General News

By Jessie Williams A search warrant executed at a Macon County residence last week resulted in two arrests and the discovery of drugs, guns and paraphernalia. 

A long-time minister and Macon County educator, Mr. Jimmy Cook, passed away on Sunday, November 14, at his home in Red Boiling Springs. He was 89.

In the early morning hours on Monday, November 1st, the Red Boiling Springs Police Department began an investigation into a Twenty (20) and Ten (10) dollar bill that was passed at a local market. Both bills appeared to be counterfeit according to Investigators. As the day progressed, two more counterfeit Twenty (20) dollar bills were…

(Submitted by Macon County Mayor Steve Jones) Renovations have started on the exterior of the Macon County Courthouse, located on the public square in Lafayette. “As you drive around the courthouse it looks like it is a very solid building, but when you get up close to it you can see on the outside, where…

By Jessie Williams  A Macon County woman is behind bars after officers discovered approximately 7 grams of methamphetamine in her possession. 

The Macon County Sheriff’s Department and the Tennessee Highway Patrol will be honoring our local veterans this Saturday, November 6, with a drive-thru meal.

By Jessie Williams  Macon County law enforcement arrested two individuals last week after attempting to locate a wanted man.

The Tennessee Highway Patrol was the investigating agency of a two-vehicle crash in neighboring Clay County on Thursday, October 21, that killed a Red Boiling Springs man.

By Jessie Williams  A 55-year-old Macon County man is behind bars on a $1,000,000 bond for the rape and sexual assault of an 11-year-old girl that is reported to have been going on since she was just 6 years old. 

By Jessie Williams  Four men were arrested last week on multiple charges including cruelty to animals and manufacturing of narcotics, after officers discovered drugs, guns and animals in poor condition at a Hartsville Road residence.