The Rhea County Courthouse has become and remained an important historical site since the notorious Scopes trial. Still, to ...

Nearly 300 election officials from across Tennessee gathered in Nashville on Monday, June 23, for the annual Election Law ...

For decades, Dayton locals tried to forget about the town’s connection to the controversial 1925 trial. Now, they embrace it ...

Staff photo / Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, right, appears with Rhea County Executive George Thacker in January 2019 to announce the arrival of a manufacturing business in Dayton, Tenn.

Here are the new business licenses from the County Clerk's office: ABLE SERVICES EDWARD W MEDLIN 1218 WOODSAGE DR SODDY DAISY TN 37379 ANDREW'S PROFESSIONAL WINDOW CLEANING ANDREW PRESS ... more ...

The Rhea County grand jury issued indictments during its October session, charging two men in separate cases with multiple counts of sexual abuse of children. Ben Benton is a news reporter at the ...

A tenured teacher at an elementary school in Rhea County who was fired has now filed a lawsuit, claiming discrimination ...

The Rhea County Sheriff's Department Facebook post says this is not the first time Sheriff Mike Neal has worked to remove illegal gambling from Rhea County before, back in 2002-2003. The post says ...

Middle Tennessee woman convicted of TennCare Fraud. RHEA COUNTY, Tenn. — A woman from Rhea County has been found guilty of theft of services after being charged with the crime on October 5 for ...

RHEA COUNTY, Tenn. — The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency said officers captured a pet alligator in Rhea County. It's believed the 4-foot-long alligator was raised in the Whites Creek area ...

Local News 81-year-old man ... RHEA COUNTY, Tenn. — Tennessee wildlife officers said they found a man dead in the water Thursday afternoon after responding to a call on Watts Bar Lake.