Dean Carnahan Ritter, 72
Dean Carnahan Ritter, age 72 of Lafayette and formerly of Red Boiling Springs passed away Wednesday evening, August 7, 2013 at The White House Assisted Living in Lafayette. Funeral Services for Dean Carnahan Ritter were conducted Friday, August 9, 2013 at 10 am from the Anderson & Son Funeral Home Chapel in Red Boiling Springs…
Read MoreLillian Darlene White, 56
Lillian Darlene White, 56, of Nashville died August 2, 2013. She was born January 15, l957, in Macon County to the late Horace Odell and Lois Fishburn White. Darlene attended Macon County schools and graduated from Middle Tennessee State University with a degree in psychology. She attended nursing school at East Tennessee State University. She…
Read MoreThe Need For Peace
In my viewpoint, there are very few awards that are respected as much as the Peace Prize. The prize was part of Alfred Nobel’s last will and testament. I didn’t know until recently that he was the man who invented dynamite in 1866. In a few years he had a total of 20 factories…
Read MoreMacon Man Arrested for Child Rape & Incest
Fifty-three-year-old James Rhody, Jr., of 1308 Hawkins Rd. in Macon County, was arrested on August 4, 2013 and charged with three counts of rape of a child under the age of 13 and one count of incest for committing alleged sexual acts on his male and female grandchildren and step-grandchildren.
Read MoreThree Wrecks on Hwy 10 Hill
The Highway 10 South hill was the scene of three more wrecks last week, a head on collision involving a truck & a car, a single vehicle rollover and another truck that hydroplaned, started spinning and landed in the ditch facing the opposite direction than his route of travel. County Mayor Shelvy Linville says the…
Read MoreRachel Tuck wins 2013 National American Miss Tennessee
Rachel Tuck has won the 2013 National American Miss Tennessee at the stage pageant held Monday, July 29th in Nashville.
Read MoreMacon Man Dies in Jackson Co. Wreck
Fifty-six-year-old David Braswell, of the Leonard Community, was killed in a Jackson County wreck on Wednesday, July 31.
Read MoreBlankenship Pleads to Vehicular Homicide
Christopher Blankenship plead guilty to vehicular homicide before Judge John Wootten on Wednesday, July 31. He was sentenced to eight years for the death of his 17-year-old girlfriend, Britni Hyso, who was a passenger on his motorcycle that he wrecked several miles outside of Lafayette on Friday, March 23, 2012. His sentence will be served…
Read MoreSmith County Defeats Lafayette for 3rd Time in Tournament Play
Sometimes it just isn’t your day. For the third time in the Senior Little League Division tournament, Smith County defeated Lafayette, eliminating them from the postseason.
Read MoreLafayette Church of Christ hosts Scooby Doo Mysteries
The Lafayette Church of Christ hosted ‘Scooby-Doo & the Mystery of the Parables’ Vacation Bible School from July 21-24. Activities included devotionals, a picnic, movies, VBS classes and activities.
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