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BOE honors students headed to national competition
The Macon County Board of Education held their monthly board meeting on Thursday, May 9th, 2013 at 7:00 pm. The meeting began with a prayer and the approval of the current agenda, minutes, leave requests, and trip requests. The board authorized the new position of transportation secretary and bus driver by changing two part time positions to two full time positions. Students from Macon County High School were present at this meeting to be...
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“Jackhammer” truck pull cancelled for Friday only
The Lafayette Fire Department’s 9th Annual “Jackhammer” Truck & Tractor Pull has been cancelled for tonight, Friday, due to the weather. “Tomorrow is still a go for right now,” said Don Stevens of the Fire Department, “because they’re saying the the rain is going to move out in the morning, and we’ve kept the field covered.” The event should begin at 6:00 pm tomorrow, Saturday night, with gates opening at 4:00 pm. Admission is $10 for adu...
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RBS City Council meeting minutes
The Red Boiling Springs City Council met in regular session on Thursday, May 9. The following business was conducted: • Minutes of April 11 and April 25 meetings were approved. • Willie Brown was re-appointed Vice-Mayor; it is customary to re-appoint this way after an election is held. Also, the council voted to authorize the mayor, city clerk, and deputy clerk be allowed to sign checks at Macon Bank & Trust and Citizens Bank. This is als...
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May Lafayette City Meeting minutes
The Lafayette City Council held its monthly meeting on May 7. A Beer Board Meeting was held beforehand, and beer permits were issued to business owners Luis D Caratachea, Jose Perez, Fernando Caratachea and Ricardo Vazquez for El Mereadit Market at 1214 Scottsville Road. A public hearing was held to solicit public comments on the zoning of a tract of property on Hwy 52 Bypass West. Then the following business was attended to: Old Busines...
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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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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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