WORLD WAR II ARMY PVT. FROM RHEA COUNTY IDENTIFIED, BURIAL ON AUGUST 14
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Army Pvt. Warren G.H. DeVault, 24, of Rhea, Tennessee, killed during World War... Read More
COVID UPDATE AUGUST 6, 2021
Cumberland County: 300 Active Cases +24 New Cases Reported Today 7,289 Total Cases, 145 Deaths and 182 Hospitalized... Read More
RHEA COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE CONDUCTS CHILD SEAT SAFETY CHECKS
Did you know that 4 out of 5 child car seats are used incorrectly?? The Rhea County Sheriff’s Office has a goal... Read More
REMAINS OF WORLD WAR II SOLDIER TO BE RETURNED TO RHEA COUNTY
Military officials say the remains of U.S. Army Private Warren G.H. DeVault of Dayton, Tennessee will be returned to his home in... Read More
BARNES ARRESTED AFTER ALLEGEDLY THROWING MOLOTOV COCKTAILS AT HOME
A Roane Countian is facing several charges in Cumberland County after he presumably took a vehicle without permission and tried to set... Read More
SMALL EARTHQUAKE REPORTED IN RHEA COUNTY
The U.S. Geological Survey says a small earthquake took place in Rhea County today. The 2.1 magnitude quake center was a couple... Read More
BURGLARY TURNS INTO HIGH SPEED CHASE STARTING ON HIGHWAY 68
A burglary in progress on Highway 127 South turned into a high speed pursuit in Cumberland County last week. The report released... Read More
SEVERE STORMS KNOCKS POWER OUT TO THOUSANDS
A line of storms roughly four counties wide running west to east traveled south from Kentucky into Tennessee late yesterday (Saturday, June... Read More
INDICTMENT: SKATING RINK SUPERVISOR HAD INAPPROPRIATE CONTACT WITH MINOR
A Rhea County grand jury indicted a skating rink supervisor on sex crime offenses. Court documents state 32-year-old Michael D. Napier did... Read More
SEARCH FOR MISSING HIKER IN RHEA COUNTY ENDS WITH TRAGIC RESULT
A search for a missing hiker in Rhea County came to a tragic end yesterday afternoon. After 11 days of looking in... Read More
