UPDATED MONDAY: The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Department officially released the name of the man shot and killed by an East Ridge police officer on Friday evening. As reported by East Ridge News Online on Friday, the victim is 54-year-old Todd P. Browning. Matt Lea, the Public Information Officer with HCSD, said in an email that […]
UPDATED: Fire Damages Family Table
Firefighters raced to Family Table Grill late Thursday afternoon on a reported structure fire. East Ridge Fire Department responded to the blaze in the 3900 block of Ringgold Road at about 3:50.. No injuries were reported, officials said. Family Table employee Cathy Brown said she had just come into the building to begin her shift when […]
Seven Qualify for City Council Race
Seven people have qualified to run for East Ridge City Council in the November 8 Municipal Election. According to the Hamilton County Election Commission, Gregg Shipley filed his papers before the noon deadline on Thursday, August 18 to qualify. It is Shipley’s first run for elective office. Shipley will join Jim Bethune, Matthew DeGlopper, Esther […]
The Crossing Deliver ‘Care Packages’ to ER Police and Fire
There are care packages and then there are “Care Packages.” Wednesday afternoon Daniel Beard the pastor of “The Crossing” in East Ridge along with several members of the church delivered “care packages” to the East Ridge Fire and Police Services Center. “In this day and age when there are discrepancies and arguments that develop in […]
Suspected ‘Drunk’ Biker Arrested on Drug Charges
A report of a possibly intoxicated motorcycle rider led to the arrest of a man on drug charges, Monday. Randall Rounsaville, 28, of a Bimini Place address in East Ridge, was charged with Possession of Schedule II Drugs for Resale, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia and Possession of a Prohibited Weapon. It is not clear when […]
OLPH Fundraiser This Weekend
Our Lady of Perpetual Help School will be having a car wash this weekend to raise funds for the 8th grade’s trip to Washington, D.C., organizers said. The car wash will be held at the church on South Moore Road on Saturday and Sunday. On Saturday, the car wash will be held during and after […]
Police Make Two Arrests in Robbery
East Ridge police have arrested two people in connection to an armed robbery of a man inside his home on Duvall Street last week. Christopher Lee Edwards, 20, of a Spriggs Street address and Kiara Monique McDaniel, 22, of a Honeysuckle Road address in Chattanooga, were both charged with Aggravated Robbery, Theft over $10,000 and […]
Trojans Edge Pioneers in Football Jamboree
Soddy-Daisy downed East Ridge, 8-6, in Saturday night’s high school football jamboree at Finley Stadium. The Trojans scored on a safety for its first two points, as Colton Smith was tackled in the Pioneers’ own end zone. Soddy-Daisy struck again after the safety with a 73-yard scoring bomb as Ty Boeck got past the […]
ERPD Arrests Aug. 8-14
According to booking reports from the Hamilton County Jail, the following people were arrested by the East Ridge Police Department from Aug. 8-14. 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. GUZMAN, VICTOR MANUEL 33 E. […]
Municipal Court Docket for Aug. 16
The following people are scheduled to appear in East Ridge Municipal Court on August 16. Municipal court is held inside City Hall on Tombras Avenue. Joshua Bassham _ Resisting, Evading, Criminal Trespass, Possession of Prohibited Weapon, Theft over $1,000. Christopher Edwards _ Aggravated Robbery, Theft over $10,000, Possession of Firearm during Felony. Brandon Green _ […]
Police Briefs for Aug. 12
_ 6104 N. Mack Smith Rd.: Officers were dispatched to a suspicious person asleep at the entrance of the Dialysis Clinic on Thursday. According to a police report, when officers arrived they found Ronnie McDaniel asleep. When police awakened the man, they took him into custody for Criminal Trespass. The report states that McDaniel […]
Council Passes Budget; Ponders Wrecker Ordinance
The East Ridge City Council passed a $12.9 million General Fund budget in its regular meeting Thursday night. On second reading, the council adopted the budget, which keeps the tax rate at $1.42, with no discussion. In addition the council passed a new organizational chart for administration of the city. The majority of the meeting […]
DEA Searching House on McBrien Road
About a dozen law enforcement officers descended on a home in East Ridge Thursday morning to execute a search warrant. Officers were in and out of the house on the corner of McBrien Road and Connell Street. What they were searching for is unclear at this time. John G.D. McGarry, Resident Agent in Charge of […]
Police Briefs for Aug. 10
_ 4222 Ringgold Rd.: Early Wednesday morning, police were called to the Speedway by a man who said that he had been robbed. According to a police report, officers spoke with the man who said that the robbery had occurred at his home on Duval Street at about midnight. The man said he had met […]
Wrecker Ordinance is a Quagmire
The agenda for Thursday’s East Ridge City Council meeting is a lengthy one that includes adopting a multi-million dollar budget, setting the tax rate and discussion of the city’s wrecker ordinance. I’ll venture to guess right now that more time will be spent by our council discussing the wrecker ordinance than any other single item […]
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