Legislation which revises Tennessee law to broaden the rights of Tennesseans to use their cell phones at the polling place passed the Senate on Thursday by a vote of 30-0. Senate Bill 517, sponsored by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Brian Kelsey (R-Germantown), regulates voting without infringing on a citizen’s First Amendment rights. The bill stems […]
McVeagh, Former Interim City Attorney, Appointed to Bench
Former East Ridge Interim City Attorney Alex McVeagh has been appointed by Governor Bill Haslam to temporarily fill a vacancy on the bench in Hamilton County General Sessions Court. McVeagh, a 31-year-old graduate of Vanderbilt School of Law, will fill in for Judge David Bales, who stepped down from the bench last October after being […]
Warm Weather Insect Advisory
The combination of increasingly warmer weather, people getting outside to enjoy it, and rising insect populations brings potential for insect-borne diseases, also called vector-borne diseases. The Chattanooga-Hamilton County Health Department offers these precautions so residents can protect themselves, their families, neighbors, and pets. “We encourage our residents to get outside and be active this year,” […]
Pioneers Roll in Boys Soccer
The East Ridge scored five goals in the first half en route to a 6-0 romp over Lookout Valley in high school boys’ soccer, Wednesday. Bryan Alonzo had a pair of goals, while Coy Vandergriff, Mohammed Hasan, Rivaldo Yoc Bamaca and Luis Diaz each scored. Vandergriff, Yovanny Nieves, Adam Adem, Eric Reynoso, Erik Lopez and Yoc […]
Three Men Arrested after Fight at Delaware Residence
Three men were arrested and charged with Aggravated Assault after a late-night fight on Delaware Avenue. Police were called to the 5000 block of Delaware just before midnight on Monday in reference to a “fight in progress.” According to a police report, when officers arrived they found a man bleeding profusely from his mouth and […]
East Ridge Bests Howard in Boys Soccer
East Ridge scored in the final minute of the match to edge Howard, 4-3, in District 6 A/AA boys soccer, Monday. Alex Vicente led the way for the Pioneers with two goals. Adam Adem and Bryan Alonzo accounted for the other scores. Joel Matias and Rivaldo Yoc Bamaca each were credited with assists. The win […]
Tip Leads to Prostitution, Drug Arrests at Waverly
A tip from a woman to an officer sitting in her car at the East Ridge Police Department led to the arrest of two men in a local motel on drugs and prostitution charges. According to a police report, Officer Lexi Whittenburg was sitting in her patrol car on Saturday when a woman who “has […]
Municipal Court Docket for April 11
The following people are scheduled to appear in East Ridge Municipal Court on Tuesday, April, 11. Municipal court is held at City Hall on Tombras Avenue and begins at 5 p.m. Christopher Adams _ Revoked DL/Alias Capias. Jeffrey Adkins _ Theft/Alias Capias, FTA. Richard Faires _ Criminal Trespass. Robert Gosnell _ Criminal Conspiracy. Cameron McDuffey […]
ERPD Arrests April 3-9
According to booking reports from the Hamilton County Jail, the following people were arrested by the East Ridge Police Department from April 3-9. 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. BROCK, JAMIE NICOLE 1254 GREENBROOK […]
Police Capture Florida Fugitive
On Friday, East Ridge police captured a man wanted in Florida for sex crimes involving children. According to a police report, a “be on the lookout” was issued for Bradley Allen Pitts. Florida officials had “pinged” the man’s cellphone and determined that it was in the Interstate 75 area in the jurisdiction of East Ridge […]
Rhodes Jailed on ‘Ecstasy’ Charges
For the second time in a week, East Ridge police officers have arrested someone in possession of MDMA, more commonly known as “ecstasy.” Marquelle Alexander Rhodes, 25, of a Grove Street address in Chattanooga, is facing multiple drug charges after police found almost 10 grams of MDMA in a backpack that allegedly belongs to him. […]
Local Race Team Set for Running Two Cars during Music City ARCA Race Weekend
The ARCA Racing Series Presented by Menards heads to the Music City for the running of the Music City 200 presented by Azure Foundation at the famed Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville. The race will include two cars from Hixson Motorsports located in Soddy-Daisy, Tennessee. Crystal Bates, of Hixson Motorsports, says the race will include both cars […]
Heart Attack Shack Officials Say Lawsuit is ‘Unmerited’
Editors Note: The Heart Attack Shack is an advertiser with East Ridge News Online. A Las Vegas restaurant has filed a trademark lawsuit against a new East Ridge restaurant called Heart Attack Shack. On March 27, the The Heart Attack Grill, based in Las Vegas, Nevada, filed suit in the Middle District of Tennessee Court, […]
Police Brief
From Chief Reed: On 04/04/17, a Day Shift East Ridge patrol officer made a vehicle stop for a traffic violation. During the course of the investigation, the officer discovered a resale quantity of marijuana in addition to 42 dosage units of suspected MDMA and two handguns, one of which had been reported stolen in […]
Police Investigating Shots Fired at End Zone
East Ridge police investigators are trying to determine who may have fired several gunshots outside the End Zone, early Sunday morning. According to a police report, two ERPD officers was sitting in their squad cars outside Little Caesars Pizza at 2:27 Sunday morning when they heard several gunshots coming from the area of the End […]
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