Host Terri Merryman interviews foreign exchange student and pianist Carman "Angus" Rac after her solo. Rac mentioned "football and Dr. Pepper" among her favorite American things.
The Lafayette Lioness Lions Club held their 17th annual Variety show on Saturday night. The proceeds of the show go entirely to benefit the work of the club. The show had many local sponsors as well as a good turnout.
Father, son lose all in house fire A man and his 10-year-old son lost everything in a house fire on Thursday afternoon in the northwest corner of Macon County.
Rick and Hunter Bolen, residents at the trailer on 3904 West Fork Cre...
Degges says Hwy 10 project is right on schedule County Mayor Shelvy Linville placed a resolution before the County Commissioners on Monday, asking TDOT to hurry along the Hwy 10 renovation project. Linville was responding to a three year projec...
MCJH tennis competes at Tech The MCJH tennis teams competed in an end of the year doubles tennis tournament at Tennessee Tech. Darian McDonald and Austin Smith (pictured) finished 3rd place. Mason Warfield and Brandon Coons f...
Macon vs. Trousdale: alumni game Macon County hosted Trousdale County in an Alumni game on Saturday. The fundraiser for both football programs featured former players from three different decades.
For Macon County, players were...
Letter to the Editor Dear Editor,
acknowledgment of reality is a good starting point.
I read in last week’s paper that upgrading Hwy 10 is not in the state budget for the next 3 years. Without doubt Mayor Linville, as well as the rest of us, needs to be concerned for the blatant disregard for the safety of our c...
Letter to the Editor Ms. Dillehay,
Your editorial last week was insightful and needed. I agree that the “Reach your dreams” speech can produce wannabes who are reluctant to do a day’s work, I believe that what we really need is a sense of balance. I believe that we need to encourage our students to reach their goa...
Macon Singers sing into spring The Macon Singers celebrated their third year in Macon County with a 3rd annual Spring Sing Thursday night. The event was held at MCHS auditorium, and featured opening numbers from local band Kins...
200 students complete real-life simulation On May 13, 2013, approximately 200 7th graders at Macon County Junior High participated in a UT Extension program called “On My Own.”
This program is a hands-on, real-life simulation that gives ...
Macon Bank and Trust Company is a progressive bank and has the best interests of our customers and community as our primary focus.
Since being formed in 1919 the banking ind...
Citizens Bank of Lafayette, Tennessee was organized under state charter on April 10, 1909. There were 83 original stockholders who purchased $100 or $200 worth of stock. It was...
405 College St, Lafayette, TN 37083
phone: 6156662111
Tri-County Electric Membership Corporation is a Rural Electric Cooperative located at 405 College Street, P.O. Box 40, Lafayette, TN 37083.
In 1935 the Rural Electric ...