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Lawsuit: Fired Rhea County teacher with disabilities claims bullying, harassment at school

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Lawsuit: Fired Rhea County teacher with disabilities claims bullying, harassment at school

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A tenured teacher at an elementary school in Rhea County who was fired has now filed a lawsuit, claiming discrimination because of her disabilities.The suit cla Read Article

The Scopes Trial Centenary: The Case for the Prosecution — Minding The Campus

Dayton, Tennessee · Dayton

The Scopes Trial Centenary: The Case for the Prosecution — Minding The Campus

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Author’s Note: July 2025 will mark the centenary of the famous Tennessee “Scopes Monkey Trial.” This is the third article in a series leading up to the centennial events in Dayton, Tennessee, the site of the trial. Read the first in the series here and the second here. In the 1925 Dayton Monkey Trial, it […] The post The Scopes Trial Centenary: The Case for the Prosecution appeared first on Minding The Campus.Read Article

The Scopes Trial Centenary: The Case for the Defense — Minding The Campus

Dayton, Tennessee · Dayton

The Scopes Trial Centenary: The Case for the Defense — Minding The Campus

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Author’s Note: July 2025 will mark the centenary of the famous Tennessee “Scopes Monkey Trial.” This is the second article in a series leading up to the centennial events in Dayton, Tennessee, the site of the trial. Read the first in the series here. A century ago, the world’s greatest three-ring circus was about to […] The post The Scopes Trial Centenary: The Case for the Defense appeared first on Minding The Campus.Read Article

The Scopes Trial Centenary: "Inherit the Wind" — Minding The Campus

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Note: July 2025 will mark the centenary of the famous Tennessee “Scopes Monkey Trial.” This article is part of a series leading up to the centennial events in Dayton, Tennessee, the site of the trial. In the summer of 1925, the town luminaries of Dayton, Tennessee, summoned John T. Scopes from his tennis game to […] The post The Scopes Trial Centenary: “Inherit the Wind” appeared first on Minding The Campus.Dayton, Tennessee · Dayton Read Article

Former Dayton teacher convicted of misdemeanor in child abuse case

RHEA COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) — A jury convicted a former teacher in Dayton of only one of five sexual abuse charges. Michael Arnold was accused of raping a child and sexual battery. But the jury only convicted him of misdemeanor assault for offensive touching. Prosecutors say that even though Brock was a math teacher at Dayton Elementary at the time. The victim was not one of his students. They describe the victim as under 13 years of age at the t…Rhea County · Rhea County Read Article

Keegan Taylor commits to Bryan College

Senior Wildcat Keegan Taylor on April 30 committed to Bryan College to continue his academic and golf career at the collegiate level.Dayton, Tennessee · Dayton Read Article

Consistent King and Shaw Win Bassmaster College Series at Chickamauga

The University of North Alabama team of Gage King and Banks Shaw wins the Strike King Bassmaster College Series at Chickamauga Lake presented by Bass Pro Shops with a weight of 54 pounds, 10 ounces. Photo by Tyler Bridges/B.A.S.S. May 31, 2025 Consistent King and Shaw win Bassmaster College Series at Chickamauga DAYTON, Tenn. — You know you’re doing something right when you’re throwing back 4-pounders. Such was the case for Gage King and Banks…Dayton, Tennessee · Dayton Read Article

Worker suffers deadly medical emergency at chemical packaging plant in Dayton

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UPDATE:Police in Dayton provided us with more details about a worker at a chemical packaging plant in Rhea County who died while on the job.The accident happeneDayton, Tennessee · Dayton Read Article

Four arrested after chase, head-on crash in Rhea County

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Four men face multiple charges after a police chase and head-on crash in Dayton involving various law enforcement agencies.Dayton, Tennessee · Dayton Read Article

A hundred years later, the echoes of evolution vs. creation still resound

The Scopes Monkey Trial, as it was called then, happened in 1925, 100 years ago, in Dayton, Tennessee (Monkeyville ). It was a sensational trial, the first to be broadcast on the radio nationally and was covered by 200 newspaper…Dayton, Tennessee · Dayton Read Article

Bryan College announces Jake Warren as new women’s head soccer coach

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Bryan College is pleased to announce the appointment of Jake Warren as the new head coach of the Lady Lions women’s soccer team, with his official start date set for Monday, May 19.Sports · Dayton See the Story

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