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Slayton Sentenced in Fatal Crash of Sgt. Cherry
Devin L. Slayton, 25, who had pled guilty to vehicular homicide in the 2023 drunk driving crash that claimed the life of Macon County Sergeant William Cherry, was sentenced to the maximum sentence by Judge Brody Kane, 12 years to serve at 100% with no parole. At the sentencing hearing on February 13, 2025, the…
Read MoreHOPE Family Health Makes NARCAN® and Fentanyl Self-Testing Strips Available 24/7 in Two Locations
[Westmoreland, TN (February 7, 2025) – HOPE Family Health is installing Public Health Vending Machines that dispense free NARCAN® and fentanyl self-test strips in three area locations, CEO Jennifer Dittes announced this week. HOPE installed its first vending machine in January, placing it in the lobby of HOPE Westmoreland facility at 1124 New Highway 52…
Read MoreLafayette Man Indicted for Rape of a Child
A Lafayette man, who was already behind bars for attachment and being a fugitive from justice, was indicted by the Macon County Grand Jury on February 3, 2025 for the rape of a child under the age of 13. Thirty-year-old Dallas Chavez Ruiz, an inmate at the Macon County Jail, was named in a sealed…
Read MoreLaundromat Thief Arrested During Traffic Stop
By Jessie Williams A Lafayette man wanted for the theft of approximately $200 in quarters from a local laundromat, was arrested by Macon County deputies last week following a traffic stop involving methamphetamine. According to law enforcement reports, 26-year-old Dillian Lee Peterson was identified in video surveillance, along with two other individuals, vandalizing a coin…
Read MoreMacon County EMS Saves Puppies Involved in Fire
On Wednesday morning, January 22, the Macon County EMS team, City of Lafayette, TN Fire Department , Macon County Sheriff’s Office, TN, Trousdale County Emergency Services, and Hartsville/Trousdale County Volunteer Fire Department responded to a fully engulfed structure fire on Reed Lane. Thankfully, the two human occupants made it out safely with only minor injuries,…
Read MoreRed Boiling Springs 2025 City Election Update
By Misty Green Incumbent Red Boiling Springs Mayor Kenneth Hollis is running unopposed in the April 2025 city election, along with three unchallenged city council members: Helen Gregory, George McCrary, and Donna Grisham. Red Boiling Springs is a city located in eastern Macon County, Tennessee and according to the United States Census Bureau, had a…
Read MoreBoard of Education Moves Forward With School Plans; Members of 2024 MCHS Football Team Recognized
By Mark Darnell The Macon County Board of Education held their monthly meeting on Tuesday January 14th at Macon County High School. Chairman Dale Hix called the meeting to order at 5 pm and Daniel Cook led a prayer and Lionel Borders led the pledge. A motion was made by Borders and seconded by Tim…
Read MoreIntroducing Macon County’s New Administrative Building
By Misty Green It was announced in a public meeting back in 2023 that USDA financing of $4.5 million dollars had been secured for the construction of a new Administrative Building, after Macon County law makers realized that the current courthouse had outgrown the Public Square and with all of the elected officials that are…
Read MoreOver $57,000 Raised for St. Jude Children’s Hospital
A lot of hard work went into the St. Jude Charity Auction on Saturday, January 11, 2025, but it was well worth it as the Ben Bray Real Estate & Auction Company raised $57,896 (at the end of the auction) for the children’s research hospital, with more donations coming in. The Macon County Chronicle extends…
Read MoreMen Flee Cops, Found in Woods With Drugs
By Jessie Williams Two men that fled from authorities in Macon County last week, were found a short time later hiding in the woods – along with a bag containing methamphetamine, fentanyl and marijuana. According to the affidavit of complaints filed by Deputy J. Lopata of the Macon County Sheriff’s Department, 32-year-old Joseph Harris was…
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