drug and weapons charges after an East Ridge police officer stopped to question him after watching the man jaywalking in the 6500 block of Ringgold Road. According to a police report, the officer saw a man and woman cross Ringgold Road from the Super 8 Motel to the […]
ERPD Arrests Feb. 29-March 6
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 […]
ERHS Student Arrested for Assault
According to our friends at NewsChannel9, three Students, at three different schools, have been arrested for making threats. Matt Lea, PIO for Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office, says on March 4 the administration of East Ridge High School and the Sheriff’s Office SRO investigated an assault on a teacher by a student that occurred earlier that […]
Police Briefs for March 3
_ 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 […]
City Gets New Life Saving Devices
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 […]
‘Credible Threat’ Investigated by CPD Bomb Squad
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 […]
Greenholtz, Haynes Prevail in Election
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 […]
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