General News

If you haven’t got your COVID-19 vaccine yet, or if you are waiting to get your second shot, Macon Community Hospital is partnering with the Macon County Health Department to host a COVID-19 Drive-Thru Vaccine Clinic on Saturday, May 8th, from 9 a.m. till 3 p.m.

Please join your friends and neighbors for a fun evening at Tri-County Electric’s Annual Meeting of the members on Thursday, May 13, 2021. It will be held at Westmoreland High School, 4300 Hawkins Drive in Westmoreland, Tennessee. Doors will open for registration at 5:30 p.m.  

By Jessie Williams  A Macon County man wanted for fleeing and evading arrest in Macon County, was arrested by local officers in Kentucky last week with meth, acid and marijuana in his possession.

After COVD-19 cancelled last year’s pull, The Terry “Jackhammer” Driver Annual Scholarship Fundraiser Truck & Tractor Pull is set for Saturday night, May 8th, 2021, beginning at 7:00 p.m. at the Macon County Fairgrounds. The Tennessee State Championship Pulls will be proudly presented by the Lafayette Fire Department with admission set at $10. Five and…

MACON COUNTY – Five Macon County residents were arrested and are facing attempted murder and kidnapping charges, following an investigation by special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.

By Jessie Williams A Macon County woman has been arrested on numerous drug charges after deputies discovered approximately 20.2 grams of meth and 10 grams of marijuana inside her Oak Knob Road home last Sunday. 

Macon County Mayor Steve Jones signed a proclamation on Tuesday, April 6, declaring April as Child Abuse Prevention Month. He is pictured with Macon County Clerk Connie Blackwell, Suzanne Salyer-Stephens Center Healthy Families, Scott Ridgway-Executive Director of the 15th Judicial District Child Advocacy Center, and Julie Vantrease-Compliance Officer & Director of Social Services at Macon…

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought overwhelming grief to many families. At FEMA, our mission is to help people before, during and after disasters. We are dedicated to helping ease some of the financial stress and burden caused by the virus.

By Debbie Gregory On Thursday morning, April 1, the Lafayette Fire Department responded to a house fire on Hicks Hollow Road, that killed a Macon County woman.

By Jessie Williams  A Lafayette man is behind bars after local enforcement connected him to a burglary, following his recent release from jail for the same crime.