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 […]
Elderly Woman Left Homeless after Scam
An elderly woman has lost her home and savings after being systematically bilked out of as much as $40,000 by scam artists. According to a police report, an officer was dispatched to the parking lot of Parkridge East Hospital on Tuesday evening to check on the well being of a woman who had been sitting […]
‘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 […]
Municipal Court Docket for March 28
The following people are scheduled to appear in East Ridge Municipal Court on Tuesday, March 28. Municipal Court is held at City Hall on Tombras Avenue and begins at 5 p.m. Charles Ables _ Possession Drug Paraphernalia, Possession of Methamphetamine. Jeremy Babcock _ Possession of Firearm by Convicted Felon. Lydell Boyd _ Aggravated Assault (Domestic). […]
Traffic Stop Leads to Multiple Felony Charges Against Hixson Woman
A malfunctioning brake light led to the arrest of a Hixson woman on multiple felony charges, Friday afternoon. Bonnie Elaine Gabbard, 36, of a Greendale Way address, was charged with Forgery, Criminal Simulation, Theft under $500 and Identity Theft Trafficking. She was jailed under a $6,000 bond and is due to appear in East Ridge […]
ERPD Arrests March 20-26
According to booking reports from the Hamilton County Jail, the following people were arrested by the East Ridge Police Department from March 20-26. 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. COOK, CHRISTOPHER CHARLES 1827 CLAYTON […]
Two Arrested for Thefts from Storage Units
On Wednesday, East Ridge police arrested a couple they believe is responsible for burglarizing storage units in the area. According to booking records from the Hamilton County Jail, Ricky Houston Barnett, 41, of a Thrasher Pike address, and Jennifer Daisy Murray, 43, who is homeless, are being held in the jail under probation violation charges. […]
City to Begin Resurfacing Streets on Monday, March 27
The City of East Ridge will begin resurfacing several side streets beginning next week. According to a press release, the project will begin on Monday, March 27 and could take up to three weeks to complete. The roads being resurfaced are: Prigmore Road Lee Street DuPont Street Astor Lane Maryland Drive Keeble Street Blocker Lane […]
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 […]
Police Briefs for March 21
_ 4334 Ringgold Rd.: Police observed Amerka Faires in the driver’s seat of a silver Nissan parked off-set in a parking spot at the Regions Bank on Monday. According to a police report, officers had prior knowledge of Faires recently pleading guilty to a DUI, which in turn, precipitated the loss of her license for […]
Police Briefs for March 20
_ 1020 McBrien Rd.: Police were dispatched to the address Saturday in reference to a domestic assault. According to an affidavit of complaint, when officers arrived they spoke with a woman who said her mother had been assaulted and that she was at an address in the 500 block of Sharondale Lane. When police arrived […]
ERPD Arrests March 13-19
According to booking reports from the Hamilton County Jail, the following people were arrested by the East Ridge Police Department from March 13-19. 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. HORBINSKI, ROBERT DANIEL 915 GRAYSVILLE […]
Municipal Court Docket for March 21
The following people are scheduled to appear in East Ridge Municipal Court on Tuesday, March 21. Municipal Court is held at City Hall on Tombras Avenue and begins at 5 p.m. Harold Bolton _ False Reports. Zachary Denton _ Possession Drug Paraphernalia, Possession Schedule VI/Resale, Possession Schedule II/Resale, Possession Firearm during Felony. Jean Hudson _ […]
McBrien Road Closure for Utility Project Starts Monday, March 20
East Ridge city officials announced Friday that portions of McBrien Road will be closed for a construction project. According to a press release, McBrien Road from Ringgold Road to Weaver Street will be closed from Monday, March 20 to Friday, March 24. The road will be closed from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. to all […]
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 […]
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