General News

A 42-year-old Lafayette man lost his life following a wreck last Friday, January 8. 

By Mark Darnell  There has been some concern over how and when the new Covid-19 vaccine will be dispersed and given to people here in Macon County. 

By Jessie Williams  A Lafayette man was arrested on multiple drug charges following a traffic stop on Highway 10.

By Jessie Williams  Local authorities seized stolen items valued at approximately $25,000 from a Witcher Hollow residence last week. 

By Jessie Williams Two Red Boiling Springs residents were arrested last week on multiple drug charges after one of them walked into the Macon County Sheriff’s Department to speak with an officer while under the influence. 

By Jessie Williams  Three Cookeville residents were recently arrested by Macon County authorities on burglary and theft charges. 

County Mayor Steve Jones would like to let everyone know that one of the employees in his office and one of the employees in the Trustee’s office have tested positive for COVID-19 and wlll require all other office staff members in the Mayor and Trustee’s office to quarantine.

By Jessie Williams  Macon County Deputy Tim Freeman was transported to Skyline Medical Center Monday, December 7, from injuries he incurred while attempting to apprehend a suspect who stole a truck in broad daylight the day before. 

By Debbie Gregory On Sunday morning, December 6, the Tennessee Highway Patrol was dispatched to the intersection of Scottsville Road and Cold Springs Road, to investigate a two-vehicle wreck that killed a Kentucky woman.

By Debbie Gregory The Tennessee Highway Patrol investigated a fatal wreck in Red Boiling Springs on Saturday morning, November 28, 2020, that killed a 27-year-old RBS man. The wreck occurred at approximately 5:30 a.m.