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 […]
Christmas Market, Parade on Saturday
It’s beginning to feel more like Christmas in East Ridge even though the temperatures are mild and the smoke in the air is not from roasting chestnuts. On Saturday, Nov. 19, East Ridge will usher in the season with the Christmas Parade. The parade, which features floats from various groups _ scouts, dancers, classic cars […]
Police Briefs for Nov. 11
_ 5811 Ringgold Rd.: Police were dispatched to Elations on Wednesday on a “well being” check on a party inside the store. According to a police report, when officers arrived they spoke with a clerk who said a man had been standing in the store for more than 30 minutes and appeared to be […]
Extended Stay Issue Remains Unresolved
It’s going to be up to the new City Council to fine-tune the details of the city’s ordinance that deals with extended stay motels. In Thursday’s regularly scheduled East Ridge City Council Meeting, the board continued to discuss the sticky issue of limiting guest stays in the city’s hotels/motels and the possibility of hiring a […]
Fire Damages Pool House
A Thursday night fire damaged an outbuilding of a house on Belvoir Crest Drive. Firefighters responded to the call in the 800 block of Belvoir Crest Drive at about 8:45 p.m., officials said. When they arrived flames were leaping from a pool house behind the house. Firefighters were quickly able to extinguish the flames which […]
ERFD Assisting in Battling Wildfire
Crews from the East Ridge Fire Department are assisting other agencies in battling wildfires in northern Hamilton County. On Thursday, Fire Chief Mike Williams posted on East Ridge Fire & Rescue Facebook page about our city’s personnel’s efforts. Chief Williams posted: “We are sending new crews to relieve our firefighter’s that were deployed early this […]
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