Rhea County News

What's the scariest Halloween costume this year?: President Obama chasing a Fox.

Submitted by Amy Katcher on October 24, 2009 - 5:51pm. News Bledsoe County News Bradley County News Hamilton County News Marion County News McMinn County News Meigs County News Polk County News Rhea County News Sequatchie County News Comments Below: 0 High pressure will build into the area from the west tonight.A Skies will clear and winds will ...

Rhea County investigators say a 4-year-old child was inside a sport-utility vehicle that was struck by a shotgun blast during a dispute in East Tennessee over a drug deal.

Submitted by Bill Mitchell on October 20, 2009 - 5:33pm. Consumer News Government & Politics Rhea County News The Tennessee Valley has experienced an unusually wet fall, with much of that moisture coming in a short period flooding a wide area.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has issued consent orders and fines to Rhea County and a contractor for exceeding a grading permit issued to help stop flooding on Roaring Creek.

A mullet wig and a hat weren't enough to disguise a Decatur man described as "one of East Tennessee's most wanted" after he was taken into custody on Congress Parkway following a dramatic foot chase.

A founder of a Christian camp has been indicted on sexual battery charges. Investigators in Rhea County say Mike Crain is accused of inappropriately touching two people who worked at the Fort Bluff Camp.

Three people are charged with Manufacturing Methamphetamine following a six-month narcotics investigation involving Hamilton and Rhea County Sheriff's Office Narcotics Divisions.

The end result of a six-month narcotics investigation involving the Hamilton and Rhea County Sheriffa s Office narcotics divisions was the arrest of three people charged with manufacturing methamphetamine.

Submitted by WDEF on October 9, 2009 - 12:48pm. News Swine Flu Bledsoe County News Bradley County News Rhea County News Comments Below: 0 A A A A You can add the city of Dayton to the list of school systems shutting down next week because of rising illness.

After a heartbreaking loss to Kingston last Thursday, the Lenoir City Panthers will have a tough opponent to rebound against, Knoxville Catholic.

When Army Capt. Jeremy Brown decided to visit the Mayfield-Mason Corn Maze before leaving for a second tour in Iraq, he never thought he'd receive a hero's welcome at the entrance.

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is helping the Graysville Police Department investigate one of its own.

One Graysville police officer has been placed on unpaid suspension due to a probe launched on the department by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, officials said this week. According to Graysville Police Chief Thomas Mahoney, officer Greg Higgins has been placed on unpaid suspension pending the results of the investigation. Mahoney told The Herald-News Thursday that the TBI launched an investigation in late July. TBI spokesperson Kristin Helm confirmed Friday the investigation is still ongoing. She said the bureau is looking into the department's involvement with money that had allegedly gone missing.

A Rhea County woman suffered a serious injury to her leg in a four-wheeler crash that occurred Sept.

What do you think of the Congressman who yelled "You Lied" at the President during his speech? I loved it, more politicians should speak out.

A bloodhound hunts down a man wanted for slashing a woman's throat and stabbing her husband.

The Cumberland County man who investigators accused of stealing a Chevrolet Corvette parked outside a rural convenience store and then leading police on a high-speed chase is back in the county to face charges, according to sheriff's department reports.

Submitted by WDEF on September 10, 2009 - 7:07pm. Rhea County News A A A A Deputies in Rhea County have arrested two suspects in a brutal home invasion last night.

The picture is small and kind of fuzzy, but there's no doubt about what you are looking at: A cougar has a buck by the neck and is dragging the deer into the woods for a midnight snack.