Something special is happening in Rhea County in July to mark the 100th anniversary of a very important event there, a trial ...

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 ...

John Scopes, a high school teacher, went on trial in the Rhea County Courthouse - accused of violating a Tennessee law that ...

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

In 1889 the Rhea County Court moved the county seat to Dayton (previously Smith’s Crossroads) from Washington in Rhea County, ...

A tenured teacher at an elementary school in Rhea County who was fired has now filed a lawsuit, claiming discrimination ...

In 1925, a small-town trial became a national spectacle, pitting faith against science. Here's what to know about the lasting ...

The Rhea County Commission approved on Tuesday two contracts with Troutman Property Solutions LLC to renovate the bathrooms ...

FORSYTH COUNTY, N.C. — The Forsyth County Courthouse is about three months away from a big deadline. "eCourts" will launch for the county on July 21.

LOUDON, Tenn. (WATE) — Nearly six years since the historic Loudon County Courthouse was ravaged by fire, the building is ready to reopen to the public. The 147-year-old courthouse was damaged in ...

The Rhea County Courthouse in Dayton, shown on Feb. 13, was the scene of the famous Scopes Trial in 1925.