Macon County Chronicle
Driver Hits 2 Patrol Cars While Fleeing Scene
By Jessie Williams Lafayette resident Earl Joseph Dallas, age 43, is behind bars on a long list of charges after crashing into police vehicles while attempting to flee local law enforcement. According to an Affidavit of Complaint filed by Deputy Tyler Gann of the Macon County Sheriff’s Department, he was on patrol February 8, 2023…
Read MoreKentucky Teen Killed in Clay County Wreck
By Debbie Gregory: The Tennessee Highway Patrol investigated a one vehicle wreck in Clay County, on Clay County Highway near Hilltop Road, that killed one Kentucky teen and injured two other Kentucky teenagers on Saturday night, February 11. The THP Preliminary Crash Report states that 18-year-old Jackson Pemberton, of Edmonton, Ky., was driving a 2019…
Read MoreTraffic Stop: Drug & Weapon Charges For Two
By Jessie Williams Two individuals were arrested last week following a traffic stop that led to drug and weapon charges. According to the affidavit of complaints filed by Deputy Clinton Friar, of the Macon County Sheriffs Department, he was patrolling on Highway 52 on January 31, 2023, when he observed a silver Jeep Cherokee with…
Read MoreVehicles Crash Head-On, One Killed
By Debbie Gregory Sixty-seven-year-old Michael Gregory, of Macon County, was killed in a head-on crash on Highway 52 West near the Phillips Hollow Road intersection, on Tuesday, January 31, 2023. The preliminary crash report from the Tennessee Highway Patrol states that Michael Gregory was driving east on Highway 52 West in a 2010 Kia Forte,…
Read MoreHotel Room Search Warrant; Two Arrested
By Jessie Williams Two individuals were arrested after local enforcement served a search warrant on a room at the Hearthstone Inn last week. According to the affidavit of complaint filed by Detective Josh Meador of the Macon County Sheriff’s Department, the search warrant was served on the room on January 20, 2023. Located inside were…
Read MoreMacon County Woman Arrested for Perjury
A Macon County woman has been charged with perjury after she allegedly falsified government paper work to become a Tennessee Notary Public. According to the affidavit of complaint filed by the Macon County Sheriff’s Department, 41-year-old Kimberly Dozier, of Lafayette, did commit the offense of perjury by falsifying government paperwork to become a Tennessee Notary…
Read MoreEmployee Arrested for Stealing Over $21,000
By Jessie Williams Donner Kay Manier, age 53, is accused of stealing over $21,000 in cash from Peggy’s Market while she was an employee at the locally owned store. According to an affidavit of complaint filed by Sergeant Bobby Jacoby, of the Macon County Sheriff’s Office, he was dispatched to Peggy’s Market, on January 15,…
Read MoreTwo Vehicles Collide, Six Injured
By Debbie Gregory The Tennessee Highway Patrol investigated a two vehicle crash on Saturday, January 21, at 2286 Cold Springs Road, that resulted in 32-year old Tara Hobdy and one juvenile being airlifted from the scene to Vanderbilt University Medical Center, three other juveniles transported by ground to Vanderbilt and 20-year-old Tristain Brown carried by…
Read MoreThree Counts of Aggravated Sexual Battery
A Westmoreland man is behind bars, on a $100,000 bond, after being charged with three counts of aggravated sexual battery. According to an Affidavit of Complaint, filed by Detective Danny Meador of the Macon County Sheriffs Department, 55-year-old David Rich Culbert is accused of forcibly touching a female in 2011 to 2013 when the victim…
Read MoreNew Business Hiring in RBS
By Misty Green 620 Pelham Inc. held a job fair this past Saturday, January 14, announcing they were bringing a sewing business to Red Boiling Springs, setting up in the former Racoe Building at 327 College Street, Red Boiling Springs. “We hope to be in operation by the end of February,” Co-owner Larry Jones said,…
Read More