Red Boiling Springs
RBS Man Who Stabs Wife, Claims to Have “Night Terrors”
By Jessie Williams A 42-year-old Red Boiling Springs man was arrested Wednesday, March 5, after allegedly stabbing his wife inside the Lafayette Road home they shared with a minor child. According to an incident report provided by the Red Boiling Springs Police Department, Chief of Police Jeffery Maynard was dispatched to the residence regarding a…
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 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 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 –…
Read MoreRBSHS Bulldogs Head to Playoffs!
By Misty Green The Red Boiling Springs High School football team will travel to South Pittsburgh on November 8, 2024 for the Playoffs, with the game time set to begin at 7 p.m. The Bulldogs ended regular season play 3-7 this past Friday night, with a 25-47 defeat by Jo Bryns. See more Red Boiling…
Read MoreMan Charged after Altercation with Kenneth Hollis
Staff Writer According to a report released from the Macon County Sheriff’s Department, 31-year old Dalton Manion of 10607 Galen Road in Lafayette, was arrested and charged with domestic assault and disorderly conduct on October 5, 2024 after a public altercation with Red Boiling Springs Mayor Kenneth Hollis. The report states, that Lafayette Police Department…
Read MoreCharter Changes Leads to Big Salary Increase for Future RBS Mayor
By Misty Green The final changes to the Red Boiling Springs City Charter are still being discussed, however, the issue of updating the salaries for the positions of Mayor and City Council members was unanimously voted to a substantial increase during the Thursday, June 13th meeting. The salaries of the governing body were previously set…
Read MoreReynolds 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 MoreState & Local Officials Celebrate Babynov
By Mark Darnell Governor Bill Lee and other state officials were on hand in Red Boiling Springs to celebrate economic growth in Macon County. The baby food factory is operated by Babynov of USA. Those on hand were allowed to tour the facility which makes baby food products for children ages 4 months to 3…
Read MoreRBS City Changes Charter – Mayor & Council Salaries Top List
By Misty Green The Red Boiling Springs City Council assembled on Thursday, March 14, for the monthly meeting, and among the topics discussed was a need to change the Charter, stemming from discrepancies found by an insurance advisor. “Gary Jeckel has come up here, he is the one who does our insurance,” Red Boiling Springs…
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