General News
New Health Department Designed for Next Pandemic
By Misty Green The announcement made during the Macon County Committee of the Whole meeting on September 3rd revealed plans for the construction of a new health department next spring. The purpose of this new facility is to anticipate and prepare for future scenarios, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, that necessitate large-scale vaccination efforts. In…
Read More30th Annual Makin Macon Fit, Sept. 7
Put on a pair of jogging shorts, lace up your favorite tennis shoes and head on out to the 30th annual Makin’ Macon Fit Family Fitness Festival on Saturday, September 7th, at Macon County Junior High School with festivities to kick off at 8 a.m. This event is designed to benefit Macon County schools and…
Read More68th Annual Mid-TN AACA Fall Meet Antique Car Show This Weekend
The 68th Annual Middle Tennessee Region of the Antique Automobile Club of America (Mid-TN AACA) Fall Meet Antique Car Show will be held this weekend, Friday & Saturday, September 6 and 7, 2024, held in the beautiful Historic District of historic Red Boiling Springs on East Main Street. Bring the whole family and come out…
Read More9-Year-Old Qualifies for Bull Riding World Finals
What did you dream about becoming when you were still a child? For nine-year-old Braylon Austin of Red Boiling Springs, Tennessee, his plans for the future is to become the next J.B. Mauney, the seven-million-dollar-bull-rider, and in achieving that dream, he has ridden his way into the qualifiers of the PYRA (Professional Youth Roughstock Association)…
Read MoreCaptured! Massive Manhunt for Man & Child Ends
By Jessie Williams A Dixon Springs woman and her boyfriend are both facing charges following a massive manhunt involving a 15-month-old child in Macon County last weekend. According to reports filed by officers with the Macon County Sheriff’s Office, 50-year-old Gerald Dixon Blair was involved in a motor vehicle accident on the afternoon of August…
Read MoreBabyNov Request for PILOT Extension Denied
By Misty Green Lafayette, TN, August 5, 2024 – BabyNov USA, a subsidiary of French organic baby food manufacturer Global Baby, established its first U.S. production facility in Red Boiling Springs, Tennessee in October 2020, after the company purchased the former Nestle Waters plant in Red Boiling Springs, beginning operations in mid-2021. Fast forward to…
Read MoreBig Changes in RBS City
By Misty Green The Red Boiling Springs City Council met on Thursday, August 8, 2024, and voted to approve several changes such as officially naming a new police chief, an addition to the Historical District Map, and pay raises in the police department that will place them near the top of the list in law…
Read MoreRemembering Tony Boles…
By Debbie Gregory I’ve known Tony Boles for many years, and I remember his dad, the late Harvey Boles, who was good friends with my Dad, the late Charlie Gregory. I recall how sad my dad was when Harvey died, and I am equally saddened by Tony’s death. Sometimes life just slips up on us,…
Read MoreMother Charged With Aggravated Child Abuse & Neglect
By Jessie Williams A Lafayette mother is charged with aggravated child abuse & neglect after her 5-year-old, autistic child tested positive for methamphetamine. According to the affidavit of complaints, dispatch advised local law enforcement to be on the lookout for a black Pontiac SUV, displaying a BMW license plate, that had fled from THP on…
Read MoreDuo Attempts to Break-In Into RBS City Hall, Police Car
By Jessie Williams Two men were arrested last week after vandalizing Red Boiling Springs City property while attempting to break into city hall. According to the affidavit of complaints filed by Interim RBS Police Chief Jeffery Maynard, he was contacted by dispatch regarding two men attempting to break into RBS City Hall on July 20,…
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