Choose your location
LATEST NEWS
Jerry Summers: In His Words - Scopes
Although millions of words have been written or spoken on the famous “Monkey Trial” (HL Mencken label) that occurred in July 1925 in the rural city of Dayton and Rhea County, Tennessee it was not until 1967 that the principal participant in the event John T Scopes, wrote his memoirs.
McMinn County Man Faces Additional Charges Stemming from Child Exploitation Operation
Rhea County – A Niota man who was charged during a TBI operation conducted earlier this year to identify child exploitation and sextortion victims faces new charges of sexual exploitation of a minor. Cody Gunter was arrested in April during ‘Operation Protecting Tomorrow’ and charged with Sexual Exploitation of...
BREAKING: Locke wins Spring City mayoral race
RHEA COUNTY — Leon Locke is the next mayor of Spring City after defeating incumbent mayor Woody Evans and challenger Reed Smith in Thursday’s municipal election. Locke received 139 votes, while Evans received 56 and Smith received 131. There were only two candidates vying for two seats on the Spring City Commission, and Thomas Beaver and Kevin W. Jenkins won those seats, with Beaver receiving 191 votes and Jenkins receiving...
Trump Boat Parade And Sand Island Rally Held At Watts Bar At Spring City
In what was described as "a resounding display of patriotic fervor, hundreds of supporters and like-minded patriots from all around the region gathered on Watts Bar Lake in Rhea County on Saturday for the Watts Bar Trump Boat Parade and Sand Island Rally. Kim Brand, one of the organizers, said,...
It’s essential to note our commitment to transparency:
Our Terms of Use acknowledge that our services may not always be error-free, and our Community Standards emphasize our discretion in enforcing policies. As a platform hosting over 100,000 pieces of content published daily, we cannot pre-vet content, but we strive to foster a dynamic environment for free expression and robust discourse through safety guardrails of human and AI moderation.