The Rhea County Department of Tourism will be holding a “Gather and Graze” event on the courthouse lawn on Friday, Oct. 17.
One hundred years ago, the controversial court case State of Tennessee v. John Thomas Scopes unfolded in Dayton, Tennessee. Locals in Dayton now mark that history with a festival and reenactment ...
In July 1925, the historic Rhea County Courthouse in Dayton, Tennessee, hosted what was dubbed the “trial of the century” against teacher John Scopes for violating a state law that prohibited teaching ...