General News

By Jessie Williams  A 28-year-old male remains incarcerated after officers discovered he was driving a stolen car –  loaded with stolen items. 

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and there isn’t one person who has not been affected in some way by this disease. Cancer doesn’t discriminate among its victims and whether we have had it ourselves, or have had a family member or friend who’s battled it, we need to realize the importance of early detection…

By Jessie Williams  A Macon County drug K-9 assisted Lafayette Police in a traffic stop last week, resulting in two arrests. 

By Jessie Williams  A 19-year-old Lafayette woman was arrested last week after officers discovered methamphetamine inside the vehicle she and a male passenger were sleeping in.

Lafayette native, Rita Coolidge, one of the most influential female singers and songwriters of her generation will be honored by the State of Tennessee and Macon County with the installation of a “Tennessee Music Pathways” marker.

Macon Community Hospital is once again asking for support from our communities in combatting the COVID-19 pandemic. Every hospital in our state is experiencing capacity issues due to the surge in COVID patients. All ICU beds are currently full in most hospitals in every major metropolitan area of the state. These are the hospitals that…

An 83-year-old woman died in a camper fire on Trammel Creek Road, in Macon County, early Wednesday morning, September 8.

The 65th Annual Middle Tennessee Region of the Antique Automobile Club of America (Mid-TN AACA) Fall Meet Antique Car Show will be held Friday & Saturday, September 10 and 11, at the historic Thomas House Hotel in Red Boiling Springs – the perfect setting for a trip down memory lane with its antique treasures, timeless…

Two Macon County men, 50-year-old James “Jamie” Woodard and 24-year-old Cody Perdue, were killed in a two-vehicle crash in Wilson County on Monday night, August 30, 2021.

By Jessie Williams  Six arrests have been made by Lafayette Police Department detectives so far in an ongoing investigation into credit card fraud.