An officer following a vehicle on Saturday led to the arrest of a woman on outstanding warrants from Hamilton County and additional charges from East Ridge after she ran from police and crashed her car. According to a police report, an officer was following a gold Saturn westbound down Ringgold Road just before 7:30 a.m.. […]
HCSO Offers Tips for Black Friday Shopping Safety
As we are all well aware, the Nation’s most anticipated shopping day of the year is very quickly approaching. In light of this event, the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office would like to offer the following tips to help make sure your “Black Friday” shopping experience is enjoyable and safe for you, your family, and your […]
City Offices Holiday Schedule
East Ridge city offices and services will be closed on Thursday and Friday, November 24 and 25 in observance of Thanksgiving. For businesses and residents who have Thursday garbage pickup, their garbage will be collected on Wednesday, November 23. Please have trash carts to the road the night before (Tuesday, November 22). Recycling will be […]
Municipal Court Docket for Nov. 22
The following people are scheduled to appear in East Ridge Municipal Court on Tuesday, Nov. 22. Court is held at City Hall on Tombras Avenue beginning at 5 p.m. Daniel Coates _ Possession Drug Paraphernalia, Possession of Meth. James Farris _ Simple Assault/For Cap, Aggravated Burglary/For Cap. Marcus Finchum _ Domestic Assault. Jonathan Knox _ […]
ERPD Arrests Nov. 14-20
According to booking reports from the Hamilton County Jail, the following people were arrested by the East Ridge Police Department from Nov. 14-20. 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. SPANGLER, DONNIE G 1120 MCBRIEN […]
Photos of Christmas Parade 2016
The 2016 East Ridge Christmas Parade may have been the biggest and best ever. More than 70 entrants with elaborate Christmas-themed floats participated in the two-mile route down Ringgold Road. This year’s Grand Marshal was the late Perry Vandergriff, the beloved Director of the East Ridge High School Marching Band. A new element to […]
Refrigerator Sparks Fire on Prigmore
A refrigerator catching on fire damaged the kitchen of a house on Prigmore Road, Saturday morning. East Ridge firefighters were called to 1700 Prigmore Rd. at 7:15 a.m., officials said. Residents of the home had attempted to put a fire out in the kitchen. Firefighters quickly extinguished the blaze that was contained to the kitchen. […]
Thompson Guilty in Ballard Slaying
A jury found Khyree Thompson guilty of the 2015 slaying of Reginald Ballard, Friday, in Hamilton County Criminal Court. The jury in Judge Don Poole’s courtroom found Thompson guilty of First-Degree Felony Murder and Attempted Especially Aggravated Robbery in the February 2015 killing of Ballard at the Cascades Motel. Prosecutors made the case that Thompson […]
Drugs, Cash, Weapons Seized in Raid
The East Ridge Police Department raided a house off Spring Creek Road, Friday morning, and confiscated drugs, money and weapons. According to a press release, officers found drugs in two different cars after they left the same house in the 6000 block of Wellworth Avenue. Police obtained a warrant and served the warrant on Friday […]
ER Elementary Students Help with Food Drive
For the past two weeks, students at East Ridge Elementary School have been bringing canned goods and non-perishable items to school to help their less fortunate neighbors during the Thanksgiving holidays. Michelle Larson, Parent Volunteer Coordinator for the school, said this is the third year that students have partnered with the local Masonic Lodge to […]
City Breaks Ground on New Fire Hall
Elected officials from East Ridge along with firefighters from the ERFD officially broke ground on the new Fire Hall No. 2, Friday afternoon. “I’m tickled to death,” said Fire Chief Mike Williams. “It’s a happy day for the city and a happy day for the fire department.” The new fire hall, which is situated in […]
UPDATE: Man Charged with Dumping Body Near Tennis Courts
East Ridge police have charged a man with dumping a body that was discovered Thursday night near the tennis courts at East Ridge High School. Nicohlas Sloan, 28, of a Hwy. 157 address in Cloudland, Ga., was charged with Abuse of a Corpse. According to a press release from the East Ridge Police Department, the […]
Woman, Two Children Escape Fire Unharmed
A woman and two young children escaped unharmed when fire damaged the kitchen of their home, Thursday morning. East Ridge firefighters responded to the call at 707 S. Lovell just after 11 a.m., officials said. Fire Chief Mike Williams said that the woman was cooking when grease caught on fire. Chief Williams said the woman […]
Right Place, Right Time for Fire in Dump Truck
Quick thinking by a city employee driving a dump truck loaded with debris may have avoided a tragedy late Wednesday morning. According to East Ridge Fire Chief Mike Williams, Perry Goss, an employee of the Streets Department, was driving a city dump truck down Ringgold Road when he noticed smoke coming from debris that was […]
Optimists Meeting at Park
The East Ridge Optimist Club will be meeting Tuesday night at 6:30 p.m. at the Arena at Camp Jordan Park. This meeting replaces the one missed last week due to the elections, said John Tilley, an official with the civic club. We will be discussing the upcoming Orange Grove Christmas Party and scheduling meeting dates […]
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