Macon County Chronicle

Macon County Chronicle Macon County's only LOCALLY Owned News Source The Macon County Chronicle is a weekly publication located in Lafayette, Tennessee.

01/22/2025

Red Boiling Springs 2025 City Election Update By Misty Green | January 22, 2025 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...

01/22/2025

Board of Education Moves Forward With School Plans; Members of 2024 MCHS Football Team Recognized By Mark Darnell | January 22, 2025 Members of the 2024 MCHS Football Team were recognized with a resolution for their first ever program state championship at the January Macon County Board meeting. By....

01/15/2025

Introducing Macon County’s New Administrative Building By Misty Green | January 15, 2025 The newly constructed Macon County Administrative Building, located at 201 Nature Trail Way, Lafayette, Tennessee. Photo by M. Green By Misty Green It was announced in a public meeting back in 2023 that USDA f...

01/15/2025

Over $57,000 Raised for St. Jude Children’s Hospital By Debbie Gregory | January 15, 2025 A lot of hard work went into the St. Jude Charity Auction on Saturday, January 11, 2025, but it was well worth it as the Ben Bray Real Estate & Auction Company raised $57,896 (at the end of the auction) for t...

01/09/2025

Men Flee Cops, Found in Woods With Drugs By Jessie Williams | January 8, 2025 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 ma*****na. According to the a...

01/09/2025

St. Jude Charity Auction This Saturday! By iadsadmin | January 8, 2025 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...

12/18/2024

RBS City Council Votes Unanimously to Change Time of Sunday Beer Sales By Misty Green | December 17, 2024 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 b...

12/18/2024

Kyle Shoulders Named Titans Coach of the Year By Mark Darnell | December 17, 2024 Macon County Head Coach Kyle Shoulders (Photo by Julie Collins) 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 Whatabu...

12/10/2024

Week 15 is Golden for Tigers!! By Mark Darnell | December 10, 2024 Members of the Class 4A Championship Tigers prepare to receive the first gold ball in the 98 year history of the program. (Photo by Julie Collins) By Mark Darnell Saturday Dec 7th might have marked the 83rd anniversary of Pearl Harbo...

12/03/2024

Tigers Sighted at Lookout Mountain – Macon County Advances to Class 4A State Championship By Mark Darnell | December 3, 2024 Senior Ty Young recovers an on-side kick to effectively end the game and send the Tigers to ‘The Blue Cross Bowl’ to play for a Class 4A State title. (Photo by Julie Col...

12/01/2024

“Shop With A Cop”…Gifts From the Heart By Debbie Gregory | December 1, 2024 Pictured, left to right: Byron Butcher, Tyler Gann, Trent Tuttle, Sheriff Joey Wilburn. By Debbie Gregory The holiday season is here once again, and “Shop With A Cop”, spearheaded by the Macon County Sheriff’s Of...

12/01/2024

The Chronicle’s Holiday Gift Subscription is Back By iadsadmin | December 1, 2024 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 subscri...

11/20/2024

Slayton Pleads Guilty in Fatal Crash of Macon County Officer By iadsadmin | November 20, 2024 Devin Slayton (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 ...

11/20/2024

Proud To Be An American! Music Legend Lee Greenwood at The Donoho Hotel By Debbie Gregory | November 20, 2024 Pictured, l-r: Michael Duffer, Chris Davenport, Michael Bransford, Lee Greenwood, Todd Wagoner, and Justin Smith. (Photo by K. Belle) By Debbie Gregory If you ask someone if they know who Le...

11/13/2024

Babynov CEO Pleas for County Pilot Extension By Misty Green | November 13, 2024 By Misty Green Macon County Commissioners met on Monday, November 4, 2024, for the Committee of the Whole work session and were allowed to hear from Babynov CEO Erik DE C**K, who was seeking the reason why the PILOT exte...

11/13/2024

40 Grams of M**h Found Inside Safe in Woman’s Trunk By Jessie Williams | November 13, 2024 Felecia Denise Trammel By Jessie Williams Thirty-three-year-old Felecia Denise Trammel was arrested last week after a vehicle pursuit revealed approximately 40 grams of methamphetamine inside a safe in the t...

11/07/2024

RBSHS Bulldogs Head to Playoffs! By Misty Green | November 7, 2024 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 Fri...

11/07/2024

Tigers Continue Record Setting Play-Off Appearance By Mark Darnell | November 7, 2024 By Mark Darnell The Macon County High School Tigers are set to continue the next part of their 2024 football season. They will enter the TSSAA play-offs next week at Soddy Daisy. The Tigers will make a ninth consec...

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