The historic Rhea County Courthouse will be getting a facelift in advance of the 100th anniversary of the Scopes Evolution Trial that put Dayton on the map. The Rhea County Commission moved to start ...

Registration is now open for qualifying events for Tennessee Songwriters Week competition. The initial qualifying event at the Rhea County Courthouse will be held on Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026 at 7 p.m.

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Pictures from today’s Far Flung Forecast from Dave Schwan. The two outdoor shots are at the Rhea County Courthouse in Dayton, Tennessee. It is the same building where the Scopes “Monkey Trial” was ...

Judge John T. Raulston holds the decision in the Scopes Trial at the Rhea County Courthouse in Dayton, Tennessee, July 17, 1925. John Scopes, a biology teacher, was on trial for violating a Tennessee ...