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Gabe's truck was used to convey him to the burial site.
Gabe Johns honored with truck memorial
A memorial celebration was held on Lafayette square Friday night in honor of Gabriel James “Gabe” Johns, the son of Tim and Tina Johns, who passed away suddenly early Monday morning. Gabe was 19 years old. A large group of friends and family came together on the square in the lockdown event, which was organized by Ryan Thompson, a school friend of Johns’. Johns, who enjoyed driving trucks with friends, and had recently purchased tires for h...
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Tiffany at age 13, when she disappeared in 2007.
Missing girl reunited with family after six years
The Macon County Sheriff Department didn’t know that when they began a routine investigation of a stolen motorcycle last month, they would end up helping to solve a cold missing person case in Sparta, TN. Tiffany Oliver, age 19, has been missing for six years. My Sparta News reports that 13-year-old Tiffany disappeared from her bedroom in 2007. Her mother Trish Oliver went into the room to wake her up for school and found her window open, t...
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This new Ford F-150 pickup truck will be given away at 2013 Tri-County Electric meeting.
Ford F-150 giveaway at annual Tri-County meeting
Somebody is going home with a truck again. For the second year in a row, the Grand Prize Giveaway at the Tri-County Electric annual meeting is a Ford F-150. But in case your luck doesn’t stretch quite so far, there are dozens of other prizes that will be given away at the meeting, and every member who shows up will at least get a registration gift and free dinner. The meeting is Thursday, May 2 at Cumberland County Middle School in Burkes...
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9th annual “Jackhammer” on its way
The weekend of May 10-11, the Lafayette Fire Department is hosting its 9th annual Terry Jackhammer Driver Truck & Tractor Pull. This event is to benefit the Terry Jackhammer Driver Scholarship Fund, and features KTPA Sanctioned and Non-Sanctioned Classes. These include 5800 Pro-Stock 2 WD, 62 Pro-Stock 4 WD, 6000 Lt. Super Tractors, 8000 2.6 Diesel, Lite Super Stock Tractors, and 9500 Super Farm. NAPA Gold Challenge Series features double p...
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TVA reschedules April 27th outage
Weather conditions forced TVA to postpone their outage at the Hartsville Substation that was originally scheduled for Saturday night April 27th. TVA has rescheduled the first outage for Saturday night, May 4th beginning at 11:59 p.m. This outage is to remove the damaged switch on their transmission line. Power is expected to be restored to all areas by 4:00 a.m. Sunday morning. At this time TVA has not rescheduled a second outage to repai...
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“Banking For a Cure” postponed to May 4
The 1 st Annual “Banking For a Cure” Antique Car & Bike Show and Family Fun Day will now be held Saturday, May 4 , at Macon Bank & Trust’s main branch, 2-5 pm. This postponement is due to the weather forecast; other event details should remain the same. The event is a Relay For Life fundraiser, and all proceeds will go to the work of the American Cancer Society. Registration for the car show is from 12:30 pm until 2:oo pm. Everyone wh...
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With shovels, L-R: Nancy Doss, Frankie Anderson (for Rep. Kelly Keisling), Rep. Terri Lynn Weaver, Sen. Mae Beavers, Judge John Wooten, Mayor Shelvy Linville, State Librarian and Archivist Charles A. Sherrill. Also present were several members of the Building Committee, project architect Roger A. Matchett, and project contractor Larry Clark.
Ground broken for library expansion
Community leaders gathered at the library in Lafayette on Monday to break ground on the expansion project that has been years in the making. The project includes expanded square footage, new roof, and added parking lot space. It was funded by several sizable donations, including those from Macon County and the TN Secretary of State Library and Archives Department.
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School bus catches fire, children evacuated
A school bus caught fire on Tuesday morning while arriving, full of children, at Central Elementary school. The incident occurred at about 7:35 AM. Supervisor of Transportation Larry Holland said that the fire originated in the hydraulic hoses underneath the front of the bus. “When I pulled up to the bus stop, a lady there had a funny look on her face, and she said I had a spark under the bus,” said driver Jean Brooks. “At that time I was...
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Macon County man charged with statutory rape
A Lafayette man was arrested on statutory rape charges this week. Thomas Calvin Phillips III, age 23, is accused of having relations with a minor on or about the date of April 2 and April 14, 2013. “It is an under-age statutory rape situation,” said Lt. Jason Roberts of the Lafayette Police Department, who took the report. “The mother and juvenile daughter came into the Lafayette Police Department to report their side. Then later on that ev...
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Local woman killed in 4-wheeler accident
A Lafayette woman passed away Tuesday after being thrown from a four-wheeler on Sunday night. Christy Hiland, age 22, was out for a pleasure drive with three other friends on Tanyard Road when the accident occurred at about 8 PM. Hiland’s ATV clipped the wheel of another ATV, which was driven by John Coulter, also of Lafayette. They were both traveling south on Tanyard, just at the intersection of Tanyard and Woodard Road. Hiland’s vehicl...
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Take back your drugs this Saturday at Walgreens
Walgreens stores are partnering with the Drug Enforcement Administration to host a drug Take-Back Day. This Saturday at the Lafayette Walgreens, Macon County residents have an opportunity to empty their medicine cabinets of unwanted drugs. On April 27 between 10:00 am and 2:00 pm, Walgreens will be a safe place to dispose of both prescription and over the counter drugs. All medications will be accepted, no questions asked. There will be a L...
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Jorge E. Sanchez, 22, was charged with three counts of sexual battery in Lafayette
Man charged with sexual battery of three minors
A man was charged with three counts of sexual battery Wednesday, for incidents which are alleged to have taken place in Lafayette. Jorge E. Sanchez, 22, is accused of multiple incidents of sexual battery involving three girls, aged 13, 13, and 14. The incidents allegedly took place between February 1 and April 12 of this year, all at the same Lafayette address. Sanchez’s address is listed as 4944 Hwy 87, Fountain Run, KY. The Affidavit ...
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On hand to assist with the Job Fair, L-R: was Brenda Hiett, Ukiko Crye, Mayor Shelvy Linville and Lori Jones.
Tsubaki job fair held in Lafayette
Mayor Shelvy Linville and the Macon County Welcome Center held a Job Fair on Tuesday, April 16, 2013 for Tsubaki Automotive out of Portland, TN. It was successful, with 62 people signing up to speak with Yukiko Crye, Human Resources Administrator. Tsubaki Automotive is looking to fill 15 positions with the company at this time.
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NCTC donated labor and the use of two bucket trucks to install the mural.
Mural installed on Lafayette square
The Macon County Arts Council has just finished the installation of a 12-ft by 16-ft mural on Lafayette Square. The art project was funded by the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee through a private donation, and completed by local artist Linda Johnson. The mural, which has been hung on the side of Cathy’s Florist, depicts Union Camp Falls in ten paint colors. It was done in six pieces. Local teen volunteers donated at least 24 hour...
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UT offers Agricultural Enhancement Program
The Tennessee Department of Agriculture has set June 1-7 as the application period for the 2013 Tennessee Agricultural Enhancement Program. Applications are available at the Macon County Extension Office (113 e. Locust street, lafayette), USDA offices (hwy. 52 west) And Farm Bureau offices (hwy. 10 north). The programs available in 2013 are genetics, livestock equipment, hay storage, livestock feed storage, grain storage and producer divers...
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Annette Morgan works hard at keeping the website up to date and user friendly.
City of Lafayette introduces new website
The City of Lafayette recently rolled out a new city website, which features more information and services, in a cleaner and more user friendly format. This website, unlike the city page that is accessible from the Macon County website, is targeted more specifically to the city. Visitors to the site are able to view a separate page for each of the departments in the city, where they will find detailed department, employee, and contact infor...
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Man’s back broken when tractor pins him
A local man broke his back in three places when his tractor overturned on top of him, trapping him between tractor and plow on Tuesday. Donnie Morgan was plowing a field that he’d leased for tobacco off of Jack Porter Road when his front wheels, on a slightly higher grade, simply left the ground. “The wheels of the front end of the tractor were up on the pavement,” said his wife, Annette, Lafayette City Recorder. “He was looking back at t...
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J. Bolton
99 marijuana plants discovered at RBS residence
Ninety-nine marijuana plants were found at a Red Boiling Springs residence on Wednesday. The Sheriff Department received a tip in the afternoon that husband and wife Kent and Jennifer Bolton were growing marijuana on their property at 2220 Willette Road. Three officers responded to the call: Det. Darrell Taylor, Sgt. Michael Veatch and Sgt. Ron Smith. “We just followed up on the tip and went over there and did a knock-n-talk,” said Taylor...
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Board of Education approves 5-year plan
The Macon County Board of Education approved a five year plan for the school system during their April 11 meeting. The plan was developed by a special Five Year Plan Committee made up of Patricia Ferguson (technology), Cindy Gammons (Title 1), Rebecca Tuttle (Board member) Shawn Carter (Supervisor of Instruction) and Margaret Oldham (Director of Schools). It outlines detailed, long range goals in a variety of departments within the school...
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Tsubaki job fair Tuesday in Macon
Macon County Government will host a job fair in conjunction with U.S. Tsubaki Automotive, LLC Tuesday, April 16, 2013 at the Welcome Center in Lafayette from 9:00 AM to 12:00 noon. Tsubaki Automotive is located in Portland, TN and has immediate need for production assembler positions for both the first and second shifts, as well as production material handler position for the second shift. Applicants will be interviewed/screened and tested ...
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Memory Lane
Down Memory Lane
April 17, 1975 37 Years Ago *The Macon County Court voted overwhelmingly in favor of renovating the old jail, at an estimated cost of $75,000. This was in favor of a proposed plan to build an enti...
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Down Memory Lane
March 25, 1993 19 Years Ago *Citizens Bank of Lafayette signed an agreement with Third National Bank of Nashville to purchase the assets and liabilities of the Third National Bank branch located in...
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Down Memory Lane
April 8, 1954 58 years ago *The North Central Telephone Cooperative, a new organization, switched over their Green Grove and Hillsdale telephone exchanges to dial service. With the completion of t...
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Down Memory Lane
June 11, 1968 44 Years Ago *In the wake of Martin Luther King’s assassination, columnist Charlie Gregory complains about the “overboard” mourning the country was engaged in. “You don’t see the flag...
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Down Memory Lane
A look back at things past
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People
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Lafayette Elementary’s annual Field Day
Photos by Tilly Cryar
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Brown-Miller to exchange vows
Wayland Brown and Venus Mancera of Lebanon and Wayne and Teresa Miller of Lafayette are proud to announce the upcoming marriage of their children, Tanya and Alan. Tanya is the granddaughter of Robe...
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Birth: Daisy Daneal White
Phillip and Hollie White are proud to announce the birth of their daughter Daisy Daneal White. Daisy was born Feb. 13 at 8:49 p.m. at Sumner Regional Medical Center in Gallatin. She weighed 7 pound...
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Rose at day 90 of his weight loss program.
Rose says education, mindset behind 250-pound weight loss
Eric Rose says he has been struggling with his weight his entire life. "I'd been trying to lose the weight since I was about 12, and I'd done it all really. I was almost 250-300 pounds in junior h...
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