Four Fair Board Members Retire
Four long-time Macon County Fair Board members announced their retirement last week at the meeting on Thursday night, August 22, including President Ray Goad, Vice President & Fair Manager Steve Walker, Treasurer Sally Wells and Board Member Debbie Mason.
Read MoreMy View from the Press Box – MCJH Tigers Season Opener
The MCJH Tigers win 44-0 over Winfree Bryant middle school in the 2013 home/season opener.
Read MoreKnights Defeat Red Boiling Springs Bulldogs in Tobacco Bowl
The Lancaster Christian Knights overpowered the Red Boiling Springs Bulldogs in the 2013 25th Tobacco Bowl in Trousdale County. The final score in the half of play was 13-0.
Read MoreHellbenders
Have you ever seen a hellbender? It is a two foot long salamander that lives in the creeks which flow up to the Barren River. I’ve seen them twice, a bout 25 years ago, in the Long Hungry Creek. The state biologist and the curator of the Nashville Zoo at Grassmere are looking for signs…
Read MoreMacon County Trap Team Wins National Class Championship Titles
Over 1500 athletes from across the United States gathered at the World Shooting & Recreational Shooting Complex in Sparta Illinois on August 3rd thru the 6th to compete in the Amateur Trapshooting Association’s AIM Grand Championships.
Read MoreWoman’s Role in Ministering to the Sick
When we are told ahead of time what some of our questions will be at judgment, we are foolish indeed if we are not prepared. The twenty-fifth chapter of Matthew states that Christians will be judged in part on their ministering to the sick. The manner with which early Christians delt with the admonition was…
Read More8th Annual Goose Gala to be Held in Hartsville
The Hartsville Revitalization Commission is hosting the 8th Annual Goose Gala at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Ray Miller, located at 1930 Herod Lane on Saturday, September 21, beginning at 6:00 p.m.
Read MoreTwo Jailed for Aggravated Assault
The Lafayette Police Department responded to an assault call at Cherry’s Trailer Park, lot No. 30 on Sunday, August 11. According to LPD Detective Keith Tillman, twenty-two-year old Anthony Dewayne Barrett and 28-year-old Joshua Lee Wilson, both of Lafayette, went to visit someone at the trailer park and a confrontation ensued. “Barrett and Wilson began…
Read MoreVote to Save the Macon County Drive-In
At the end of this year, the majority of American drive-in theaters will face closure with the movie industry’s switch from 35 mm film to digital. Upgrading to digital projection costs roughly $75,000+, and many drive-in owners could be forced to shut their doors next season – including our own Macon Drive-In.
Read MoreDavid Keith Braswell, 56
David Keith Braswell was born in Lafayette, Tennessee on August 8, 1956 to the late Donald Braswell and Mable Pauline Keith Braswell. David was previously married, and had one son and two daughters. Besides his parents, David was preceded in death by his granddaughter Chayla Braswell. David had worked for Con Way Southern Express Freight…
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