Macon County Chronicle
Sandhill Cranes Appear in Macon County
By Mark Darnell There has been a lot of buzz in Lafayette this past week about some new visitors passing through Macon County. We have received calls about sightings and sounds coming from some new animals that aren’t native to our area. The sandhill crane is a species of large crane of North America and…
Read MoreThree Arrested Following Probation Search
By Jessie Williams A probation search at the Howell Rd. residence of 40-year-old Kevin Newman, ended in the arrest of three individuals. According to reports filed by arresting officers from the Macon County Sheriff’s Department, Mr. Newman is on state probation in Tennessee, and officers arrived at his residence around 6 p.m. on February 20,…
Read MoreMacon County Man Arrested in Stabbing Death
By carleygordon on February 13, 2025 JACKSON COUNTY – Special agents from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, working alongside the Clay County Sheriff’s Office and Jackson County Sheriff’s Department, have arrested and charged a Macon County man accused of stabbing and killing 39-year-old Billie Ralph Harper III on Wednesday evening. At the request of 13th…
Read MoreSlayton Sentenced in Fatal Crash of Sgt. Cherry
Devin L. Slayton, 25, who had pled guilty to vehicular homicide in the 2023 drunk driving crash that claimed the life of Macon County Sergeant William Cherry, was sentenced to the maximum sentence by Judge Brody Kane, 12 years to serve at 100% with no parole. At the sentencing hearing on February 13, 2025, the…
Read MoreLaundromat Thief Arrested During Traffic Stop
By Jessie Williams A Lafayette man wanted for the theft of approximately $200 in quarters from a local laundromat, was arrested by Macon County deputies last week following a traffic stop involving methamphetamine. According to law enforcement reports, 26-year-old Dillian Lee Peterson was identified in video surveillance, along with two other individuals, vandalizing a coin…
Read MoreMacon County EMS Saves Puppies Involved in Fire
On Wednesday morning, January 22, the Macon County EMS team, City of Lafayette, TN Fire Department , Macon County Sheriff’s Office, TN, Trousdale County Emergency Services, and Hartsville/Trousdale County Volunteer Fire Department responded to a fully engulfed structure fire on Reed Lane. Thankfully, the two human occupants made it out safely with only minor injuries,…
Read MoreRed Boiling Springs 2025 City Election Update
By Misty Green Incumbent Red Boiling Springs Mayor Kenneth Hollis is running unopposed in the April 2025 city election, along with three unchallenged city council members: Helen Gregory, George McCrary, and Donna Grisham. Red Boiling Springs is a city located in eastern Macon County, Tennessee and according to the United States Census Bureau, had a…
Read MoreBoard of Education Moves Forward With School Plans; Members of 2024 MCHS Football Team Recognized
By Mark Darnell The Macon County Board of Education held their monthly meeting on Tuesday January 14th at Macon County High School. Chairman Dale Hix called the meeting to order at 5 pm and Daniel Cook led a prayer and Lionel Borders led the pledge. A motion was made by Borders and seconded by Tim…
Read MoreIntroducing Macon County’s New Administrative Building
By Misty Green It was announced in a public meeting back in 2023 that USDA financing of $4.5 million dollars had been secured for the construction of a new Administrative Building, after Macon County law makers realized that the current courthouse had outgrown the Public Square and with all of the elected officials that are…
Read MoreOver $57,000 Raised for St. Jude Children’s Hospital
A lot of hard work went into the St. Jude Charity Auction on Saturday, January 11, 2025, but it was well worth it as the Ben Bray Real Estate & Auction Company raised $57,896 (at the end of the auction) for the children’s research hospital, with more donations coming in. The Macon County Chronicle extends…
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