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 […]
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 […]
‘Everybody Loves Raymond Day’
Raymond Byrd to be recognized for his dedication and years of service Former Montague Park and Camp Jordan supervisor, Raymond Byrd, spent a lifetime at the ball fields. Sunday, Mr. Byrd will leave his home at Pruitt Health in Fort Oglethorpe and travel to Camp Jordan Park where he has fields named after him for […]
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 […]
Police Briefs for March 16
_ 1420 Dover Ln.: Police were dispatched to an “unknown trouble” call at the address on Thursday. According to an affidavit of complaint, while an officer was en route to the location, dispatchers advised him that they heard “a male stating that he was going to kill her.” When the officer arrived, the report states, […]
Planned Field House at RJS Moving Forward
Members of the East Ridge Alumni and Supporters Association heard from Hamilton County Commissioner Tim Boyd, Monday night, at the organization’s meeting at East Ridge High School. Commissioner Boyd said that the county school board’s transfer of the high school and middle school’s athletic fields to the City of East Ridge was “a done deal.” […]
Resident Fires Shots at Burglar
A resident of a home on South Seminole fired multiple shots at a burglar who had broken into his house early Tuesday morning. According to a police report, police responded to the home in the 600 block of South Seminole Drive at 2:15 a.m. on a “burglary in progress” call. When police arrived they spoke […]
Police Briefs for March 13
_ 1310 Coleman Circle: Police were called to the address Sunday afternoon in regard to a domestic assault. According to a police report, when officers arrived at 3:10 p.m., the spoke with a man standing outside the house who told them that his wife had just “beat him up.” The victim said that he had […]
Trash Compactor Fire Fills At Home Store with Smoke
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 […]
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 […]
Stephenson to Graduate from FBI Academy
The East Ridge Police Department is pleased to announce the imminent graduation of Lt. Daniel Stephenson from the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s National Academy Session 267. The FBI National Academy is a 10-week program that focuses on leadership, physical fitness, and administrative skills. The National Academy draws law enforcement executives from all over the world. […]
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