A judge has granted a motion for partial summary judgment in a lawsuit against Monroe County, which alleged that two jail ...

A small town in Tennessee courted national publicity a century ago when it recruited a local teacher to challenge a state law ...

Mayor Glenn Jacobs has tabbed retired Knox County Sheriff’s Office Assistant Chief Brian Bivens as the head of the county’s juvenile detention center, at least temporarily.

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

A man accused of fatally shooting his neighbor at a ranch in Kaufman County has requested his murder trial be held elsewhere.

The Richard L. Bean Juvenile Detention Center has been under scrutiny following reports that two employees were fired after reporting issues at the center. In this week’s Ask Isaacs, 6 News&#… ...

Per state law, the county commission is authorized to provide supplemental pay to the sheriff for operating a workhouse, which the county jail is considered, as well as the juvenile detention center ...

The Commission also approved repairs to the roof of the Rhea County Juvenile Detention Center, which is now in what was the Rhea County Jail before the construction of the Justice Center.

Willis remains in the custody of the Rhea County Jail on a $150,000 bond. He is currently awaiting trial. In July of 2024, the Department of Children’s Services and Rhea County Sheriff’s Department ...

RHEA COUNTY — A recently-released investigative report from the Tennessee Comptroller’s Office alleged several instances of malfeasance at the Rhea County Sheriff’s Department, including three sheriff ...

An investigation by the Tennessee Comptroller’s Office, working in conjunction with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, includes several findings and deficiencies that led to improper or ...

(The Center Square) – Rhea County's sheriff directed employees from his department to work in private businesses owned by the sheriff and his son, the Tennessee Comptroller’s Office said in a report ...