Macon County Chronicle
Slayton Pleads Guilty in Fatal Crash of Macon County Officer
(November 15, 2024) – A Macon County man has pleaded guilty in the 2023 drunk driving crash that claimed the life of Macon County Sergeant William Cherry. Devin Slayton entered an open plea to the indicted charge of vehicular homicide in the case, and the case is now set for a sentencing hearing before a…
Read MoreProud To Be An American! Music Legend Lee Greenwood at The Donoho Hotel
By Debbie Gregory If you ask someone if they know who Lee Greenwood is, they will probably answer, “he’s that guy that sings God Bless The U.S.A.” And no matter where he sings his patriotic song, on television, at concerts, or a small town in rural Middle Tennessee, it always has the same effect –…
Read MoreBabynov CEO Pleas for County Pilot Extension
By Misty Green Macon County Commissioners met on Monday, November 4, 2024, for the Committee of the Whole work session and were allowed to hear from Babynov CEO Erik DE COCK, who was seeking the reason why the PILOT extension request was denied and to communicate with commissioners about the painful need for the $50-60,000…
Read More40 Grams of Meth Found Inside Safe in Woman’s Trunk
By Jessie Williams Thirty-three-year-old Felecia Denise Trammel was arrested last week after a vehicle pursuit revealed approximately 40 grams of methamphetamine inside a safe in the trunk of her Chevy Malibu. According to a report filed by arresting officer, Sergeant Clinton Friar, he and another deputy were traveling south on Rocky Mound Rd. around 10:54…
Read MoreRBSHS Bulldogs Head to Playoffs!
By Misty Green The Red Boiling Springs High School football team will travel to South Pittsburgh on November 8, 2024 for the Playoffs, with the game time set to begin at 7 p.m. The Bulldogs ended regular season play 3-7 this past Friday night, with a 25-47 defeat by Jo Bryns. See more Red Boiling…
Read MoreTigers Continue Record Setting Play-Off Appearance
By Mark Darnell The Macon County High School Tigers are set to continue the next part of their 2024 football season. They will enter the TSSAA play-offs next week at Soddy Daisy. The Tigers will make a ninth consecutive play-off appearance in the football playoffs dating all the way back to 2016. This marks the…
Read MoreConvicted Felon Assaults Officer
By Jessie Williams A 35-year-old Westmoreland man was arrested last weekend on multiple charges, including assaulting an officer, after the convicted felon was found to have drugs and a loaded rifle in his possession. According to a report filed by Sergeant Clinton Friar, of the Macon County Sheriff’s Department, the officer was patrolling Highway 52…
Read MorePhillip Snow is the New Vice Mayor of Macon County, TN
By Misty Green The governing body of Macon County, Tennessee gathered together on Monday, October 21, 2024 and voted to place District 1 Commissioner Phillip Snow as the new Vice-Mayor (Vice-Chair) position in case Macon County Mayor Steve Jones is unavailable to serve. The following were named in the Election of Notaries: Renee Austin, Paulette…
Read MoreDCS Worker Indicted for Aggravated Perjury
Forty-seven-year-old Sarah Ruth Wooten, of Lafayette, was indicted by the Macon County Jury during its October 2024 criminal court session. Wooten, an employee of the Department of Children’s Services, was indicted on one count of aggravated perjury. The sealed indictment reads as follows: The Grand Jurors of Macon County, Tennessee, duly empanelled and sworn upon…
Read MoreBullington Indicted for Sexual Exploitation of a Minor
Christopher Lewis Bullington, of 5357 Hauskins Lane in Westmoreland, has been indicted by the Macon County Grand Jury for sexual exploitation of a minor. The Macon County Sheriff’s Office took out search warrants on his computer and cell phone, based on evidence found from a previous case and found 195 images and videos of children…
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