Jury Trials in Macon County Resume After a Yearlong Hiatus

PRESS RELEASE 43RD PROSECUTORIAL DISTRICT

It’s been more than a year since a jury trial was held in Macon County, thanks to the threat of coronavirus. But, Macon County Superior Court is underway this week, though in a new and unusual venue.

The county’s two usual courtrooms were deemed too small for maintaining safe spacing among court participants, District Attorney Ashley Hornsby Welch said. Instead, Chief Resident Superior Court Judge William Coward is overseeing jury trials in the Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts in Franklin.

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Previously

The Macon County Board of Commissioners entered into a lease agreement for use of the Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts at a meeting in October 2020. An excerpt from that meeting is posted below.



For more information: [October 2020 Commissioner Meeting]

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Published at 4:20am on Wednesday, February 17, 2021