Macon County Chronicle
Men Flee Cops, Found in Woods With Drugs
By Jessie Williams Two men that fled from authorities in Macon County last week, were found a short time later hiding in the woods – along with a bag containing methamphetamine, fentanyl and marijuana. According to the affidavit of complaints filed by Deputy J. Lopata of the Macon County Sheriff’s Department, 32-year-old Joseph Harris was…
Read MoreSt. Jude Charity Auction This Saturday!
This Saturday, January 11, 2025, Ben Bray will conduct his annual benefit auction for the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, at the Sally Wells Building, located at the Macon County Fairgrounds, in Lafayette, beginning at 9 a.m. Since it’s inception, St. Jude’s is leading the way the world understands, treats and defeats childhood cancer and…
Read MoreRBS City Council Votes Unanimously to Change Time of Sunday Beer Sales
By Misty Green Time Change for Sunday Beer Sales in RBS The Red Boiling Springs City Council met on December 12, 2024 and unanimously voted to change the time for Sunday beer sales, previously being sold from 1 – 6 p.m., to now be allowed to sell from noon until midnight. Approving to amend Ordinance…
Read MoreKyle Shoulders Named Titans Coach of the Year
By Mark Darnell The Tennessee Titans have named Macon County Head Coach Kyle Shoulders their Coach of the Year for 2024. The award is sponsored by Whataburger. Shoulders led his Macon County Tigers to a school record of 13-2 and their first TSSAA football championship this season. Shoulders is a Macon County native and has…
Read MoreWeek 15 is Golden for Tigers!!
By Mark Darnell Saturday Dec 7th might have marked the 83rd anniversary of Pearl Harbor and the start of a World War for the US but Macon County invaded Chattanooga last Saturday for the Class 4A Blue Cross Bowl. Total domination by the Tigers resulted in a gold ball. This was the first appearance by…
Read MoreTigers Sighted at Lookout Mountain – Macon County Advances to Class 4A State Championship
By Mark Darnell Statewide fans have reported sightings of Tigers at historic Lookout Mountain in Chattanooga. Last Friday night the Macon County Tigers punched their tickets to ‘The Blue Cross Bowl’ and the Class 4A TSSAA state football championship. State semi-final games are rotated each year. Winners of Regions 1 and 2 (East) play Regions…
Read MoreThe Chronicle’s Holiday Gift Subscription is Back
The Holidays are quickly approaching and here at the Macon County Chronicle, we are offering our readers an exciting opportunity to pick up another years subscription and also gift someone special with a free subscription that will keep giving the whole year round with a buy one, get one free subscription. This offer will be…
Read More“Shop With A Cop”…Gifts From the Heart
By Debbie Gregory The holiday season is here once again, and “Shop With A Cop”, spearheaded by the Macon County Sheriff’s Office, will bring Yuletide joy to several area children by helping out with Christmas gifts, from the heart. Thanks to the hard work and huge community response effort, over 50 children will have a…
Read MoreSlayton 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 –…
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