Red Boiling Springs
City Christmas Parades Saturday, Dec. 2!
Christmas is just around the corner and you don’t want to miss out on the Lafayette and Red Boiling Springs Christmas parades set for Saturday, December 2nd, 2023. The 2023 Macon County Chamber of Commerce Christmas Parade, in Lafayette, will kick off at 1 p.m. and the theme is “Evergreen Dreams”! This year’s Grand Marshal…
Read MoreChronicle Christmas at The Donoho, Dec. 9
Christmas is fast approaching and the love and sentiment that this holiday inspires, fills us all with the joy of giving. With this thought in mind, the Macon County Chronicle would like to invite you and yours to help us celebrate the holiday season at the “Chronicle Christmas At The Donoho” on the grounds in…
Read MoreLong-time Chronicle Sportswriter, Wally Etheridge, Passes Away
We are sad to announce the death of our long-time friend and co-worker Wally Etheridge, who passed away on Monday afternoon, October 30 at the Palace Care in Red Boiling Springs. Wally took great pride in being the sports writer for the Macon County Chronicle for over 25 years, covering all of Red Boiling Springs…
Read MoreRBS City Approves Manantial Mexican Restaurant to Sell Beer By-The-Drink
By Misty Green A Beer Board meeting held fifteen minutes prior to the October 12th Red Boiling Springs City Council monthly meeting, approved Manantial Mexican Restaurant’s application to sell beer by the drink. Red Boiling Springs City Attorney Brandon Bellar asked the representatives of the Mexican Restaurant, if they understood the beer laws and the…
Read MoreWoman Charged with Attempted Homicide of Couple
By Jessie Williams Sixty-year-old Brenda J. Wall, of Red Boiling Springs, was arrested and charged with the attempted criminal homicide of a woman and her boyfriend during the early morning hours of September 29, 2023. According to a report by Red Boiling Springs Chief of Police Joseph Woodard, the victims were staying the night at…
Read MoreRBS Annual Antique Car Show and Duck Day This Weekend
The 67th Annual Middle Tennessee Region of the Antique Automobile Club of America (Mid-TN AACA) Fall Meet Antique Car Show will be held his weekend, Friday & Saturday, September 8 and 9, 2023, on the grounds of the Thomas House Hotel in historic Red Boiling Springs. This is the longest and largest car show in…
Read MoreRBS Starmart Robbed at Gunpoint
By Jessie Williams The Starmart in Red Boiling Springs was robbed at gunpoint by three individuals last Friday night. According to Red Boiling Springs Police Chief Joseph Woodard, a male individual in a black mask and black jacket entered the market around 9:30 p.m. and held the clerk at gunpoint while another male and a…
Read MoreWoodard Hired as New RBS Police Chief
By Misty Green It was announced on Monday afternoon, August 21, 2023, that the Red Boiling Springs Police Department has hired Joseph Woodard to fill the position of Chief of Police. Woodard is a former detective K-9 handler at the Macon County Sheriff’s Department, who began his career in law enforcement with the Sheriff’s Department…
Read MoreRBS Hires First Full-Time Fireman
By Misty Green The Red Boiling Springs City Council met on Thursday, August 10th and approved hiring the first full time fireman, Michael Duffer, who is scheduled to begin his position on August 21. Duffer has been employed with the Lafayette Fire Department for 29 years, twelve of those years as a part-time employee. “I…
Read MoreRBS Police Chief Tells City Council, “I’m Done!”
By Misty Green After 21 years in law enforcement, Red Boiling Springs Police Chief James B. Killmon announced his intent to resign his position during the July 13th gathering of the city council. The agenda for the meeting, foretold the police department would not have a monthly report due to centralizing dispatch, however, Red Boiling…
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