Seating at Pat Parker Closed Off
By Mark Darnell A portion of the home seating at Pat Parker Stadium in Lafayette has been closed off by the Macon County Board of Education due to safety concerns this past week. The decision comes amid concerns for the approximately 75 year old facility and its block construction. Periodically the facility must have a…
Read MoreBoard Receives Bids for New School
By Mark Darnell The Macon County Board of Education held their monthly meeting on July 8th at 6 pm at the Macon County Junior High auditorium. Chairman Dale Hix called the meeting to order and Mark Darnell led the prayer and Wayne Marsh led the pledge of allegiance. A motion was made by Lionel Borders…
Read MoreSandhill Cranes Appear in Macon County
By Mark Darnell There has been a lot of buzz in Lafayette this past week about some new visitors passing through Macon County. We have received calls about sightings and sounds coming from some new animals that aren’t native to our area. The sandhill crane is a species of large crane of North America and…
Read MoreBoard of Education Moves Forward With School Plans; Members of 2024 MCHS Football Team Recognized
By Mark Darnell The Macon County Board of Education held their monthly meeting on Tuesday January 14th at Macon County High School. Chairman Dale Hix called the meeting to order at 5 pm and Daniel Cook led a prayer and Lionel Borders led the pledge. A motion was made by Borders and seconded by Tim…
Read MoreClarence Amons
Clarence Leroy Amons departed this life on January 17, 2025, at the age of eighty years, six months, and twenty-four days. He was born on June 24, 1944, in Attica, Ohio, to the late Odis Wesley Amons and Cora Ann Wade Amons. Leroy’s life was marked by deep love and enduring family bonds. He was…
Read MoreKyle Shoulders Named Titans Coach of the Year
By Mark Darnell The Tennessee Titans have named Macon County Head Coach Kyle Shoulders their Coach of the Year for 2024. The award is sponsored by Whataburger. Shoulders led his Macon County Tigers to a school record of 13-2 and their first TSSAA football championship this season. Shoulders is a Macon County native and has…
Read MoreWeek 15 is Golden for Tigers!!
By Mark Darnell Saturday Dec 7th might have marked the 83rd anniversary of Pearl Harbor and the start of a World War for the US but Macon County invaded Chattanooga last Saturday for the Class 4A Blue Cross Bowl. Total domination by the Tigers resulted in a gold ball. This was the first appearance by…
Read MoreTigers Sighted at Lookout Mountain – Macon County Advances to Class 4A State Championship
By Mark Darnell Statewide fans have reported sightings of Tigers at historic Lookout Mountain in Chattanooga. Last Friday night the Macon County Tigers punched their tickets to ‘The Blue Cross Bowl’ and the Class 4A TSSAA state football championship. State semi-final games are rotated each year. Winners of Regions 1 and 2 (East) play Regions…
Read MoreTigers Continue Record Setting Play-Off Appearance
By Mark Darnell The Macon County High School Tigers are set to continue the next part of their 2024 football season. They will enter the TSSAA play-offs next week at Soddy Daisy. The Tigers will make a ninth consecutive play-off appearance in the football playoffs dating all the way back to 2016. This marks the…
Read MoreShirley Russell
Mr. Shirley Howard Russell, age 86 of Lafayette, TN passed away Sunday evening, July 28, 2024 at The Macon Community Hospital in Lafayette, TN. Shirley is in the care of Anderson & Son Funeral Home in Lafayette. Funeral Services for Shirley Howard Russell were conducted Saturday afternoon, August 3, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. from the…
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