Red Boiling Springs
Naked Man Attempts Break-In at RBS City Hall & Police Dept.
The Red Boiling Springs Police Department has charged a man for attempting to break into their City Hall and Police Department. On Wednesday, April 19, 2023, 31-year-old RBS resident James Whalen, jogged up to RBS City Hall and Police Department with nothing on but socks. Whalen then punched and kicked the glass doors, in what…
Read MoreEarly Voting Ends in RBS: Election Day is April 22
Early voting for the April 22, 2023 City of Red Boiling Springs Election began on Monday, April 3, 2023, and ended yesterday, April 17, 2023. When the polls closed at 4:00 p.m. on Monday, April 17, 2023, a total of 103 absentee & early votes had been cast, compared to 88 absentee and early votes…
Read MoreOver 60 Grams of Meth, 125 Grams of Marijuana Seized!
The streets of Macon and DeKalb Counties are a little cleaner after a traffic stop in RBS. Chief James Killmon reports that in the early afternoon on Tuesday, April 4th, a Red Boiling Springs Police Lieutenant observed a vehicle on Lafayette Road. The Officer observed the driver of the vehicle was not wearing a seat…
Read MoreFire Destroys Big Ed’s BBQ in RBS
By Debbie Gregory On Saturday afternoon, April 1, the Red Boiling Springs Fire Department was dispatched to a fire at Big Ed’s BBQ, located inside the city limits. The fire department received the call around 12:30 p.m. and according to Chief Randall Bray, who was in charge of the scene, the structure was involved when…
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 MoreNew Business Hiring in RBS
By Misty Green 620 Pelham Inc. held a job fair this past Saturday, January 14, announcing they were bringing a sewing business to Red Boiling Springs, setting up in the former Racoe Building at 327 College Street, Red Boiling Springs. “We hope to be in operation by the end of February,” Co-owner Larry Jones said,…
Read MoreOld RBS City Hall Dedicated to Homer Lee
On Tuesday, November 29, the old City Hall building, located in downtown Red Boiling Springs, was dedicated to the late council member/EMT Homer Lee, who passed away in 2003. Lee was born in 1927 on Jennings Creek in Macon County, and he was the son of Charlie & Beecie Hudson Lee. In 1947 he married…
Read MoreMultiple Fire Departments Respond To RBS Fire
Multiple fire departments responded to West Road in Red Boiling Springs, on Monday, November 28, when fire broke out in a chicken house and spread. It was quickly reported over the scanner, to responding fire crews, that there was a diesel generator and four propane tanks close to the fire. Heavy black smoke could be…
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