Man Charged with Theft Under Home Improvement Act
An investigation by special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation into an allegation of theft has resulted in the indictment of a Castalian Sprngs man, under the Home Improvement Act. In September 2022, at the request of 15th Judicial District Attorney General Jason Lawson, TBI agents began investigating Stephen Cope on an allegation of…
Read MoreCounty Presents Proclamation to Sgt. William Cherry’s Family
By Misty Green Some of the Macon County governing body gave a teary-eyed standing ovation honoring the late Sergeant William Cherry after Macon County’s Mayor Steve Jones read the contents of the 10-11/23 Sgt. William Cherry Proclamation, during the October 16, 2023 Legislative Body meeting. Mayor Jones requested the Cherry family to come forward to…
Read MoreGarrett Found Guilty Following 3-Day Trial
By Jessie Williams Former Tennessee Highway Patrolman and Lafayette resident Keith Garrett was found guilty of unlawful photographing of an individual in violation of privacy and observation without consent on Thursday, October 12, following a three-day trial in the Macon County Criminal Courtroom of Judge Brody Kane. Macon County Chronicle readers may recall the details…
Read MoreRBS City Approves Manantial Mexican Restaurant to Sell Beer By-The-Drink
By Misty Green A Beer Board meeting held fifteen minutes prior to the October 12th Red Boiling Springs City Council monthly meeting, approved Manantial Mexican Restaurant’s application to sell beer by the drink. Red Boiling Springs City Attorney Brandon Bellar asked the representatives of the Mexican Restaurant, if they understood the beer laws and the…
Read MoreTBI Investigating Death of 20-Month-Old
By Jessie Williams The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is investigating the death of a 20-month-old boy in Westmoreland. According to Macon County Sheriff Joey Wilburn, a call came into the sheriff’s department around 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, October 4, reporting an unresponsive child. Once officers arrived on the scene at 10942 Hwy 52 West, they…
Read MoreSlayton Indicted by Grand Jury In Connection to Officer’s Death
By Debbie Gregory A Macon County man has been charged with vehicular homicide and driving under the influence in a sealed indictment returned by the Macon County Grand Jury on Monday, October 2, in connection to the death of Sgt. William Cherry. The sealed indictment was served the same day, and 24-year-old Devin L. Slayton…
Read MoreWoman Charged with Attempted Homicide of Couple
By Jessie Williams Sixty-year-old Brenda J. Wall, of Red Boiling Springs, was arrested and charged with the attempted criminal homicide of a woman and her boyfriend during the early morning hours of September 29, 2023. According to a report by Red Boiling Springs Chief of Police Joseph Woodard, the victims were staying the night at…
Read MoreMeth, Fentanyl, Marijuana, Guns & Pills Seized During Search
By Jessie Williams A 38-year-old Westmoreland man was arrested last week after law enforcement discovered approximately 482 grams of methamphetamine, 141 grams of marijuana, six guns and other various narcotics during a search of his Howell Rd. residence. According to the affidavit of complaint filed by Detective Jacob McClard of the Macon County Sheriff’s Department,…
Read MoreIncrease Taxes: Yes or No
By Misty Green “You guys should definitely raise the wheel tax to $200,” the first citizen, (who did not state his name) remarked during the period set aside for public statements scheduled during the Macon County Legislative Body meeting on September 18. He continued on to say, “You have budgets, you guys can get a…
Read MoreLone Hickory Farm Vandalized Over Weekend
By Misty Green Lone Hickory Farm & Nursery on Tanyard Road, in Lafayette, Tennessee was vandalized this past Saturday night, September 23, 2023. Dean and Mary Lazarou, owners/operators of Lone Hickory Farm told the Macon County Chronicle they woke up on Sunday morning, headed back out to work at 7 a.m., and discovered it was…
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