General News
Aircraft Crashes in Macon County
On Thursday evening, June 12, at approximately 5:55 p.m., emergency crews responded to reports of a small aircraft crash near the 900 block of Duncan Road off of New Harmony Road. The single engine aircraft experienced engine failure while flying over the county and deployed its onboard CAPS (Cirrus Airframe Parachute System), allowing the plane…
Read MoreFormer Macon County Teacher Indicted on Four Counts of Solicitation of a Minor
By Jessie Williams A former Macon County teacher has been indicted on four counts of solicitation of a minor. In a sealed indictment filed on June 2, 2025, Colby Tyson Jones, age 48, was charged with one count of Solicitation of Minor: Especially Aggravated Sexual Exploitation of Minor, one count of Solicitation of Minor: Aggravated…
Read More49th Annual Macon County Hillbilly Days June 19 to 21
Macon County Hillbilly Days returns next week, and promises to provide entertainment for the entire family! The 49th Annual Macon County Hillbilly Days event, sponsored by the Lafayette Lions and Lioness Lions Clubs is set for Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, June 19, 20 & 21, 2025, at Key Park, in Lafayette. Returning this year is…
Read MoreResolution Honors Paul Thompson for Decades of Service at Tri-County Electric
Tennessee House Joint Resolution 628 (HJR0628) of the 114th General Assembly is A RESOLUTION to recognize Paul Thompson on the occasion of his retirement. The resolution honors Paul Thompson for his nearly three decades of service with Tri-County Electric, where he was the longest-serving CEO in the company’s history and the longest-serving active CEO in…
Read MoreWreck at Carthage Rd. & Union Camp Rd. Intersection
Around 12:45 p.m. on Friday, May 30, 2025, emergency agencies were dispatched to the intersection of Union Camp Road and Carthage Road for a two-vehicle wreck, with injuries. In the report provided by the Tennessee Highway Patrol, 42-year-old Krysti Byrne, of Tennessee, was driving a 2012 Toyota Sienna (Vehicle 1) and Billy Smith, 70, also…
Read MoreMacon Community Hospital Celebrates 70 Years of Service
Lafayette, TN – May 12, 2025 – Macon Community Hospital marked a major milestone on Monday with a special event celebrating its 70th anniversary of service to the community. The celebration, held on the hospital campus, drew a crowd of employees,MCH Board members local business leaders, members of the medical community, and distinguished guests. Among those…
Read MoreIrate Woman Tased Twice in Courtroom
By Jessie Williams Dena Loraine Pettry, age 35, was tased twice by law enforcement in a Macon County courtroom after becoming irate and threatening a judge. According to the affidavit of complaint filed by Deputy Derrick Gann of the Macon County Sheriff’s Department, Pettry appeared in court on Friday, May 16, before Judge Greg Traylor…
Read MoreTVA’s Cease & Desist Halts Port Development; TCEA CEO Resigns
By Misty Green The Tennessee Central Economic Authority (TCEA) held the Board of Directors meeting on Friday, April 25, 2025, at the Macon County Administration Building. At this meeting, TVA’s December 16, 2024, Cease-and-Desist letter, which halted the development of the PowerCom Industrial Center Port, has also urged the President & CEO of TCEA, Charly…
Read MorePossum Hunters Record Project Marks Anniversaries of Sumner Museum, Legendary Band
By JANET SCOTT (Reprinted with permission of the Gallatin News) During a recent evening of old-time music and community celebration at the Sumner County Museum’s 50th anniversary Barn Dance, Museum Executive Director Ryan Baker and Vol State President Dr. Wendi Tostenson proudly announced the launch of the Possum Hunters Record Project — a centennial tribute…
Read MoreMother Faces Three Counts of Child Neglect
By Jessie Williams A 32-year-old Lafayette mother was charged with three counts of child neglect after local law enforcement discovered three of her young children alone in the roadway near their home. According to an affidavit of complaint filed by responding Lafayette Police Officer Jake Ayers, he was dispatched to the Cothron Dr. residence on…
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