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Monkey Town Loop offered to cyclistsRide with GPS, a website for serious amateur and professional cyclists, has introduced a new cycling course in Rhea County. The Monkey T...
Jan. 28, 1925 THIS DAY IN SCOPES HISTORYTennessee’s House of Representatives passes the Butler Act on a vote of 71 to 5, with five members “present but not voting.” Bryan, who ...
Who says history can’t be interesting? Not for 'How It S... Who says history can’t be interesting? Not for “How It Started.” Enjoy a play, lecture/discussion, and museum tour about the Scopes Tria...
How It Started: An in-depth look at the Scopes TrialThe third week in March each year Rhea Heritage Preservation Foundation (RHPF) presents a one-hour play, HOW IT STARTED, telling the sto...
Help wanted for community nonprofitLooking for a rewarding part-time job? Do you have a gift for detail and events planning, along with a love of Rhea County, its communit...
Rhea County Commission Meeting Agenda 1.21.2025RHEA COUNTY COMMISSION MEETING CONFERENCE ROOM, PHIL SWAFFORD BUILDING TUESDAY, JANUARY 21, 2025, AT 6:00 P.M. CALL TO ORDER PRAYER PLED...
County Commission Workshop Agenda 1.14.25AGENDA RHEA COUNTY COMMISSION WORKSHOP CONFERENCE ROOM, PHIL SWAFFORD BUILDING TUESDAY, JANUARY 14 TH , 2025, 6:00 P.M. 1. Prayer 2. Ple...
Pulitzer Prizer-winner speaks on Scopes Trial CentennialSATURDAY, MARCH 22, 2025 Dr. Edward Larson, author of Summer for the Gods , the Pulitzer Prize-winning history of the Scopes Trial, will...
How It Started: An in-depth look at the Scopes TrialThe third week in March each year Rhea Heritage Preservation Foundation (RHPF) presents a one-hour play, HOW IT STARTED, telling the sto...
Should the federal Department of Education be abolished?That’s a question parents and politicians need to answer in light of discussions following the recent election. But it sure sounds like ...
THEN—No to Evolution; TODAY—No to CreationismTHEN—No to Evolution; TODAY—No to Creationism