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Rhea County investigating racist social media posts about Red Bank

Summary by WDEF
RHEA COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF)-  Rhea County Schools say there is an active investigation into a series of racially charged social media posts. The posts came from an Instagram account called @rheaco_barstool that has since been taken down.  This account was not officially tied to Rhea County High School or Barstool Sports. There were numerous posts leading up to the Rhea County-Red Bank football game last Friday night that were offensive and racist …
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WDEF broke the news in on Monday, August 25, 2025.
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