A predawn fire in a trash compactor filled a local retail store with smoke, Saturday morning. According to East Ridge Fire Department officials, firefighters were called to the At Home store at 842 McBrien Rd. at 5:15 a.m. When they arrived, heavy smoke was seen coming from the west side of the approximately 20,000 square-foot […]
City Rolls Out Plan for Beautification of Exit 1
During its only meeting of March on Thursday night, the East Ridge City Council adopted a proposal from an engineering firm to beautify Exit I on Interstate 75. The council approved phase I of the project proposed by ASA Engineering for civil engineering, landscape architectural design, construction documents and bid services in the amount of […]
Police Briefs for March 8
_ 3715 Ringgold Rd.: Police were called to the Food City at the address on Tuesday morning to investigate a burglary of an auto. According to a police report, an officer spoke with a woman who was working inside the store who said that she discovered at about 8:30 a.m. that someone had entered her […]
IDB Extends Incentives to Developer
The city’s Industrial Development Board voted unanimously Tuesday evening to provide one million dollars in incentives to an area businessman who intends to build a strip mall in the 6100 block of Ringgold Road. Suhash Patel told IDB members that he is moving forward on building a 6,500 square-foot building at the corner of Truman […]
Police Briefs for March 6
_ 3658 Ringgold Rd.: Police were dispatched to the End Zone, early Saturday morning, in reference to a disorder. According to a police report, officers arrived at about 2;45 a.m. and couldn’t get into the parking lot because of “the extreme high volume of vehicles.” Officers made their way toward the restaurant and saw about […]
Clearing Up Some Confusion and Extending an Invitation
On Saturday East Ridge News Online shared an opinion/editorial written by Laura Mathis with the headline “To Post or Not to Post.” Mathis, a community activist who has recently begun attending city council meetings, is or has been a frequent contributor to the East Ridge Neighborhood Watch Facebook page and other community-oriented Facebook pages. She […]
ERPD Arrests Feb. 27 – March 5
According to booking reports from the Hamilton County Jail, the following people were arrested by the East Ridge Police Department from Feb. 27-March 5. 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. CRAWFORD, DEMETRIUS MONTREL 3624 […]
Municipal Court Docket for March 7
The following people are scheduled to appear in East Ridge Municipal Court on Tuesday, March 7. Court is held at City Hall on Tombras Avenue and begins at 5 p.m. Ryan Austin _ Possession Schedule II. Clinton Hayes _ Possession/Petition to Revoke. Jesse Hobbs _ DUI/2nd. John Moore _ Possession Drug Paraphernalia. Mickey Shurette _ […]
Volunteers Help Spruce Up Spring Creek Elementary
More than two dozen volunteers chipped in Saturday morning to give Spring Creek Elementary School a spring cleaning. Well, it was a little more involved than just taking some Mr. Clean to the floors and counters, as parents, teachers, volunteers from the East Ridge Council of the Chamber of Commerce and students from across the […]
Police Briefs for March 3
_ 5707 Ringgold Rd.: On Thursday police were called to the Dollar General Store in regards to a theft. According to a police report, an employee told police that a man had stolen one of the store’s handheld computer scanners. The manager of the store told the officer that the Microsoft scanner valued at about […]
Fire Damages Unit of New Castle Apartments
Fire damaged an apartment unit at the New Castle Apartments, Monday afternoon. According to the East Ridge Fire Department, firefighters were called to the apartments at 5700 Roper Street, at about 4 p.m. Fire Chief Mike Williams said that firefighters were able to contain the fire to one unit. No injuries were reported in the […]
Government Files Suit Against Heltons for Back Taxes
The Internal Revenue Service has filed a civil lawsuit against East Ridge Municipal Judge Cris Helton and his ex-wife, Esther Helton, claiming the Heltons owe hundreds of thousands of dollars in back taxes to the government. According to the suit filed in U.S. Federal Court on Feb. 24, the government is seeking $438,556 in back […]
ERPD Arrests Feb. 20-26
According to booking reports from the Hamilton County Jail, the following people were arrested by the East Ridge Police Department from Feb. 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. HANNUM, EMILY ELIZABETH 40 BROOKVALE […]
Municipal Court Docket for Feb. 28
The following people are scheduled to appear in East Ridge Municipal Court on Tuesday, Feb. 28. Municipal court is held at City Hall on Tombras Avenue and begins at 5 p.m. Rodney Dasko _ Possession of Methamphetamine, Theft under $500. Kile Gore _ Aggravated Burglary, Theft over $10,000, Suspended DL, Felony Evading. Jesse Hobbs _ […]
Neff Suspected in Thursday Carjacking
A woman who was taken to Parkridge East Hospital early Thursday evening is suspected in crossing the street to a convenience store and carjacking a young woman. According to a police report, at 9 p.m. police were dispatched to the Shell station at 948 Spring Creek Road on a reported carjacking that had just taken […]
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