Christy Hiland, age 22, died late Monday afternoon at Vanderbilt Hospital from injuries suffered in a 4-wheeler crash on Sunday night, April 21, at the intersection of Tanyard and Woodard Roads. She was not wearing a helmet.

Trooper Danny Fisher stated that Hiland was driving a Honda 400 EX 4-wheeler east on Tanyard Road at a high rate of speed when she ran into another 4-wheerler driven by 25-year-old John Lee Coulter, of Lafayette. He was operating a Bombardier DS650.

“After she struck Coulter, her 4-wheeler flipped at least two times, before striking a stop sign and a wire fence,” said Trooper Fisher, who was assisted at the scene by THP Sgt. Ed Crouch. “She is also from Lafayette.”

She was unresponsive at the scene and after the Macon County EMS carried her to Macon County General Hospital to stablize her, Hiland was airlifted to Vanderbilt Medical Center.

First responders: Macon County Sheriffs Office, Tennessee Highway Patrol, Macon County Rescue Squad, Macon County EMS and the Macon County Chronicle.

The Lafayette Fire Department headed to 2365 New Harmony Road early last Wednesday morning, after receiving a call at 5:17 a.m. of a reported structure fire of suspicious origin.

When firefighters arrived at the home of Kathy Tucker, there was smoke coming from the back of the double wide mobile home and they sprang into action. They geared up for an inside attack with other members waiting at the back door in case the crew that went in needed rescue or back up.

According to the Macon County Sheriffs Office, they had responded to various calls at this location in recent weeks.

Ten firemen went to the scene, along with Engine 2, Tanker 22, and Truck 5. After the fire was under control, they checked for hot spots, and then went back to the bedroom with the most damage and continued to wet a pile of smoldering clothes.

The fire is still under investigation and Chief Keith Scruggs said, “At this point, all I will say is that this fire is definitely of suspicious origin.”

First responders were the Macon County Sheriffs Office, Lafayette Fire Department, Macon County EMS, and the Macon County Chronicle.

Warm weather is finally here and the annual spring plant sale at Red Boiling Springs and Macon County High Schools begin this week as the agriculture students and FFA members offer the fruits of their labor to the public.

Blue skies and a nice temperature graced Macon County on Saturday, April 13 as “Rockin’ For Relay, Rollin’ Over Cancer” raised almost $1,800 for Macon County Relay For Life.