General News

By Jessie Williams  The Macon County Sheriff’s Department recently recovered a bull calf and a Honda 2-inch water pump that were both reported stolen from a Macon County residence in late January 2022. 

Red Boiling Springs High School teacher and girls basketball coach, Layce Colter, was arrested Thursday, March 3, after purchasing methamphetamine on school grounds.

By Jessie Williams  A Macon County woman was recently arrested by local authorities on theft and drug charges after fleeing officers during a traffic stop. 

LAFAYETTE – Special agents in the TBI’s Technical Services Unit have arrested and charged a Macon County man accused of downloading and sharing sexually exploitive material of children.

The following candidates have officially qualified for the May 3 Republican Primary & City of Lafayette Election and the August 4 County General Election.

CLAY COUNTY – An investigation by special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and deputies with the Clay County Sheriff’s Department has resulted in the indictment and arrest of a Celina man. 

By Mark Darnell Macon County School Baord member Jed Goad (Districts 1 & 2) submitted a letter of resignation during the regular monthly meeting of the Macon County School Board, held at the central office on Thursday night, February 10, at 6 pm.

By Jessie Williams  Lafayette native Mikey White has sat in the stands at the National Farm Machinery Show Championship Truck Pull every year for the last 15 years as a spectator – cheering on other drivers in what he calls the “Super Bowl of Truck Pulls.”

By Mark Darnell At the February work session of the Macon County Board of Education Director of Schools Tony Boles said he would not ask for a renewal of his employment contact. He has served in that position for eight years.

By Jessie Williams  Well-known actor Jason Momoa and everyone’s favorite American Picker, Mike Wolfe, recently visited Cyclemos in Red Boiling Springs to visit their friend and shop owner Mike Silvio.