The issues contested in the second-story courtroom of the Rhea County courthouse may seem long settled, but they still divide ...

As the 100th anniversary of the Scopes trial is commemorated this week, battles over public education continue in Tennessee ...

For over 30 years, people in Rhea County have put on a play every July using the trial transcript, aiming to correct the ...

Ray Lepone is vying for the vacant judgeship in Shelby County Criminal Court. Here's how he pitched himself in his application.

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

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

The Rhea County General Sessions Court is one of 95 General Session Courts in Tennessee. This is a court of limited jurisdiction that hears civil and criminal cases.

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 ...