Early Voting Ends in RBS: Election Day is April 22
Early voting for the April 22, 2023 City of Red Boiling Springs Election began on Monday, April 3, 2023, and ended yesterday, April 17, 2023. When the polls closed at 4:00 p.m. on Monday, April 17, 2023, a total of 103 absentee & early votes had been cast, compared to 88 absentee and early votes…
Read MoreOver 60 Grams of Meth, 125 Grams of Marijuana Seized!
The streets of Macon and DeKalb Counties are a little cleaner after a traffic stop in RBS. Chief James Killmon reports that in the early afternoon on Tuesday, April 4th, a Red Boiling Springs Police Lieutenant observed a vehicle on Lafayette Road. The Officer observed the driver of the vehicle was not wearing a seat…
Read MoreNew Wheel Tax Motion Discussed
By Misty Green Macon County Commissioners held a public hearing on Monday, April 3rd to discuss implementing a new wheel tax to help fund a new vocational school in order for TCAT to continue servicing Macon County students. “What I want to do is read the letter that got us into the position we are…
Read MoreWoman Accused of Blackmail & Harassment
By Jessie Williams A Westmoreland woman is accused of extortion and harassment after she threatened to send nude photos of her victims on social media if they didn’t send her money. According to the affidavit of complaint filed by investigating officer Deputy Jason Vinson, of the Macon County Sheriff’s Department, law enforcement was dispatched on…
Read MoreFBI Executes Federal Search Warrant at Callie Medical Group
The Federal Bureau of Investigation confirmed that agents served a federal search warrant on Thursday March 30, at the Callie Medical Group office, located at 200 Highway 52 Bypass E. (Suite D) in Lafayette. FBI agents are pictured above carrying out items from the office. Callie Medical Group LLC is a primary care clinic operated…
Read MoreFire Destroys Big Ed’s BBQ in RBS
By Debbie Gregory On Saturday afternoon, April 1, the Red Boiling Springs Fire Department was dispatched to a fire at Big Ed’s BBQ, located inside the city limits. The fire department received the call around 12:30 p.m. and according to Chief Randall Bray, who was in charge of the scene, the structure was involved when…
Read MoreOver 30 Animals Rescued From Breeding Operation
By Jessie Williams A Lafayette couple was arrested on animal cruelty charges last week after authorities discovered and rescued over 30 animals living in deplorable conditions. The rescue operation began after Macon County Animal Control received an anonymous request to do a welfare check on animals located at 104 Cattle Drive. When they arrived and…
Read MoreLafayette Man Charged with Second Degree Murder
By Jessie Williams A Lafayette man was charged with second degree murder last week for his involvement in the December 2022 overdose death of Austin Carver. According to the affidavit of complaint filed by Detective Jacob McClard of the Macon County Sheriffs Department, officers executed two search warrants at the Jack Porter Rd. residence of…
Read MoreVocational School Education & Funding Under Discussion
(From the desk of Macon County Mayor Steve Jones) Macon County commissioners are discussing the fate of the Tri-County Vocational School, in Red Boiling Springs after the Tennessee College of Applied Technology (TCAT), in Hartsville, announced they would no longer be able to manage the vocational school at the old Tri-County Vocational School campus. TCAT…
Read MoreMullinix Resigns as Head Coach at RBS
By Wally Etheridge Red Boiling Springs High School announced this week that Bulldog basketball head coach Andrew Mullinix has submitted his resignation effective immediately. The opening has already been posted on the Macon County schools website. This news came as a huge surprise to those who follow Bulldog basketball therefore we sat down with Andrew…
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