Clarence 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…
Read MoreLafayette Little League Sends Two Teams to State
By Mark Darnell Two teams from the Lafayette Little League have advanced to their respective State Tournaments. The league offered softball for the first time this season. Big congratulations should go to the league as their 10U All-Star team advanced to the State Tournament as the District 2 Champions for the first time ever. The…
Read MoreGobbling for Vets
A group of local turkey hunters conducted the 3rd Macon County Gobble for Vets turkey hunt this past weekend. Nine veteran hunters were taken by local guides on a hunt on the opening weekend of the 2024 Tennessee turkey season. Not a lot of hunters would take the time to guide someone else on opening…
Read MoreTigers begin district competition
The Macon County High baseball team began their district competition in earnest this week. They also played in three other non-conference games. On Monday Apr 1 the Tigers hosted Station Camp. According to Coach Jason Hudson this conference voted to have all conference games start at 7 pm. The Tigers led 3-1 after two innings.…
Read MoreRobert Casteele
Robert Lee Casteele, 71, of Lafayette, TN, formerly of Dayton, OH, passed peacefully with his loving family by his side on June 28th, in Sandusky, Ohio. He was born on January 23rd, 1952, in Eureka, CA, to Frank and Rosemary Casteele. He received his Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Engineering from General Motors Institute (Kettering Institute)…
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