Nellie Kenyon, who was a rare female reporter 100 years ago, wrote about how Dayton, Tennessee, was preparing for the Scopes ...

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

The issues contested in the second-story courtroom of the Rhea County courthouse may seem long settled, but they still divide ...

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.

A small town in Tennessee courted national publicity a century ago when it recruited a local teacher to challenge a state law banning the teaching of evolution. What they got after the Scopes trial ...

County Executive Jim Vincent said a local contractor, Jeremy Revis, had stepped up to do some of the repairs to the house that will be used. The commission voted at its July 16 meeting to approve ...