This evening, in a News 12 exclusive, we are hearing from two local K9 teams who have been selected to assist with search and recovery efforts in Texas following the devastating floods.

The misdemeanor trial took place in July 1925. It put Dayton, Tenn., on the map -- a spot townspeople didn't always relish.

The family of George Thacker, a 59-year-old former Rhea County Executive, has filed a federal lawsuit following his death at ...

Rhea County Officials tell usa 78 year old woman was airlifted by a Blackhawk Military helicopte Laurel Falls in ...

Seasonal changes in employment that occur annually, such as school breaks, led to an increase in county unemployment rates across Tennessee, according to data from the Tennessee Department ...

As the 100th anniversary of the Scopes trial is commemorated this week, battles over public education continue in Tennessee and surrounding states amid a new wave of government scrutiny.

A Rhea County woman has been convicted of theft of services after she was charged with the crime on Oct. 5, in connection with TennCare fraud. The Office of Inspector General (OIG) announced the ...

He covers Southeast Tennessee’s Bledsoe, Bradley, Franklin, Grundy, Marion, McMinn, Meigs, Rhea and Sequatchie counties. Ben has worked at the Times Free Press since November 2005.

Rhea County Emergency Management Director Brad Harrison came to the Rhea County Commission to request a burn ban for the entire county. Mr. Harrison said there were several large brush fires that ...

The Rhea County Courthouse has become and remained an important historical site since the notorious Scopes trial. Still, to this say the site sparks conversation.