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East Ridge, Tennessee Patch AM: a 4 min read

Good morning East Ridge! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • See what East Ridge officers handled on August 28
  • How East Ridge’s Jerl Young powered a 51-7 football rout
  • East Ridge community remembers Dorothy Mae Louviere Bryant’s long, faithful life

Today's riddle: What gets bigger the more you take away? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Sunday: Mostly sunny and humid, with a high of 93 and low of 71 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Monday: Sunshine and humid, temps: high: 92, low: 73.
  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high of 96 and low of 72 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Law and Order August 29 (eastridgenewsonline.com) — Recent East Ridge Police Department reports detail several local arrests, including an aggravated animal cruelty case after a dog was found tied without food, water, or shade on Ringgold Road. Officers also handled welfare checks, drug-related arrests, a DUI crash, and multiple warrant services, with several suspects taken to the Hamilton County Jail.
   

• Tennessee prep football roundup: Baylor routs visitors from Virginia (timesfreepress.com) — East Ridge High’s football team delivered a dominant 51-7 nonregion win over Grace Academy, with Jerl Young exploding for 214 rushing yards and five first-half touchdowns. Quarterback Cam Hollis added two scoring passes to Jamari Jones as the Pioneers surged to a 45-7 halftime lead, highlighted within a broader roundup of strong Chattanooga-area prep performances.
   

• Dorothy Mae Louviere Bryant (americanpress.com) — East Ridge readers are remembering 95-year-old Dorothy Mae Louviere Bryant, a longtime member of East Ridge Baptist Church known for her faith, service, and love of family. She supported local businesses and ministries, volunteered at Memorial Hospital, and stayed active helping her children and grandchildren well into her nineties.
   

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Ok East Ridge! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A hole (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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