Browning Cattle Farm Operation Given Violation Notice
By Misty Green According to experts in the beef industry, there are many positives to running a cattle farm, being an excellent producer of organic fertilizer, which can be used to improve soil fertility and crop yields. Cattle farming can also help to prevent soil erosion, particularly in hilly or mountainous areas, by reducing the…
Read MoreSex Offender Arrested After Tip she was Babysitting Minors
By Jessie Williams A 36-year-old Lafayette woman, and registered sex offender, was charged with violating the sex offender registry after a tip led law enforcement to discover she had been babysitting two minor children. According to the affidavit of complaint filed by Macon County Detective Bobby Jacoby, Nicole E. Sullins agreed to come to the…
Read MoreWoman Indicted: Vehicular Homicide & Assault, DUI
By Debbie Gregory Bethany Pauline Lankford, 28, of Lafayette, was arrested on September 4, 2023, after the Macon County Grand Jury indicted her on charges stemming from a 2022 one-vehicle wreck she was involved in, on Highway 10 South (Hartsville Road) in Macon County, that killed a Lebanon woman, and injured Lankford and three other…
Read MoreThree Charged After Search of Akersville Rd. Residence
By Jessie Williams Three Lafayette residents were arrested on multiple drug charges last week after police conducted a probation search at an Akersville Rd. residence. According to the affidavit of complaints filed by Macon County Deputy Clinton Friar, law enforcement was advised by a third party individual that 51-year-old Nathan Blankenship had been selling narcotics…
Read MoreChild Found in Roadway, Uncle Arrested
By Jessie Williams The 22-year-old uncle of a child found alone in the roadway last week, has been charged with child abuse. According to the affidavit of complaint filed by the Lafayette Police Department, the 1-year-old boy was in the custody of his uncle, Logan Moore, when the child exited the house on Meador Drive…
Read MoreMakin’ Macon Fit Returns!!!
Put on a pair of jogging shorts, lace up your favorite tennis shoes and head on out to the 29th annual Makin’ Macon Fit Family Fitness Festival on Saturday, September 9th, at Macon County Junior High School with festivities to kick off at 8 a.m. Supported completely by local volunteers, primarily the Lafayette Rotary Club,…
Read MoreRBS Annual Antique Car Show and Duck Day This Weekend
The 67th Annual Middle Tennessee Region of the Antique Automobile Club of America (Mid-TN AACA) Fall Meet Antique Car Show will be held his weekend, Friday & Saturday, September 8 and 9, 2023, on the grounds of the Thomas House Hotel in historic Red Boiling Springs. This is the longest and largest car show in…
Read MoreRBS Starmart Robbed at Gunpoint
By Jessie Williams The Starmart in Red Boiling Springs was robbed at gunpoint by three individuals last Friday night. According to Red Boiling Springs Police Chief Joseph Woodard, a male individual in a black mask and black jacket entered the market around 9:30 p.m. and held the clerk at gunpoint while another male and a…
Read MoreCommission Fired Up Over $5K Fire Department Fair Bill
By Misty Green At the August 21st gathering of the Macon County Commissioners, the topic of the recent Fair was brought up by District #8 Commissioner Bobby Ray King, who was inquiring about the gross outcome for this year’s carnival, to see if it had grown from the previous year. Although the grand totals are…
Read MoreDeadly Saturday on Macon County Roads: Two Die in Two Separate Wrecks
By Debbie Gregory Two people lost their lives in two separate wrecks in Macon County on Saturday afternoon, August 19. The Macon County Sheriff’s Department investigated the first wreck, which occurred at approximately 1:50 p.m. on Hwy. 10 North (Scottsville Road), at the Ray Jones Circle intersection. According to the investigating officer, 73-year-old Ralph Duffer,…
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