Macon County Schools
Reynolds Steps Down from Coaching at RBSHS & RBSJHS
In the afternoon hours of Friday, March 22, the Macon County Chronicle received a phone call from Red Boiling Springs Principal Don Jones, who stated he would like to make a statement about Coach Reynolds… “After a mutual discussion with Coach Reynolds, he has been relieved of his football coaching duties and reassigned to a…
Read MoreRBS School on Lockdown After Parent Confronts Alleged Bully
By Jessie Williams Red Boiling Springs School was put on lockdown last Thursday, February 29, after a parent entered the school and confronted a juvenile student that he says has been bullying his child. According to a report written by RBS Elementary School SRO Mark Bartley, the incident occurred in the RBS High School pickup…
Read MoreTrane Energy Upgrades For Macon Schools on Target to Save Taxpayers More Than $2 Million
By Misty Green Desiring to upgrade the existing school buildings throughout the Macon County School System has been a far-fetched dream of every director of schools who has held this important seat, yet a lack of additional funding to accomplish those goals was always the harsh reality, until now. Realizing that the costly upgrading of…
Read MoreMacon County Tigerettes Capture First Region Title
By Mark Darnell The Macon County High Tigerette softball team won their first region championship in the program history this past week. They then hosted their first sectional game with a chance to go the state tournament. The Region 4-3A tournament began with Macon traveling to Lincoln County on Monday May 15th to face the…
Read MoreWarrants Issued for Two Non-Students Involved in MCHS Prank Gone Wrong
By Jessie Williams Macon County Sheriff Joey Wilburn confirmed that warrants were issued Monday, May 15, for the arrest of two individuals involved in the vandalism of Macon County High School last Wednesday night. These two individuals are not currently students at the school, but one of them is a former student. According to the…
Read MoreVocational School Education & Funding Under Discussion
(From the desk of Macon County Mayor Steve Jones) Macon County commissioners are discussing the fate of the Tri-County Vocational School, in Red Boiling Springs after the Tennessee College of Applied Technology (TCAT), in Hartsville, announced they would no longer be able to manage the vocational school at the old Tri-County Vocational School campus. TCAT…
Read MoreMullinix Resigns as Head Coach at RBS
By Wally Etheridge Red Boiling Springs High School announced this week that Bulldog basketball head coach Andrew Mullinix has submitted his resignation effective immediately. The opening has already been posted on the Macon County schools website. This news came as a huge surprise to those who follow Bulldog basketball therefore we sat down with Andrew…
Read MoreLaw Enforcement Responds to Incidents at MCJHS & RBS
By Jessie Williams Local law enforcement responded to two separate incidents at two different Macon County schools last week, and one is still under investigation. According to Macon County Sheriff Joey Wilburn the first school related incident took pace at Macon County Junior High School on Wednesday, February 22, when a bullet was found in…
Read MoreDuffer Withdraws from Director of Schools Search
By Mark Darnell Westmoreland Principal Rick Duffer has officially withdrawn his application for the position of Director of Schools in Macon County. In an email sent to ‘The Macon County Chronicle’ Duffer stated, “After much thought and consideration, I have decided to withdraw as a candidate for the Director’s Job with the Macon County School System.…
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