The East Ridge Police Department is partnering with the Tennessee Governor’s Highway Safety Office to enhance DUI enforcement from December 18 to January 3, surrounding the holiday season. The statewide Booze It and Lose It campaign is part of a national mobilization to prevent drunk driving. During the first nine months of this year, Tennessee […]
Council Amends Beer Ordinance
The East Ridge City Council amended the city’s beer ordinance Thursday night during its last regularly scheduled meeting of 2015. On second reading, the council adopted a change that would strike a provision that residences could not be within 250 feet of where beer is sold. In recent months several businesses along the commercial corridor […]
OLPH’s Todd Wins Art Contest
OLPH seventh grade student Annamarie Todd was the Middle School Division winner of the annual Hamilton SHINES Billboard Art Contest. The contest is part of the Mayor’s initiative to stop littering in Hamilton County. County Mayor Jim Coppinger came to school to present Annamarie with a plaque, pin, and a poster-size rendition of her billboard. […]
Health Department Launches New Website
The Chattanooga-Hamilton County Health Department has launched a new website designed to help the public more easily access health information. It was built as a service-oriented site using statistics of how visitors use the site and input from Health Department workers and clients. It is hoped that this new user experience will promote better health […]
ER Alumni and Supporters Association Laying Plans for 2016
The East Ridge Alumni and Supporters Association had its monthly meeting Monday night in the East Ridge High School library. Those in attendance heard from special speaker Josh Goldman, an official with PlayCore. PlayCore is a manufacturer of outdoor equipment, including site amenities for sports stadiums. Goldman provided a presentation regarding stadium seating, press boxes, […]
Food City School Bucks Coming to Area
ABINGDON, VA – Food City officials recently announced that they will be rolling out their highly successful School Bucks program to their newly acquired supermarkets in the Chattanooga and north Georgia area. Beginning December 14, 2015, any college, university, high school, middle school or elementary school in the Chattanooga/north Georgia area can visit the company’s […]
Police Subdue Attacker in Middle of Burns Avenue
A homeless Rossville man has been accused of breaking in a woman’s house and attacking a neighbor who came to her aid and East Ridge police officers responding to the call. Matthew James Rieder, 18, with no permanent address, is facing multiple charges of Aggravated Assault, two counts of Attempted Criminal Homicide and Aggravated Burglary, […]
ERPD Investigating Early Morning Shooting
East Ridge police are investigating an early morning shooting in an apartment complex off of South Seminole. According to a press release, officers responded to 3133 Bimini Place at about 6:00 am, Monday, on a shooting. Officers found the victim, Verdis Johnson, a 60 year old man, in his apartment suffering from at least two gunshot […]
ERHS Alumni & Supporters to Meet
Alumni and supporters of East Ridge High will meet Monday at the high school. The East Ridge Alumni and Supporters Association, which formed after the condemnation of Raymond James Stadium, will meet in the school’s library at 7 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 7. Officials with the organization said that all interested parties _ not just […]
ERPD Arrests Nov 30-Dec. 6
According to booking reports from the Hamilton County Jail, the following people were arrested by the East Ridge Police Department from Nov. 30 to Dec. 6. 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. RIEDER, MATTHEW […]
Alcorn: Federal Highway Bill Doesn’t Solve Funding Problems
NASHVILLE – Officials with the Tennessee Infrastructure Alliance on Thursday congratulated the state’s federal lawmakers on passing a highway bill, but it falls short in finding a long-term solution to the state’s road funding needs. “The Transportation Coalition of Tennessee congratulates our congressional leaders for reaching a compromise on the federal highway bill, said Susie […]
Municipal Court Docket for Dec. 8
The following people are scheduled to appear in East Ridge City Court on Dec. 8. James Blevins _ Probation Capias, Suspended DL, Theft under $1,000, Theft over $1,000. Ralph Boston _ Show Cause, No DL. Christopher Crum _ FTA (4), Due Care. Miguel Cuevas _ DUI, Evading Arrest, Leaving the Scene of Accident, Reckless Driving, […]
Developers Brief IDB on Exit 1 Project
Representatives from Wolftever Development, the group building Jordan Crossing which includes the Bass Pro Shops, briefed the city’s Industrial Development Board on progress being made on the $75 million retail project at Exit 1, Tuesday night during the board’s monthly meeting. John Healy, a principal in the development group, said the construction on the 80,000 […]
Patrol Stop Leads to Arrests
A routine patrol inquiry led to the arrest of three people on Friday. According to a press release from the East Ridge Police Department, an officer on routine patrol saw a suspicious vehicle in the 700 block of Frawley Road and began asking questions of the occupants. Officers discovered that the tag on the vehicle […]
Animal Shelter Petition to be Presented to Council
One woman plans to present a petition to the East Ridge City Council at its Dec. 10 meeting asking that the city move its Animal Services Department away from Yale Street. Rhonda Benton Haskew, who volunteers several days a week at the city’s animal shelter, said she has collected 600 names of citizens who want […]
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