The Board of Directors of the East Ridge Needy Child Fund met Thursday afternoon at City Hall and got down to the real business of helping less fortunate children in our city. NCF Board Chairwoman Mimi Lowrey said 35 families with 84 children have been identified as recipients of this year’s work. Volunteers from the […]
Electrical Fire Damages Old Kingwood Building
A small electrical fire damaged the building that once housed Kingwood Pharmacy, early Thursday morning. East Ridge Fire Department was dispatched to 3824 Ringgold Road at 1:39 a.m., according to records from Hamilton County 911. An official with the fire department said that a resident across the street from the building on Kingwood Driver reported […]
Thieves Target Pro Auto Brokers
In recent days, Pro Auto Brokers has been the target of car thieves, as the used car dealer had four cars stolen from its facility on Ringgold Road. According to a police report, last Thursday an officer was on patrol just before 5 a.m. when he noticed a door to a car on the lot […]
Housing Commission Foregoes Razing of Home
The East Ridge Housing Commission is giving the owner of a dilapidated house on East End Avenue 30 days in which to take action to improve the property or the city will have it razed. During its first ever case, the housing commission met Monday evening at City Hall and heard from the city’s codes […]
Fire Destroys RV
A fire destroyed a recreational vehicle that the owner was trying to move from his yard on Tuesday morning. According to East Ridge Fire Chief Mike Williams, the fire was reported just before 9:30 a.m. at 1312 Pleasant Street. When firefighters arrived the recreational vehicle was about 50 percent consumed by flames. Firefighters quickly […]
Bethpage Man Arrested on Drug Charge
A vehicle cruising around motels with “high criminal narcotic activity” has led to the arrest of a Bethpage, Tenn. man on drug charges, Sunday. James Hines, 37, of a Hog Hollow Road address in Bethpage, was booked into the Hamilton County Jail, charged with Possession of Schedule II drugs and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. His […]
Where ‘Beer in the Park’ and Children Could Intersect
A couple of very noteworthy things happened in East Ridge last week on the same day. One, most people know about. The second, most people do not. But, I’m going to let you in on it. The East Ridge City Council voted on first reading Thursday evening to allow the sale of beer during special […]
ERPD Arrests Nov. 6-12
According to booking reports from the Hamilton County Jail, the following people were arrested by the East Ridge Police Department from Nov. 6-12. 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. COE, LATONYA DENISE 405 N […]
Municipal Court Docket Nov. 14
The following people are scheduled to appear in East Ridge Municipal Court on Tuesday, Nov. 14. Court is held at City Hall on Tombras Avenue and begins with the traffic docket at 3 p.m., followed by the other cases. Travis Brenner – Criminal Conspiracy/Aggravated Assault, Reckless Endangerment, Aggravated Assault, Unlawful Possession of Firearm, Unlawful Possession […]
Police Briefs Nov. 10
_ 1508 S. Rugby Place: On Tuesday morning police were dispatched to the address regarding a burglary in progress. According to a police report, the complainant said that a white male was loading items into a red Pontiac Grand Prix which was leaving the scene. Police saturated the area but couldn’t find the vehicle. The […]
Auditors Give City Clean Bill of Health
Auditors for the City of East Ridge had high praise for the city’s financial condition, Thursday night at the City Council meeting. Jason Martin, a principal with the accounting firm Henderson, Hutcherson & McCullough, told the council that its healthy fund balance of $5.4 million was to be “commended.” Martin said that any healthy city […]
‘Beer in the Park’ Passes on First Reading
By a 3-2 vote, the East Ridge City Council passed on first reading an amendment to a city ordinance that would allow the sale of beer in Camp Jordan during special events, Thursday night during its regular meeting. Vice Mayor Larry Sewell was joined by Councilman Brian Williams and Councilwoman Esther Helton in voting for […]
Police Briefs Nov. 9
_ 1441 N. Smith Rd.: Police were called to the Holiday Inn Express at this address on Wednesday afternoon in reference to suspicious activity. A dispatcher told police that an employee had called to report someone in a silver Dodge was emptying trash into the business’s trash can. According to an affidavit of complaint, when […]
Wet Weather Contributing to Accidents
EDITOR’S NOTE: If you see news happening in East Ridge send it to East Ridge News Online. It may be posted with attribution to the contributor. The slippery streets from rain earlier on Tuesday are contributing to car accidents in East Ridge. This photo from Randy Sewell is of a single-car accident on South Terrace […]
Mayor Steps Down from Planning Commission
Mayor Brent Lambert stepped down from his position as Chairman of the East Ridge Planning Commission meeting Monday evening at City Hall. Mayor Lambert appointed Casey Tuggle to fill the vacancy. “I’ve been contemplating this for a few months now,” Mayor Lambert said via text on Tuesday morning. “After six years on the commission (and […]
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