Lafayette News

Mayor J.Y. Carter requested a moment of silence before the commencement of last weeka s City Council meeting to remember the life of City Councilman Ronnie Krantz, who lost his nearly year-long battle with cancer on Sun., Nov.

Four people in Macon County have been charged with TennCare fraud involving prescription drugs.

The Macon County Sheriff's Office said a missing person's report was filed for 20-year-old mother Hanna Johnson from Lafayette.

It is just a simple fact. There are advantages and disadvantages to living in a small town.

A Lafayette man has been sentenced to 62 years in prison for two counts of rape of a child, one count of aggravated sexual battery and two counts of incest.

The best way to revamp the square is to follow a master plan from start to finish, agreed 10 committee members last week at a Macon County Revitalization, Inc., meeting at Lafayette City Hall.

Lafayettea s airport celebrates its 40th birthday this fall. For four decades it has been known as a oeThe Lafayette Municipal Airport.a Following Lafayette City Councila s meeting Tuesday, Oct.

Daniel Wayne McCormick has been charged with multiple counts in connection with a high-speed pursuit with local law enforcement officials in the late-night hours of Thursday, Oct.

Lafayette's Daniel Wayne McCormick, age 30, was the driver of the vehicle that was involved in Thursday night's high-speed chase, an intake report from the Macon County Sheriff's Office indicates.

Last week Macon County High School held their homecoming week. Dress up days were held a school each day, a parade came through the streets of Lafayette and a bonfire was held at night.

Torrential rains and intense winds held up traffic coming into Lafayette from Hartsville on the Highway 10 hill last Saturday, after three utility poles owned by North Central Telephone Cooperative were blown down at about 7 p.m. Traffic was halted and then rerouted up Ferguson Hill Road until about 10 p.m. that night.

LAFAYETTE, Tenn.- The T.B.I. is asking for the public's help finding a missing teenager from Macon County.

Judi Juarez, a Guatemalan female, was last seen at her home in Lafayette, Tennessee on Sunday, 9/20/2009. Juarez was discovered missing from her home by family members when they awoke Monday, 9/21/2009. Authorities believe Juarez was taken from her home by Jose Martin Cano, a Hispanic male, and are traveling in a purple/plum 1996 Ford Escort ...

The Macon County Sheriff's Office and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation are investigating a triple homicide in Macon County near Lafayette, about 70 miles northeast of Nashville.

The comedy legend's 44th annual fund-raiser for muscular-dystrophy research, telecast from Las Vegas with local tie-ins. Tom Bergeron, Jann Carl, Billy Gilman, Nancy O'Dell, Alison Sweeney and Ace Young are the cohosts.

Investigators are on the scene of a murder in Lafayette, Tennessee. At least two people have been reported dead.

Many concerned groups work to the betterment of Macon County, but one will be holding a workshop, and is seeking public participation.

The 16th annual Makin' Macon Fit will be held Saturday, Sept. 12 at Macon County Junior High School.

Monday night's county commission meeting was busy though efficiently conducted by Mayor Shelvy Linville, who addressed a controversial motion made at the previous meeting held on August 10 which asked for clarification of the county's vacation policy and in particular with reference to EMS and Sheriff's Department employees.

Monday night's county commission meeting was busy though efficiently conducted by Mayor Shelvy Linville, who addressed a controversial motion made at the previous meeting held on August 10 which asked for clarification of the county's vacation policy and in particular with reference to EMS and Sheriff's Department employees.