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Rhea County festivals featured on TV3Tom Davis, vice president of the Rhea Heritage Preservation Foundation, and Alex Fine, Rhea County Tourism director, were interviewed on...
The 1925 Scopes Trial was no beauty contestDid you ever hear one lawyer call another “profusely ugly?” See Destiny in Dayton in July to hear for yourself. Visit www.rheaheritage.c...
The 1925 Scopes Trial was no beauty contestDid you ever hear one lawyer call another “profusely ugly?” See Destiny in Dayton in July to hear for yourself. Visit www.rheaheritage.c...
March 13, 1925, THIS DAY IN SCOPES HISTORYMarch 13 After hours of heated debate and professions of faith, the Tennessee Senate passes the Butler Bill on a vote of 24 to 6. The Bu...
Scopes Trial Fun FactsThe Scopes Trial ended as many people forecast and both prosecution and defense desired…with a guilty verdict even though Scopes private...
Rhea County Commission Workshop Agenda 03.11.2024RHEA COUNTY COMMISSION WORKSHOP CONFERENCE ROOM, PHIL SWAFFORD BUILDING TUESDAY, MARCH 11 TH , 2025, 6:00 P.M. 1. Prayer 2. Pledge To Fl...
What role do parents play in their children's education?William Jennings Bryan thought parents should have a say in their children’s education. Was he right? See Destiny in Dayton in July to g...
Darrow and DarwinWhat did Clarence Darrow think about science? See Destiny in Dayton in July to get an idea. Visit www.rheaheritage.com/scopes-trial-play...
Eradicate the federal DOE‽Eliminate the Department of Education? What would John Scopes say about that? See Destiny in Dayton in July to get an idea. Visit www.rh...
Does the U.S. Department of Education bureaucracy have a... President Donald Trump has discussed gutting the federal Department of Education bureaucracy but keep most of its funding programs. Depa...
Scopes Trial Fun FactsEvolution law mothballed: Although no other teacher was ever prosecuted for teaching evolution in Tennessee, the Butler Act would stay o...
Scopes Trial Fun FactsTrial atmosphere: The trial was festive, with over 600 spectators in the courtroom and more than 1,000 on the courthouse lawn. The teleg...