RHEA COUNTY SHERIFF RECEIVES PATRIOT AWARD
Rhea County Sheriff Mike Neal received the Patriot Award today from the ESGR (Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve). The Patriot... Read More
FISHING LEAGUE WORLDWIDE RETURNS TO RHEA COUNTY FOR TOURNAMENT
Fishing League Worldwide (FLW) Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit is coming to Rhea County June 23-26, 2020. This will be the fourth regular-season... Read More
TWO ARRESTED FOR HOME BURGLARY IN SPRING CITY
Rhea County deputies responded this morning to a home burglary on King’s Hill in Spring City. A brief chase took place and... Read More
EVERETT AND BRITTAN ARRESTED ON DRUG CHARGES IN RHEA COUNTY
The Rhea County Sheriff’s Department executed a search warrant at 225 True Road in Evensville this week and allegedly found heroin, fentanyl... Read More
RHEA COUNTY DEPUTY SHOT, SUSPECT CHARGED WITH MULTIPLE COUNTS OF ATTEMPTED HOMICIDE
Rhea County Sheriff Mike Neal says a deputy was shot late last night after arriving to a domestic disturbance in progress at... Read More
RHEA COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTY SHOT AFTER RESPONDING TO DISTURBANCE
A Rhea County deputy sustained a non-life threatening gunshot wound late last night after responding to a domestic disturbance on Morgan Springs... Read More
SHARP RISE IN RHEA COUNTY COVID-19 CASES REPORTEDLY FROM WORKERS ON A FARM
It appears the sharp rise in COVID-19 cases in Rhea County in the past 24 hours generated from workers on a farm.... Read More
RHEA COUNTY EXECUTIVE ALERTS RESIDENTS OF SPIKE IN COVID-19 ACTIVE CASES
In a video released last night, Rhea County Executive George Thacker says the number of positive COVID-19 active cases is expected to... Read More
SMALL EARTHQUAKE REPORTED IN ROANE COUNTY AND NEAR SWEETWATER
The U.S. Geological Survey says two more earthquakes took place in the past 24 hours along with the 2.1 magnitude quake in... Read More
SMALL 2.1 MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE REPORTED IN NORTHERN RHEA COUNTY
The U.S. Geological Survey reported a 2.1 magnitude earthquake in northern Rhea County yesterday. The epicenter was a few miles northeast of... Read More
