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

Learn more about Rhea County here - find all of the schools in the district, student data, test scores, district budget and more.

See the latest charts and maps of virus hospitalizations, cases, deaths, tests and vaccinations in Rhea County, Tennessee.

A Rhea County, Tennessee, man charged in June with attempted criminal homicide in the alleged shooting of a deputy contends he never fired a shot, is wrongly charged and his reputation is ruined.

The Rhea County Commission, in a special called meeting, started the process of applying for a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) to help with food insecurity in Rhea County.

George Thacker, county executive for Rhea County for the past 12 years, has been charged with wire fraud in federal court. Thacker is set to plead guilty in the case in which he was charged with ...

Simon finished with 195 yards and Velsasco with 107 as Rhea pounded out 337 yards on 47 carries. Simon also had 41 receiving yards and a TD to go with two rushing scores, and Velasco added another.

The Rhea County Golden Eagles defeated the Soddy Daisy Trojans 34-0 in a Tennessee high school football game on Friday. Rhea County jumped in front of Soddy Daisy 27-0 to begin the second quarter.

A new housing project aimed at supporting veterans is set to begin in Rhea County, with plans to transform an empty lot into a complex of 12 units.

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.