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07/31/2026

Join us again for our annual Senior Expo! Look for more information soon in your inbox and contact The Herald-News' Rebecca Hjulberg at [email protected] or call (763) 568-2740 to reserve your space at this year's event!

07/24/2026

07/22/2026

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DAYTON — The Rhea Housing Boys and Girls Club, located at 119 Barnard Circle in Dayton, is excited to invite families to its open house on Thursday, July 30, from

07/16/2026

Rhea Co. throws a touchdown pass vs LFO (Ga.) during Thursday’s 7v7 at East Ridge High School.

07/15/2026

The 2026 Scopes Trial Festival is nearly here! Get your guide to this year's festival in today's edition of The Herald-News, available at the locations listed below!

07/09/2026

We're getting closer to football season! RCHS participated in 7v7 games this morning at Eagle Stadium with other area teams.

"We treated it almost like spring practice," Rhea County Coach Taylor Harvey said. "We made sure everybody got to play and we were evaluating players and things like that. We weren't necessarily trying to win all the games; we wanted to get a look against different coverages, see different routes and play against people other than ourselves."

Learn more in the weekend e-edition of The Herald-News and in our Wednesday, July 15, print edition.

07/08/2026

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RHEA COUNTY — Early voting in the county general election and state primary begins Friday, July 17, on the first floor of the historic Rhea County Courthouse in downtown Dayton

07/05/2026

From all of us here at The Herald-News, we wish you all a very happy Independence Day! We hope you have a great 250th anniversary celebration! 🇺🇸

06/25/2026

The Rhea County Sheriff's Department has issued a scam alert for county residents.

SCAM ALERT:

The Rhea County Sheriff’s Department has been notified of a new phone scam.

The scammer is calling citizens claiming to be a detective with the Sheriff’s Department. The caller is telling victims to do various things such as:
- to send money;
- to come in for DNA swabs;
- to be served with legal papers;
- to be served with warrants; or - to pay a monetary fees.

The Rhea County Sheriffs Department would not contact anyone in this manner for such important transactions.

Also keep in mind that phone number cloning is common and it may look as though the number is local.

If in doubt, hang up and call the Sheriff’s Department at (423) 775-7837 or Rhea County Dispatch’s non-emergency line at (423) 775-2442. We would be happy to help confirm the legitimacy of any call claiming to come from our department.