Fort Oglethorpe News

Authorities have arrested a Ringgold man for the armed robbery of a Fort Oglethorpe convenience store in May.

Shown, from left to right, are Curtiss Harris, Dewayne Wilson, Devon Yarbrough, Jeremiah Tapp, Andrew Ellis, Derek Ball, Jonathan Waller, Glenn Susskind, James Creel, MD.

A Fort Oglethorpe couple was arrested on drug charges after an anonymous complaint led to the discovery of drugs and drug manufacturing components in their apartment off Pine Grove Road.

Three BenchMark physical therapists were promoted to the role of clinic director: Morgan Williams, PTA at East Ridge; Nancy Olson, PTA at Fort Oglethorpe; and Kate Dowdle, PT, DPT at Trenton.

Three men - one wielding a handgun - held up a gas station in Fort Oglethorpe Monday night and made off with more than $6,000 in cash.

Two Ringgold men were arrested in Fort Oglethorpe after, police say, they took off on foot trying to elude officers during a license and safety check along U.S. 41.

Detectives with the Fort Oglethorpe Police Department are investigating an armed robbery that took place late Monday night, May 21, at a gas station along Battlefield Parkway.

Losses at Erlanger at Hutcheson Hospital rose to $1.9 million in April. It was the fifth straight month of increasing losses at the Fort Oglethorpe facility, dating back to $894,354 last December.

A Rossville woman was arrested in Fort Oglethorpe after police say they confronted her as she was carrying stolen items from a residence she was burglarizing.

Hutcheson Federal Credit Union officials have asked the Fort Oglethorpe City Council to consider moving two aging sewer lines that run under the credit union's future site on Forrest Road.

The Bicycle Ride Across Georgia, perhaps best known by its BRAG acronym, is one of the nation's premier events of its type.

Raymond Hodge, 45, of 314 Rosa Street, Rossville was arrested May 11 on charges of speeding and driving while license suspended or revoked.

James Benson, the man accused of gunning down his wife and her mother at a Fort Oglethorpe hospital in January, has pleaded guilty.

Construction is underway on Chattanooga's fourth Zaxby's restaurant. Husband-and-wife licensees Shannon and Julie Brown plan to open the new quick-casual restaurant this summer.

Ringgold Police Department welcomed a new member last week, as long-time law enforcement officer Chad Cardin was appointed the agency's new captain.

Eric Miell, 19, of 803 Forrest Road, Fort Oglethorpe was arrested May 3 on a charge of theft by shoplifting.

Bradley County EMS responded to a serious accident in Polk County on Old Federal Road on Thursday, involving three vehicles, two of which hit head on.

A man was arrested in Fort Oglethorpe after, police say, he stole food and caused a scene while drunk at the Taco Bell restaurant on Battlefield Parkway.

A Fort Oglethorpe man was arrested after, police say, he was found "huffing" Freon from an air-conditioning unit behind a church on Cloud Springs Road.

Master Sgt. Robert Macon of Nashville, Tenn., and Staff Sgt. Ray Gray of Sevierville, Tenn., place a memorial wreath at the 6th Cavalry WWII monument.