By Jessie Williams  Deputies from the Macon County Sheriff’s Department were dispatched to Pleasant Valley Rd. on January 23, 2021, at approximately 2:30 p.m., after a man, who appeared to be intoxicated, was reported to be standing in the road. 

By Jessie Williams A Macon County man has been charged in the theft of approximately $25,000-worth of items from a residence in November 2020. 

 By Jessie Williams  Season two of The Merlin Gene Show, recently filmed at The Donoho Hotel in Red Boiling Springs, will premiere on the RFD-TV Network Saturday, January 30, at 4:30 p.m. CST. 

Macon Community Hospital has added a collection tent for COVID19 samples for rapid testing and PCR testing.

A 42-year-old Lafayette man lost his life following a wreck last Friday, January 8. 

By Mark Darnell  There has been some concern over how and when the new Covid-19 vaccine will be dispersed and given to people here in Macon County. 

By Jessie Williams  A Lafayette man was arrested on multiple drug charges following a traffic stop on Highway 10.

By Jessie Williams  Local authorities seized stolen items valued at approximately $25,000 from a Witcher Hollow residence last week. 

By Jessie Williams Two Red Boiling Springs residents were arrested last week on multiple drug charges after one of them walked into the Macon County Sheriff’s Department to speak with an officer while under the influence. 

By Jessie Williams  Three Cookeville residents were recently arrested by Macon County authorities on burglary and theft charges.