General News

By Debbie Gregory A young Macon County man, 26-year-old William Lee Bandy, was fatally injured in a one-vehicle wreck on Maple Grove Road last Wednesday morning, July 29.

By Jessie Williams  A Hartsville man was arrested last week after local enforcement found him unresponsive in a stolen car. 

By Jessie Williams  The Macon County School District announced on its Facebook page Monday, July 27, that Ben Johnson will be taking over as principal at Macon County High School for the 20-21 School Year. 

By Jessie Williams  A Lafayette man was arrested last week after smoking marijuana oil, hallucinating, and firing a handgun at two imaginary intruders. 

 By Jessie Williams  The baby food company, BabyNov, has purchased the former Nestle Waters plant in Red Boiling Springs with hopes to begin operations in mid-2021. 

By Jessie Williams  Multiple arrests were made, and drugs, guns and cash were seized, following the execution of  a search warrant on Clearview Lane. 

By Jessie Williams  A copy of the termination notice for former Tennessee Highway Patrol member Keith Garrett, of Lafayette, was recently released – showing that he was terminated after the Federal Bureau of Investigation contacted the Department of Safety & Homeland Security and informed them that nude photographs and a nude video of a woman had…

June 30, 2020  – Executive Director Bernard Childress sent the following memo to member schools on Tuesday regarding the status of high school athletics amidst the Governor’s latest State of Emergency order.

By Jessie Williams A man wanted on two major felony charges in Texas, was arrested near Galen Road in Macon County last week. 

By Jessie Williams  A 72-year-old Lafayette man was arrested last week for allegedly tearing the porches off of another person’s home – while armed on a tractor.