Thunderstorms created unexpected flooding in the Pocket Wilderness and North Chickamauga Creek State Park areas on Sunday.

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

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

Dayton community members didn't look kindly upon reenactments of the Scopes trial. Here's how they've became the hosts of a ...

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

Rising college freshman Landon Stewart plans to be a mechanical engineer in the community where he grew up. Nokian Tyres is helping him on his journey from Rhea ...

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A Blount County man whose flight from police ended with the flattening of tires on his vehicle pleaded guilty last Tuesday in ...

In 1925, a small-town trial became a national spectacle, pitting faith against science. Here's what to know about the lasting ...

On Tuesday June 17th, 2025, the Rhea County Sheriff's Office, with the assistance of the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office, successfully recovered a submerged vehicle from the Blythe’s Ferry Boat Ramp ...

Two of the confirmed tornadoes touched down in Clarksville while the third touched down in Cumberland County, according to a preliminary report from the National Weather Service.

RHEA COUNTY, TN — On Thursday, May 1, 2025, the Rhea County Sheriff’s Department was actively investigating a male subject who was wanted on an outstanding felony warrant. During the course of the ...