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Welcome to Rhea County, Tenn. Rhea County combines all that is great about small town life. The Source provides the reader with a wealth of information about the services offered in Rhea County, information about the government leaders who run the dayto-day operations of our towns and a host of recreational activities sure to cater to practically everyone. Rhea County is home to a temperate climate, growing, diversified economy and low crime rate which makes this area attractive to new residents and explains why natives choose to remain here. Thirty-three miles from end to end and 14 miles across, Rhea County has such a diversity of land types, residents have only to choose whether they prefer farmland, lakefront property or a home perched high on a craggy bluff. Rhea County has a population of around 33,000, according to recent U.S. Census data. Dayton, the county seat, is the largest of three municipalities with an estimated 7,500 residents. Spring City, 17 miles north of Dayton, had a population of around 2,000. Graysville, six miles south of Dayton, has a population of nearly 1,500. There are four distinct seasons in Rhea County. The average annual temperature is 59.3 degrees. The average temperature in January is 37.4 degrees, with the average low being 34 degrees. The average January high is 53 degrees. With the summer months comes more daylight and humidity. 3 SOURCE
The average July temperature is 78.7 degrees, with the average high topping out at 91 degrees. The average low for the month of July is a pleasant 70 degrees. The county’s total average annual precipitation is 54.5 inches, with about 4.8 inches of snow a year. Rhea County’s economic base is also diverse. Over the past 30 years it has moved from an agricultural economy into an industry and service economy. La-Z-Boy Tennessee is the largest local employer with about 1,400 workers, while several dozen other industries also provide thousands of local jobs. Rhea County is ideally positioned to provide recreational opportunities to its residents. Without a doubt, Watts Bar and Chickamauga lakes are the most used recreational opportunities. Fishing, boating, water skiing and swimming provide recreation for visitors from all over the United States. Professional fishing tournaments abound in Rhea County, and Rhea County has become one of the go-to stops on several professional tours. The mountains along Rhea County’s western edge provide opportunities for hiking, camping, even kayaking. Rhea County also boasts an 18-hole golf course at the Dayton Golf and Country Club north of town and a bowling alley and roller skating rink at Crystal Springs Recreation Center in Dayton. Details about all the great offerings in Rhea County are packed into the pages of The Source.
THE HERALD-NEWS Rhea County’s hometown newspaper since 1898 1475 Market Street • P.O. Box 286 • Dayton, TN 37321 Phone: (423) 775-6111 • www.rheaheraldnews.com General Manager Sharon Livinigston sharon.livingston@dailypostathenian.com
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GOVERNMENT How to cast your ballot in Rhea County How to cast your election ballot Voter registration is an easy process and will only take a few minutes of your time. You may register to vote if you are a U.S. citizen, a resident of Tennessee, at least 18 years of age, and have not been convicted of a felony, or if you have, your full rights of citizenship must have been restored (or you must have received a pardon). You may register at the Election Commission Office — located inside the Rhea County Courthouse in downtown Dayton — or at Dayton City Library, Rhea County Clerk’s office, registrar of deeds office, by mail-in application or at agencies such as the Department of Human Services or Department of Safety (driver’s license office). To register you will be asked your full name, address, place and date of birth, Social Security number, and the location of previous voter registration. The registrars will ask for some type of photo identification, so you will want to take your driver’s license along with you, as well as proof of residency. In municipal elections, you must live or own property in the city in which you wish to vote and if you are a property rights voter you must register as a 5 SOURCE
property rights voter. The administrator of elections is Felicia Goodman, and Amy Birdsong serves as deputy administrator. If you should move to another location in the city or county, you must notify the registrar of the change in address either in person or by mail.
an election and not later than seven days prior to an election. The request can also serve as the application for ballot if it contains the following information: voter’s name (signature), voter’s address in the county, voter’s Social Security number and date of birth, mailing address for mailing the ballot outside the county, the election in which the voter wishes to vote (including a party preference if Early Voting the election is a primary), and Any registered voter may the reason the voter is requestvote in person during a period ing to vote by mail. beginning 20 days prior to the For any additional informaelection and ending five days tion, contact administrator Felibefore the election. cia Goodman by calling 423-775You may vote in person dur- 7816 or 423-775-7817. ing early voting at the Rhea County Election Commission Office in Dayton or at the Spring City Municipal Building. The office hours are MondayFriday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The office is also open on SaturCounty Elections days from 8 a.m. to noon during Rhea County holds elections early voting. You may vote ab- every two years with a primasentee by mail. ry in May except during presidential election years when the primary is held in March and a general election on the first Voting by mail Thursday of August. Four-year If you wish to vote by mail, elected positions in the county you must request a ballot in include county executive, counwriting over your signature. ty commissioners, county trustThe request can be made as See VOTE, PAGE 8 many as 90 days in advance of
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ee, register of deeds, county clerk, circuit court clerk, property assessor, road supervisor and sheriff. School board members serve four-year terms, with voting for odd-numbered districts in one election and for even-numbered districts in another. The family court judge position is elected every eight years in the election with chancery and circuit court judges.
tion with the state and federal general elections in November, with the entire board of mayor and commissioners on the ballot. The candidate to receive the most votes is named mayor, and the candidate who receives the second-highest number of votes will be vice mayor. Spring City has elections every two years in conjunction with the state and county elections on the first Thursday in August. The next election will be in August 2024. Spring City officials serve staggered terms.
City Elections Dayton holds elections every two years on the third Wednesday in April. Members of the city council serve four-year terms. An at-large election determines who will be named mayor, and the council determines who will be named vice-mayor. Dayton City elections are staggered. Graysville holds elections every four years in conjunc-
Voting Precincts • Spring City North — Pentecostal Worship Center, 25000 Rhea County Highway, Spring City • Grandview — Grandview Community Center, 175 Emergency Road, Grandview • Spring City South — Police and Fire Building, 229 Front Street, Spring City
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• Wolf Creek — Wolf Creek Fire Hall, 4793 Wolf Creek Road, Spring City • Evensville North — Rhea Sheriff’sTraining Center, 711 Eagle Lane, Evensville • Evensville South — Rhea County Sheriff’s Department Training Center, 711 Eagle Lane, Evensville • Dayton North — Rhea County Welcome Center, 107 Main Street, Dayton • Dayton West — Family Worship Center, 1120 Dayton Mountain Highway, Dayton • Frazier — Grace Bible Church, 2809 Old Washington Highway, Dayton • Garrison — Garrison Baptist Church, 260 Garrison Road, Dayton • Graysville — Graysville City Hall, 136 Harrison Avenue, Graysville • Walden’s Ridge — Walden’s Ridge Community Building, 5364, Dayton Mountain Highway, Dayton
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County government led by nine commissioners, county executive Rhea County uses the county commission/county executive form of government. While the county executive is the head of the county’s executive branch of government, he acts largely at the discretion of the county commission, the county’s legislative body. The county executive has no direct authority over any other publicly elected official except in the event of an emergency, but the county executive does have veto power. The county commission derives much of its power from its control over the county purse strings. The county commission is responsible for setting and levying county tax rates and for allocating funds for operation of all county departments. Jim Vincent is the current county executive. As county executive, Vincent is responsible for the day-to-day operation of the county and serves as Rhea County’s chief representative. Vincent was elected to his first term in August 2022 during the 10 SOURCE
Rhea County General Election after defeating several challengers. The office of county trustee keeps record of and collects property tax payments and sales tax distribution. Neva Webb holds the office of Rhea County trustee and supervises her deputy trustees. Theresa Hulgan won the election for county register of deeds. She succeeded Gladys Best, who retired and served Rhea County as registrar of deeds from 1962 to 2018. As registrar, Hulgan keeps records of all transfers of land ownership. She is assisted by deputy registrars. Debbie Byrd was elected Rhea County property assessor in 2012 and recently reelecte and is responsible for establishing property values throughout Rhea County. Rhea County Clerk Linda Shaver’s office is one of the busiest in the county. Shaver and her deputy clerks are responsible for handling motor vehicle registrations, business licenses, marriage licenses and
other personal, business and government permits and records. Mike Neal was reelected as county sheriff in 2022. He was first elected in 2002. Maintaining and improving Rhea County’s over 400 miles of roads is the responsibility of road supervisor Rick Wilkey. Wilkey and his road crews pave and patch roadways, post traffic and street signs, maintain and construct small bridges and mon-
itor construction of new roads. Wilkey was elected road supervisor in August 2024. Jamie Holloway was elected Rhea County Circuit Court Clerk in August 2010 and works with judges, attorneys and law enforcement officials to operate the court system in the county. Holloway won another term in office during the 2022 election. See COUNTY, PAGE 11
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County Commission Rhea County’s governing body, the county commission, is made up of one representative elected from each of the county’s nine districts. The county commission is responsible for funding and operating the county’s services, setting tax rates and creating county law and public policy. A chair and vice-chair are elected each year. Jim Reed is the current chair, and Philip Dunn serves as vice chair. The commission meets on the third Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. in the Phil Swafford Building in downtown Dayton. The nine members of the Rhea County Commission currently are:
1st District-Billy Thedford 2nd District-Jim Reed 3rd District-Philip Dunn 4th District-Leo Stephens 5th District-Emmaly Fisher 6th District-Sandy Francisco 7th District-Jacob Ellis 8th District-Nick Welch 9th District-Mark Cashman All elected county officials are elected for four-year terms. Judges are elected to eight-year terms. The Courts Rhea County’s judicial needs are served by four separate court systems. All judges are elected for eight-year terms. Judge Jace Cochran was elected Rhea County’s general sessions judge in 2022. He not only presides over Rhea County Gen-
eral Sessions Court, which handles many of the minor criminal and civil cases, but he also acts as juvenile court judge and handles divorce and domestic cases. All juveniles who break the law, and often parents of juveniles, must appear in Rhea County Juvenile Court. Cases may include felony and misdemeanor offenses, truancy, delinquency and custody disputes. While many serious criminal and civil cases may begin in General Sessions Court, they usually wind up in Rhea County Circuit Court. All cases that require a jury trial must be heard in circuit court. Circuit court officials are also tasked with collection of alimony and child support payments. See COUNTY, PAGE 12
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City of Dayton serves as county seat, governed by city council Located 35 miles north of Chattanooga in the heart of the Tennessee Valley, Dayton has the mountains of Walden’s Ridge to the west and the Tennessee River to the east. Dayton has been the county seat of Rhea County since 1889. About 7,500 people live in Dayton, but the city serves as an employment center for almost twice as many. In addition to its own K-8 school, Dayton is home to two institutions of higher learning: Bryan College, founded in 1930, and a satellite campus of Chattanooga State Technical Community College. Dayton was home to the worldfamous Scopes Evolution Trial in 1925, which eventually spawned Bryan College. The City of Dayton is run by a city council/city manager form of gov-
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ernment. Four members of the city council are elected at large, and the mayor is elected at large in a separate election. Members of the City Council include Mayor Hurley Marsh, McKenzie Boling, Bobby Doss, Billy Graham and Caleb Yawn. The City Council also serves as Dayton City School Board and Dayton Beer Board. The City Council appoints seven other boards, which meet regularly, including the Dayton Planning Commission, the Dayton Board of Zoning Appeals, the Dayton Industrial Development Board, The Dayton Library Board, Dayton Airport Board, Dayton Housing Authority Board and the Dayton Recreation Board. The Dayton Municipal Planning
disputes. Melissa Blevins-Willis was recently elected CONTINUED FROM PAGE 11 Rhea County ChancelThree elected circuit lor. judges handle circuit District Attorney court responsibilities General Courtney in Rhea and four other Lynch is the prosecutor counties. for the 12th Judicial DisRhea County Chan- trict and was elected in cery Court handles 2022. many civil cases, inTed Engel is the pubcluding divorce pro- lic defender for the Tenceedings, worker’s nessee 12th Judicial Discompensation, tax and trict, and is assisted by probate and many other two assistant public decases involving contract fenders in Rhea County.
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Commission is charged with the responsibility of maintaining orderly growth within the city, creating and enforcing zoning and development regulations. The Dayton Board of Zoning Appeals hears and rules on requests for zoning variances from residents. The Dayton Industrial Development Board is tasked with the responsibility of funding and developing local industrial projects. The Dayton Recreation Board supports and organizes recreational and athletic activities and facilities in Dayton. The Dayton Housing Authority is responsible for providing housing for hundreds of low-income individuals and families in the Dayton area.
Spring City serves as gateway to Watts Bar Lake Located on the northern end of Rhea County, between Evensville and the Roane County line, lies Spring City, a town of nearly 2,000 people. Spring City boasts a proud history in east Tennessee, primarily for its tourism dating back all the way to the mid 1800s. Rhea Springs was a nationally-known and frequently visited site located just outside to-
day’s city limits. The area was known for its natural springs and healing waters, and local legends say that Native Americans were the first to discover these healing waters and use them as a natural rehabilitation area. Rhea Springs at its peak featured a hotel where travelers could stay the night while they tested the healing powers of the rising wa-
ters under present-day outcrops of Spring City. Speculation abounds that even Union general and later United States President Ulysses S. Grant visited the reservation. Rhea Springs was lost when the New Deal programs of President Franklin D. Roosevelt spawned the Tennessee Valley Authority and the damming of the water ways around Spring
City led to the permanent flooding of the tourist hub. Today a small natural park exists on the grounds near where Rhea Springs lodge once stood, now submerged underwater. Spring City also gained some notoriety in the 1950s, when a school bus full of children was struck by a See S.C., PAGE 14
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train at a crossing in town in August 1955. The tragedy, known as the Spring City Train Disaster, led to the deaths of 11 school children and the injuries of 39 more, including adults. Then-governor of Tennessee Frank Clement visited Spring City after the crash, and a group of Spring City mothers pushed for legislation later that required all school buses to stop at railroad crossings. Tennessee passed the law, and eventually all 50 states followed suit. Spring City is also home to former United States Representative Van Hilleary, who served in Congress from 1994 to 2002. He was elected to representative Tennessee’s fourth congressional district four times. He ran unsuccessfully for governor in 2002, losing a tight race to Phil Bredesen. Hilleary ran for one of Ten-
nessee’s United States Senate seats in 2006 and was defeated by then-Chattanooga Mayor Bob Corker. Today, Spring City seeks to relive its days as a major tourism hub in east Tennessee. In recent years, the town government has revamped many of its parks and ball fields and tried its hand at drawing tourism from nearby heavily-travelled Interstate 75, which runs from Michigan to Key West, Fla. In 2013, the town constructed a splash pad that on warm afternoons can be seen filled with many of the town’s smiling children. The town is also considered in an ideal spot for tourism because of its proximity to nearby mountains and its location exactly 50 miles between both Knoxville and Chattanooga, numbers four and five on the list of Tennessee’s largest cities, respectively, behind only two Memphis boroughs and Nashville. Spring City is also impacted heavily by the location of TVA’s Watts Bar
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Dam, a federally-operated nuclear power facility that supplies electricity to a large portion of east Tennessee and brings hundreds of families to town because of jobs. Spring City is governed by a fivemember board of mayor and commissioners that meets once per month as a legislative body and once per month in a preparation workshop, both open to the public. The current board is made up of Mayor Leon Locke, Vice-mayor Jody Bauer and commissioners, Reba Murphy, Thomas Beaver and Kevin Jenkins. The city manager is Thomas McCormick, who is responsible for overseeing the town’s parks and recreation, utilities and other various town projects. Roger Day is the police chief for the town. The Audrey Pack Memorial Library is a public library located in Spring City. A library board helps oversee the library’s business.
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Graysville: Rhea County’s southernmost town At the foot of Brayton Mountain, located in a pocket of mostly flat land between Brayton and the famous Sale Creek ridges, a man named Gray carved out a homestead for himself several years back. Graysville, as the city came to be known, is now the third largest chartered city in Rhea County with 1,502 residents and 0.8 square miles of incorporated city, behind its larger neighbor and county seat Dayton and the waterfront town of Spring City on the other end of the county. Graysville sprang up around the prominent Grays family, the railroad, the mining of the nearby mountains and the construction of the Graysville Academy, a one-of-a-kind college at the time in the entire South, dedicated to the beliefs of the Adventists’ faith. The Adventist church in Graysville was organized in September 1888, and four years later the school was formed. The school at one point enrolled 62 stu-
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dents. At a meeting of the denomination heads in Battle Creek, Mich. — where the Adventists got their start — in spring of 1893, the denomination decided to take on the school, and it was the first of its kind in the South, but it was not the last. In 1894, the school faced issues when the State of Tennessee indicted several of the school faculty on charges of violating the Sunday Law, a provision that prohibited certain activities from taking place on Sunday and tabbed it as a day of rest and worship. The school leaders were imprisoned, and the school effectively closed its doors. Graysville Academy would go on to become Southern Adventist University, located today in Collegedale, Tenn., outside of Chattanooga, Tenn. It enrolls nearly 3,000 students and is still operated by the Southern conference of the Seventh-day Adventist denomination. Recent efforts have been
made by Graysville officials to memorialize the old college with the help of the Adventist denomination, but no agreement has been reached. Currently, the city is run by a board of mayor and commissioners that consists of: Mayor Bill Crawley, Vice Mayor Jimmy Miles and Commissioners Anthony Knox, Sarah Messimer and Dawn Rena Massengill. The board is up for reelection every four years, with a ticket dedicated to mayoral candidates. Most of the daily business is handled by City Recorder Eva Lankford, who acts as recorder and handles many city manager responsibilities. Several boards help oversee various projects in the community, including the parks and recreation board, the historical committee, the beautification committee and the library board. The Graysville City Hall is located on the corner of Harrison Avenue and Long
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The historic and world-renowned 1925 Scopes Trial
William Jennings Bryan and Clarence Darrow are pictured above outside of the Rhea County Courthouse during the 1925 Scopes Trial.
Dayton became the focal point for the entire world as the fundamental questions about man’s origins were publicly debated. That debate continues today and will forever secure Dayton’s place in history. The 1925 John T. Scopes Trial, also known as the “Monkey Trial” for its debate over whether man evolved from primates, is Dayton’s key claim to fame. The dispute started when fundamentalists, who believed in a literal interpretation of the Bible, began to attack the 17 SOURCE
theory of evolution and set out to ban the theory from being used for educational purposes in schools. By 1925, Oklahoma, Florida, Mississippi, North Carolina and Kentucky passed laws prohibiting the teaching of evolution in the classroom. In Tennessee, the anti-evolution Butler Law passed in early 1925, and the American Civil Liberties Union in New York advertised for a teacher to test the constitutionality of the law. A group of promi-
nent Dayton residents thought a controversial trial would make Dayton famous and used John Thomas Scopes, a 24-year-old, first-year math teacher and coach at Rhea Central High School, as a “guinea pig.” The trial itself would have been insignificant and would have quickly faded into history if it were not for the prominent figures assembled to debate debate the case. Clarence Darrow, the nation’s best defense lawyer in the 1920s, represented Scopes. William Jennings Bry-
an, three-time Democratic presidential candidate, former Secretary of State and Populist leader, quickly volunteered for the prosecution. Bryan was often referred to as “the silvertongued orator” and “The Great Commoner.” The trial quickly became a media circus. Hundreds of journalists from all over the world, even as far away as Australia, crowded the courtroom, and large portions of the trial were broadcast over WGN radio in See SCOPES, PAGE 20
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Chicago — the first live broadcast of an American trial. The trial began on July 10, 1925, in the heat of the same Rhea County Courthouse standing today. The trial was later moved to the courthouse lawn because of the heat, and the crush of spectators threatened to cause the floor to collapse. The most dramatic day of the trial was when Bryan took the stand and Darrow interrogated him as an expert on the Bible — a titanic
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clash of personalities and ideologies. After two weeks on trial, Scopes was convicted and fined $100, and Dayton and Rhea County had found their way into the pages of every American history book — just as the town fathers intended. Bryan died in Dayton on July 26, five days after the trial, and William Jennings Bryan College was founded in 1930 in Dayton and was named in honor of him. The Rhea County Courthouse has been renovated and is now a National Historic Landmark. The Scopes Trial Museum is housed in the basement of
the courthouse. Visitors may tour the historic courtroom and the museum Monday through Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., although visitors are reminded that this is still a working courtroom and court may be in session during their visit. The Scopes Trial has also fostered a regional festival by that name. Usually held the third weekend in July, the Scopes Trial Play and Festival has drawn thousands of visitors from all around the country and around the world. The event typically featured a two-hour play taken primarily from the original transcripts of the trial.
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The historic Rhea County Courthouse, site of the 1925 Scopes Trial, is pictured above in downtown Dayton.
Celebrate history in Rhea County In 1807, just 11 years after Tennessee was granted statehood, Rhea became its 16th county, carved from Roane County. The county was named for John Rhea, a U.S. Congressman from East Tennessee who had been a member of the Tennessee Constitutional Convention in 1796. A Revolutionary War veteran of the Battle of Kings Mountain, N.C., Rhea has also been recognized as an early leader in higher education in the South. Despite bearing his name, John Rhea never actually lived in Rhea County. Gov. John Sevier signed the legislative act that created Rhea County on Dec. 3, 1807. In 1815, the General Assembly 22 SOURCE
greatly enlarged the area of Rhea County to include most of the territory of present-day Hamilton County and Meigs County across the Tennessee River. Previously, this land had been reserved as Indian Territory. In 1817, the boundaries were changed again when Hamilton County was created. Most of the settlement occurred along the banks of the Tennessee River with well over half of the settlers residing on the east bank of the river. The county seat was laid out at the head of Spring Creek in 1812 and soon became known as Washington. The river being the fastest and most reliable mode of transpor-
tation, Washington grew rapidly, and, for a time, became a principal river port in East Tennessee. Up until the Civil War, Washington was not only the seat of government, but also the seat of education, commerce and religion. But in 1836 the county was once again subdivided and all the land east of the river became Meigs County. The Civil War in 1860 found Rhea County, like many other East Tennessee counties, split in regard to slavery and secession. But the state and county governments were pro-secession, and the populace reluctantly See RHEA, PAGE 23
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voted to ratify the ordinance of secession in June 1861. Although the county was officially Confederate, many Union sympathizers headed for Cincinnati to enlist in the Union Army, while some remained at home and carried out guerrilla actions against the Confederacy. According to T.J. Campbell, author of Records of Rhea, nearly every white male resident of Rhea County saw service on one side or the other, although
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no battles took place here. One interesting story from the Civil War is that of the Rhea County Spartans — a band of women suspected of carrying out espionage missions for the Confederacy. In 1865, 16 of the women were arrested and taken by river steamer to Chattanooga. There, Union Provost Marshall Brayton ordered them released on their promise to disband and cease activity and reprimanded the arresting officers. Much changed about Rhea County and its
towns after the War Between the States. DAYTON BECOMES SEAT The railroad gave added purpose and a new name to the sleepy village of Smith’s Crossroads in 1880. Briefly re-named Sequatchie by the railroad, the townspeople objected and changed the name almost immediately to Dayton Dayton’s population exploded with the coming of the railroad and the coal mining operations it attracted. Extensive coal deposits had been discovered about 10 years earlier, and an English conglomer-
ate led by Sir Titus Salt took advantage of the new railroad to form the Dayton Coal and Iron Co. For more than 40 years, coal mining was the lifeblood of Rhea County. Railroad growth also fueled an explosion in fruit farming, giving growers an avenue to ship their produce. The railroad soon made Washington and its river traffic largely obsolete. As Dayton grew in size and importance, Washington shrank until Dayton was named the county See RHEA, PAGE 24
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changed it. Lumber and coal provided the early basis for the Spring City economy. Spring City was first incorporated in 1890. In that first year, Spring City experienced a real estate boom as the railroad brought settlers from all over. In 1901 the people gave up their city charter in order to rid the community of saloons. But a local government was found to be necessary, and a taxing district was reorganized. In 1907 the town was reincorporated under a charter that excluded saloons. The Tennessee Valley Authority, established in 1933, would change the face of Rhea County — particularly the Spring City area — more drastically than at any other time since the Rhea-Meigs division of 1836. Construction of TVA’s Watts Bar Nuclear Plant eight miles southeast of Spring City in 1972 led to another economic boom that continued through completion of the plant in 1996. Also, General Shale Brick became the first tenant in the Spring City Industrial Park in 2009 and can staff as many as 60 employees when running at full speed.
seat in 1889. Three years later the famous Rhea County Courthouse was completed in Dayton. A proposed $35,000 bond issue to build the courthouse was defeated in 1890, and the courthouse was eventually built with funds from a direct tax. The estimated cost of the courthouse was less than $20,000. In 1895 the city of Dayton was issued a new charter, and also that year the city built an elementary school in North Dayton which was used until 1906 when it was donated to the county for use as the county’s first public high school. Dayton switched from its Board of Mayor and Aldermen form of city government in 1915 to a Board of Commissioners with a chairman. Dayton changed its form of government once again in 1953, changing to its current five-member city council. Since that time many things have changed, and Dayton has continued to grow and mature. The city has become a center for industry, attracting several large businesses to Dayton, including La-Z-Boy Tennessee, which began construction in 1973 and now offers employment to several thousand workers in the manufacture of reclining chairs and sofas. GRAYSVILLE More than 7,000 residents now Graysville, to the south of Dayton, call Dayton home, and the city has was also a product of the railroad become an industrial employment and coal industry. Named for Billy and retail-shopping hub for the area. Gray, the town’s first postmaster, Graysville owed most of its growth SPRING CITY THRIVES to the formation of the Fox Coal Co. Spring City is the second largest and the Durham Coal and Iron Co. town in Rhea County. It was origiDuring much of the mining penally christened Rheaville by the riod of the town’s history, Graysville railroad in 1880, but, like the folks in was essentially divided into three Dayton, the townspeople were un- towns: Graysville proper, Montague happy with that name and swiftly and Advent Town. 24 SOURCE
Seventh-day Adventists first moved to Graysville in 1891, and for a time Graysville was the largest Adventist enclave in the South. Between 1900 and 1920, Graysville was a bustling community with a railroad depot, post office, school, hotel, drug store, bank, doctor and several stores and restaurants. Advent Town boasted Rhea County’s first medical facility — the Graysville Sanitarium and Hospital — and its own school and general store. Montague had its own school, hotel, commissary and residential area. Graysville was incorporated on Feb. 1, 1917, and had much the same form of government then as now. George W. Poague served as its first mayor, and Alvin Clouse, descendant of John Wesley Clouse, Dr. Albert Broyles, the local pharmacist, and R.L. Williams served on the first board. With the closing of the mines and the coming of the Great Depression, Graysville fell on hard times and many of its businesses were forced to close. Now Graysville is a close-knit bedroom community of Dayton and Chattanooga with an active civic life. Graysville Elementary School, the town’s library and Graysville Park serve as local hubs of community activity. Although the other communities in Rhea County never experienced the growth of Dayton, Graysville or Spring City, several of them went through name changes instigated by the railroad. The Roddy community was originally named Prestonville, while Darwin became Evensville, and Pennine was originally named Miller Station by the railroad and then renamed Sheffield.
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Local festivals celebrate history and culture Rhea County has a lot to celebrate, from national holidays such as Independence Day and Christmas to the area’s rich history and culture involving agriculture and world-famous crops. Strawberry Festival The Tennessee Strawberry Festival is by far the biggest event in Rhea County. From its beginnings on May 24, 1947, when it was only a one-day festival sponsored by the Dayton Lions Club, the festival has turned into a 10-day extravaganza each May full of events and activities, many of which are sponsored by the Dayton Chamber of Commerce. The festival’s genesis was brought about after Rhea County boasted strawberry production as one of its principal businesses for almost half a century. The county was known as the “Strawberry Capital of the World,” but production waned as the soil’s nutrients became exhausted. Although the Lions Club had started the festival while the crops were dwindling, festivities continued and are going strong today. The Strawberry Parade draws the largest crowds, as thousands of spectators come from all across Rhea 26 SOURCE
County and beyond to see a long lineup of floats, horses and everything in between. Other much-anticipated events include the Strawberry Pageant, the Ed Gentry Memorial Run, a fishing derby, an old-fashioned carnival, the strawberry pie and cake baking contest, Strawberry Shortcake Night at Centennial Park, a plethora of local entertainment and gospel singing, food, crafts, auctions, a cruise-in, a pancake breakfast and the Distinguished Young Woman of Rhea County Scholarship Program, which polishes off the festival. The upcoming Strawberry Festival will begin with the 2026 Strawberry Pageant and culminate with Strawberry Parade Day, a day full of activities and events. The Strawberry Festival concludes with the Distinguished Young Woman of Rhea County Scholarship Program. Shake the Lake Shake the Lake is Spring City’s Fourth of July celebration, normally held at Veterans Park during the holiday weekend. The festivities typically begin in the morning with musical groups entertaining visitors to the park, followed
by an assortment of activities and contests throughout the day, including the annual Mr. and Miss Firecracker Pageant, an informal pageant open to children 12 years of age or younger. A fireworks show begins at dark. FreedomFest FreedomFest is Graysville’s Independence Day celebration held at the city’s park, Kristopher’s Kingdom. The festival is sponsored by the City of Graysville Fire Department. The day-long event features food, music, vendors, a fund-raising auction and other activities. Fireworks close out the celebration starting around 9:45 p.m. Scopes Trial Play and Festival The annual Scopes Trial Play and Festival commemorates Dayton’s claim to fame — the 1925 Scopes Evolution Trial — with oldtime festivities such as antique car shows, educational lectures, 1920s music and the festival’s cornerstone event, the play, “Front Page News.” The play is s collaboration between the Scopes
Festival Committee, MainStreet Dayton and the Cumberland County Playhouse. The Scopes Trial Play and Festival takes place the third weekend in July each year. The 1925 Scopes Trial is what is called “the world’s most famous court trial,” in which John T. Scopes was tried for teaching the theory of evolution in his Rhea County classroom. His prosecutor was the threetime presidential candidate William Jennings Bryan. The defense was led by renowned attorney Clarence Darrow. Visitors to the festival can get a taste of what Dayton was like in the 1920s as they watch plays about the trial, shop at downtown stores for “vintage” prices, peruse craft booths and enjoy other period tributes. The 2025 Scopes Trial Festival will be held in midJuly. Rhea County Fair The Rhea County Fair was instituted in 2008 after Rhea County commissioners approached the University of Tennessee Extension Office with the idea of developing the fairgrounds in See FESTS, PAGE 28
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the Courthouse Square and along Market Street. Special Christmas sales events are available at downtown stores, and festivalgoers can enjoy music and artists’ showcases as they stroll through downtown as well. Photos with Santa Claus and a Christmas Critter Contest as well as music and vendor booths bring a crowd to the courthouse lawn, followed by candlelight caroling in front of the Rhea County Courthouse. Christmas at the Courthouse is a MainStreet Dayton event. More information is available at www. MainStreetDayton.org. The Spring City Christmas Parade s typically held the second Saturday in December.
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EDUCATION Rhea County School System Educating tomorrow’s leaders is a priority in Rhea County, teachers work faithfully to impart knowledge to the children of the community. Rhea County’s nine-member school board is supported by Director of Schools Aime Lonas. School board members are elected to four-year terms. Janie Graham currently serves as the chair of the Rhea County School Board. Members of the Rhea County School Board include John Mincy, representing the first district; B.J. McCoy, representing the second district; Perry Massengill, representing the third district; Harold “Bimbo” McCawley, representing the fourth district; Janie Graham, representing the fifth district; Wayne Cox, representing the sixth district; Dennis Akin, representing the seventh district; Chip Pendergrass, representing the eighth district; and Dr. Henry Reid, who represents the ninth district. The school board holds
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workshops on the second Thursday of each month at 5 p.m. The monthly meeting follows at 6 p.m. Both the workshops and the meetings are held in the conference room of the Levengood Educational Center, located on Broadway Street in Dayton. The Rhea County School system consists of four elementary schools, two middle schools and one city/countyconsolidated high school. Over 400 teachers and administrators serve the students of Rhea County. The county school system currently instructs over 4,500 students. Though a small county and school system, the board has been addressing the issue of overcrowding for several years. Modular classrooms were part of the campuses of Frazier Elementary, but the building of a new high school that opened in August 2013 and a remodeling project of the old high school into Rhea Middle School eliminated overcrowd-
ing at Rhea Central Elementary and the high school. Spring City Elementary School continues to provide education to elementary school students in the Spring City area, while Spring City Middle houses grades six through eight. Graysville, Rhea Central Elementary and Frazier Elementary schools are K-5 schools. When a student enters the sixth grade, if they live in the southern half of the county, they attend Rhea Middle School. The county also provides several pre-K opportunities at Graysville and Spring City Elementary. Rhea County High School in Evensville provides a complete college preparatory track including advanced placement and college credit courses as well as vocational courses. For more information on the Rhea County School System, call the Department of Education at 423-775-7813 or visit www.rheacounty.org.
Local libraries offer unlimited learning and entertainment Local libraries offer Rhea Countians the opportunity to travel to far off places or learn something new through the pages of the many books and services that are available. CLYDE W. RODDY PUBLIC LIBRARY Clyde W. Roddy Public Library, located at 371 First Avenue in downtown Dayton, strives to be an informational, recreational and cultural resource for the community. The library offers multiple genres for all ages and is home to over 49,000 paper books, including bilingual, as well as audio books in formats such as CD or Digital Audio Book. In addition, the library has DVDs available for checkout. A reference room is available for genealogical and historical research with books, microfilm and a reader/printer. Thirty public access computers with internet and printing capabilities as well as two laptops for use with flash drives are available. Computers are located in multiple locations, including the Young Adult room and children’s area. Scanning documents or pictures to an email is a service provided for the public’s convenience. Wi-Fi
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is also available. The library hosts pre-school story hour, a summer reading program, Munch-a-Lunch, Santa Night, and other activities throughout the year. They also provide proctoring services and the Boater’s Safety Exam. The Clyde W. Roddy Public Library boasts more than 15,000 patrons and has a yearly circulation of over 247,000. The library is open Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Call 423-775-8406 for more information and visit the library on Facebook or their website at www.clydewroddy.org. AUDREY PACK MEMORIAL LIBRARY Audrey Pack Memorial Library in Spring City is available to all the citizens of Rhea County. Audrey Pack offers its more than 8,000 patrons over 28,000 books, DVDs, music CDs, magazines and audiobooks on CD. The library offers access to free electronic book and audiobook downloads with a library card. In addition, Audrey Pack has eight public access Internet-capable computers and two additional computers with educational software
reserved for children. Library patrons can also surf the Internet via wi-fi access. Audrey Pack Memorial Library also houses a room devoted to book sales where readers can browse books and magazines available for purchase. Also, the library houses a bright, cheerful children’s area that is home to numerous children’s materials. There are also several activity groups that meet at the library. Every Thursday morning at 10:30, children can enjoy story time. A book review club for adults meets at 1 p.m. on the third Tuesday of each month. A coupon box is available for patrons to drop off valid coupons or search the box for ones they need. Cindy Wilkey serves as library director. The library, located at 169 West Rhea Avenue, is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays and from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays. For more information on the Audrey Pack Memorial Library, call 423-365-9757. Graysville Public Library The Graysville Public Library, serving readers on the south end of the county, offers nearly 5,000 books for children and adults. A selection of DVDs
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lic use with Internet access and a staff of friendly librarians that can help visitors find just what they are looking for. Users should bring a picture ID in order to obtain a library card and have access to library resources. Located on the Bryan College campus off of Old Washington Highway, the Bryan Library’s public access hours during the regular school year are Monday through Thursday 7:45 a.m.-8:45 p.m., 7:45-5 p.m. on Friday, and Sunday from 6 to 8:45 p.m. Summer hours are Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. For more information, call 423-775-7307.
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Dayton City School teaches kindergarten through eighth-grade Dayton City has a separate K-8 school system. City students attend Dayton City School until completion of the eighth grade, at which time they transfer to Rhea County High School. The school currently instructs approximately nearly 900 students and consists of several teachers and administrators. The school recently constructed a new cafetorium, pictured below,
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that serves as a cafeteria and auditorium once complete. The Dayton City Council serves as the Dayton City School Board. Members of the Dayton City School Board include Chairman Hurley Marsh, McKenzie Boling, Bobby Doss, Caleb Yawn and Bill Graham. The board typically meets on the first Monday of each month at 5:45 p.m. at the Dayton Municipal
building. The school provides K-8 education and features state-of-the-art classroom equipment as well as interscholastic competition in football and basketball and volleyball. An expansion of the school, adding 11 new classrooms, was completed in January 2015. For more information on Dayton City School, visit www.daytoncity.net or call 423-775-8414.
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Rhea Medical Center (RMC) in Dayton, Rhea County’s only hospital since 1957, has been thriving since it opened its new $28 million facility on Aug. 23, 2007. The facility is located at the corner of White Oak Road and Rhea County Highway. The hospital has won numerous awards and has been named among the top 100 critical access hospitals in the country. The 75,000-square-footfacility includes 25 private patient rooms, 14 emergency department exam rooms, an expanded operating suite, and a broad spectrum of top-of-theline diagnostic and patient care equipment. RMC is a countyowned, nonprofit organization serving the people of Rhea County. It is gov38 SOURCE
erned by a seven-member board of directors. The hospital provides general acute care services such as such as internal medicine, general surgery, gynecology, urology, podiatry, pulmonology, cardiology, oncology, orthopedics and physician care in family practice. RMC began being accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of HealthCare Organizations in 1999. Since 1999, the medical center has operated an outpatient physical therapy center. RMC has added industrial medicine to the scope of services offered over the last few years. Visiting specialists provide service in, orthopedics, podiatry, urology, pulmonology and cardiology.
The hospital has its own helipad for use by regional medical helicopters such as LifeForce at Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga or Life Star at the University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville. The hospital also plays an important role in providing health education to county residents. Each year RMC provides a multitude of direct
services to the community including CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation) training, blood-borne pathogen training, and general health education. Additionally, to assist with efforts to raise money for acquiring new equipment and technology upgrades, Rhea Medical Center has formed a nonprofit foundation called the Rhea Medical Center Healthcare Foundation.
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RC3 Rhea County Community Center Rhea County Community Center is in full operation after opening for business 2016. RC3 — the Rhea County Community Center — is showcasing all that Rhea
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of Dayton [which owns the building] to keep the place we are in,” Horton said. “And then the city, YMCA and Fort Bluff [National Association of Christian Athletes] helped us keep the equipment, and once we had that arrangement, we knew we had something to work with.” RC3 currently offers a variety of services from a weight room to basketball courts and cardio equipment as well as a variety of group exercise classes including cycling, yoga, Pilates and a dance and sculpt class. “One of the biggest and most important programs we offer is our Silver Sneakers program,” Horton said. The Silver Sneakers program, she said, is geared toward senior citizens and provides nine classes per week
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that offer physical fitness activities for its participants. The facility also offers a variety of programs for ages 4 to 18, and a childcare program for children 6-monthsold to 8-years-old. RC3 offers a variety of membership plans including deals geared toward family memberships, senior memberships and student/college membership. Current operating hours are: • Monday through Friday — 5 a.m. to 9 p.m.; • Wednesday and Friday — 5 a.m. to 7 p.m.; • Saturday — 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.; and • Sunday — 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. RC3 is located at 232 Fourth Avenue in Dayton and can be contacted by calling (423) 775-0821. More information can also be obtained at the facility’s website at www. rheacountycommunitycenter.org.
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Rhea County’s natural beauty and historic nostalgia have long drawn tourists to the area. Whether visitors are hoping to revisit the events around the famed Scopes Trial or simply looking for views to take their breath away, they won’t leave the area disappointed. For the historians at heart, Rhea County offers several museums and historic trails that relay the stories of the area’s past. The Scopes museum, located in the basement of Dayton’s Rhea County Courthouse, gives an inside look at the events that led up to the nationally renown Scopes Trial of 1925. The trial, which brought the issue of evolution in public schools to the forefront 47 SOURCE
of the American public’s mind, played out in the main courtroom of the Rhea County Courthouse. The City of Dayton installed several picklball courts downtown and consistently draws players to the area. The Spring City Museum opened in May 2008 and is located in part of the Spring City Depot, next to the Spring City Chamber of Commerce office. The museum tells the history of Spring City through several displays of what downtown Spring City looked like in the 1940s and ‘50s, along with details about the town of Rhea Springs, African American history and the Tennessee Valley Authority.
The museum often changes its exhibits and themes to give visitors a wide sampler of the area’s past. Two locations in Rhea County are also part of the Southern Tennessee Civil War Trail, which documents events and locations connected to the war. The Washington Ferry is one of the two sites, since it was used extensively as troops crossed the Tennessee River. Buttram Cemetery, located in Dayton, is the other Rhea County spot listed on the trail. The Appalachian Quilt Trail is a fun way for visitors and Rhea County natives to enjoy a mixture of agriculture, local culture See FUN, PAGE 50
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and art. Nine hand-painted star-themed quilt squares have been displayed throughout downtown Dayton, giving people a chance to tour the rich historical sites while learning a thing or two about antique quilt designs unique to the area. As part of the Appalachian Quilt Trail, Dayton’s quilt stops join hundreds of other locations around Tennessee that lead visitors through streets, underground caves, artist studios, the
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Appalachian Trail and farmers markets. In August 2009 Dayton Chamber of Commerce and MainStreet Dayton began sponsoring Dayton’s chapter of the quilt trail, dubbed “The Stars of Downtown Dayton,” and it has drawn quite a few tourists to the area. Brochures and guides to the Appalachian Quilt Trail are available at the Rhea County Welcome Center. As far as natural beauty, the county’s mountainous terrain and system of rivers and lakes make the area a haven for hikers, campers, fishermen and recreational
boaters. With the Cumberland Mountains running along the western border, Rhea County is full of thriving forests, aweinspiring waterfalls, rock formations, gorges and an array of hiking trails in the Laurel-Snow State Natural Area. Shopping opportunities abound in Rhea County, with shops offering antiques, gifts, apparel, music and art supplies, flowers and more in Dayton and Spring City. And for the hearty appetites, multiple restaurants across the county offer cuisine rang-
ing from home-cooked southern styles and delis to international-themed restaurants. Tourists and Rhea County locals alike take advantage of the area’s relaxing getaways, which come in the form of campgrounds, resorts and marinas, hotels and motels and bed and breakfast accommodations. Pet lodging facilities are also available in Dayton and Spring City. For more information on specific listings of places to stay in Rhea County, visit the Rhea County Welcome Center for a wide selection of brochures.
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Local leagues and facilities offer athletic opportunities Regardless of the time of year or what type of athlete you are, a variety of recreational opportunities and leagues exist in Rhea County for residents to get involved in. Ranging from family fun at area bowling centers, raceways and walking tracks to competitive baseball, football, soccer and softball leagues, there are leisure time activities available throughout the year for people of all ages. Baseball Organized youth baseball leagues are plentiful in Rhea County. Both Dayton and Spring City have youth baseball leagues. In Dayton, there are leagues for 5-to-6-yearolds, 7-to-8-year-olds, 9-to10-year-olds, 11-to-12-yearolds, and there has been in the past a team for 13-to-14year-olds. All leagues are in the Dizzy Dean Baseball organization. Spring City has leagues for 3- to 12-year-olds in the Dixie Youth Baseball organization. Basketball Pick-up games can be played at outdoor courts at Veterans Park in Spring City, at a combination ten54 SOURCE
Spring City are played on Avenue Sports Complex. Graysville’s tennis court Red Dog Field to the left of Rhea County Highway is adjacent to the Graysville Ball Park, Walking Track heading north. and Community Center off of Pikeville Avenue. Spring Golf The Dayton Golf and City’s courts are located adCountry Club is an 18-hole jacent to Veterans Park. golf course north of Dayton and just west of Rhea Pickleball County Highway on Payne The City of Dayton reLane. It hosts an industrial league and other periodic cently constructed pickBowling tournaments. Some tour- leball courts in the downBowling is a year-round neys require membership town area that have already activity that attracts both in the country club. For been host to traveling tourthe young and the young- more information at 423- naments. at-heart. Crystal Lanes on 775-2313. Old Graysville Road has leagues for adults all year Walking Track Softball and youth and children’s The Dayton, Spring City, Youth softball leagues leagues during certain are offered in Rhea County. Graysville, Old Washingtimes of the year. You don’t The Dayton Girls Soft- ton, Frazier and Walden’s have to be in a league to ball Association offers Ridge communities offer bowl at Crystal Lanes. Con- teams and leagues for girls walking tracks. tact Debbie or Toby Carter 4-and-under, 6-and-under, Dayton’s Washington at 423-775-1547 for more in- 8-and-under, 10-and-un- Park track is on either side formation. der, 12-and-under, and of the Highway 27 bypass near the Highway 30 inter14-and-under. Spring City Dixie Youth section. A newer walking Football softball also fields at least track is located at the Delaware Avenue Sports ComDayton and Spring City one team each year. plex. offer football teams for chilSpring City has two dren. Both the Little Eagles Tennis and Red Dogs usually have Dayton, Graysville and walking tracks: one at Vetteams for ages 5 to 6 (Wee Spring City offer com- eran’s Park off of New Lake Pees), 7 to 8 (Pee Wees), 9 munity tennis courts. The Road and another at the to 10 (Juniors) and 11 to 12 Dayton courts are located Nature Park on the north downtown near Wash- end of town. Graysville’s (Seniors). Games in Dayton are ington Park (The Dayton track is adjacent to the played at Gabbert Field be- Walking Track) and Pend- Graysville Ball Park and hind the Dayton Regional ergrass Park. Six courts are Community Center off of Skill Center. Games in also located at the Delaware Pikeville Avenue. nis and basketball court in Graysville near the Graysville Ball Park, walking track and Community Center (off Pikeville Avenue), at a court in front of Dayton City School (off Market Street near Robinson Manufacturing Company) and at the Delaware Avenue Sports Complex.
Laurel-Snow offers outdoor fun Laurel-Snow State Natural Area is a 2,259-acre natural area located in Rhea County. The natural area occurs on the Walden Ridge of the Cumberland Plateau and contains a section of gorge that is deeply dissected by Morgan, Henderson, Laurel and Richland Creeks. The site is named after two scenic waterfalls, Laurel Falls (80 feet) and Snow Falls (35 feet), and features two prominent overlooks, Buzzard Point and Bryan Overlook (also known as Raven Point). The natural area also has scenic creeks, steep gorges, geologic features, a small stand of virgin timber and a wide variety of plants. After about 1.5 miles of hiking into the natural area beside Richland Creek, the trail forks. You can reach Buzzard Point and Snow Falls by following the trail as it forks to the left going west.
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The trail to the right leads to Laurel Snow Falls and then eventually climbs to the top of the falls. The distance for both trails is about eight miles round trip. The land use history of this area remains evident in places. Logging and deep mining took place in some portions of the area in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s. Some remnants of the mining activities can still be seen along the trail near the parking area. Part of Richland Creek dammed to serve as the Dayton Reservoir and was once the water supply for the town of Dayton. The low dam across the stream can still be seen, although water is no longer collected here for the town. The Laurel-Snow trail was the first National Recreation Trail designated in Tennessee. See http://www.americantrails.org/nationalrecreationtrails/ for more information.
Public Access Public access is allowed; parking and hiking trails are provided. The natural area has 10.5 miles of hiking trails. Backcountry camping is by permit only. Call 423-566-2229 to obtain a permit or request more information. Directions Laurel-Snow is located north of Dayton and is accessible via Highway 27. From the north turn right, and from the south turn left, onto Walnut Grove Road north of Dayton (Walgreens on corner). Proceed 3/4 of a mile (pass La-Z-Boy factory) and turn left onto Back Valley Road. On Back Valley Road, proceed 0.7 miles and turn right onto an unmarked gravel road/Richland Creek Road (a small white church is on the opposite side of the road). Proceed about one mile to the parking area at the end of Richland Creek Road.
Rhea County is a hotspot for hunters and anglers Rhea County’s beautiful scenery is the perfect setting for the outdoorsman to hunt and fish. Portions of Chickamauga and Watts Bar Lakes and the Tennessee River snake their way through the county, and parts of three wildlife refuges managed by the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency can also be found in the county. TYPES OF FISH IN THE AREA According to TWRA Region 3 Reservoir Fisheries Biologist Mike Jolley there are several types of fishing opportunities available in Rhea County in Chickamauga and Watts Bar Reservoirs as well as some of their tributaries. In regards to these reservoirs there are many species that may be targets for anglers, such as: Black bass (largemouth, smallmouth, spotted) Excellent opportunities for “bass” fishing exist on Chickamauga and Watts Bar Reservoirs. Springtime fishing is when most anglers pursue these species due to the high activity this time of year by bass in pre spawn to post spawn 56 SOURCE
conditions (April – June). Summertime fishing is also prevalent, especially at night. Fishing for bass in these reservoirs is pursued year around in some fashion with good success. Targeting bass in their preferred habitat (brush, rip rap banks, points, humps, etc.), as one would suspect, is advantageous. A variety of artificial baits such as plastics, crankbaits, topwater lures, jigs, spinnerbaits and also some live bait are the tackle of choice. Crappie (black, white) Many anglers pursue crappie for their excellent table fare. Most pursuits are conducted during the months of March and April which correlate with spawning activities. Several anglers have learned to catch crappie year around with good success. Various types of small jig-type lures and artificial flies are used as well as live minnows. Preferred habitat for crappie consist of brush piles, tree tops, stumps, etc. “Blacknose” black crappie may be caught in these reservoirs as well. These fish have been stocked in Watts Bar on a limited basis. “Blacknose” crappie are
Walleye simply a black crappie with A new walleye stocking a black genetic stripe down program was initiated in the top of their head. Watts Bar Reservoir in 2011. This will replace the sauger Sunfish stocking program there. (bluegill, redear) Large numbers The plans are to stock these of both bluegill and fish annually in hopes of esredear(shellcracker) exist in tablishing a walleye fishery. both reservoirs. These fish Walleye are closely related can be caught in a variety of to sauger and many of the habitat using many differ- same tactics can be used to ent kinds of bait. Because catch them. However, typiof this, they are a good tar- cally walleye live longer get for introducing kids to and over year around fishfishing. Most fishing for ing opportunities. these species is conducted in late spring throughout Striped bass (rock fish): the summer months. Like These fish are known for crappie, these species also their fierce fight and large offer great table fare. The size. They are stocked into baits of choice are usually Watts Bar Reservoir anvery small artificial lures, nually by TWRA. Howworms (earth, wax and ever, populations exist in meal worms), crickets, and Chickamauga Reservoir as well through dam passage. flies. Many anglers travel from out of state to encounter Sauger These fish are stocked these fish. The tailwaters into Chickamauga Res- are the most popular areas ervoirs on a regular basis for fishing for striped bass. and have been stocked Larger fishing gear and into Watts Bar in the past. equipment are necessary Sauger are mostly pursed when pursuing these fish. in the cooler months (pre- Live gizzard shad or skipSpring). They are usually jack are the baits of choice. caught while drift fishing But many large artificial in the river current. Some baits can be quiet effective very effective areas for as well. catching sauger are tailwaters, shoals, and mouths of certain creeks. See HUNT, PAGE 57
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at various stores. This guide will educate the angler with the knowledge about current regulations and other CONTINUED FROM PAGE 56 facts regarding these species and inCatfish: The most common types formation on all reservoirs in the state. of catfish caught in this area are blue, channel, and flatheads. Drift fishHUNTING/FISHING GUIDES ing various types of cut fish bait and Hunting and fishing guides can be “stink” baits (commercial pellets, picked up at no charge from license chicken livers, worms, hot dogs, etc.) agents in the area. are usually the most effective. These These guides tell the different ages fish are usually caught drift fishing and circumstances that a hunting/ while good current exists. However, fishing license is needed and the types many people catch these fish by using of licenses that are available. There is a trotlines and jug fishing. cost for licenses. Hunting/fishing license agents in Trout: Rainbow trout are stocked Rhea County include: annually, during the spring time in Dayton: Bluewater Campground/ Piney Creek located in the Spring Marina, The Dayton Boat Dock, The City Area. Stockings usually occur in Rhea County Clerk in the Phil Swafthe “park area” up Shut-In Gap Road ford Building, Wal-Mart and Time from Highway 68. Stocking sched- Saver Market ules are listed in the Tennessee FishSpring City: Arrowhead Resort, ing Guide. Lures and baits of choice Lakeside Resort, Rhea Harbor, Inc., 27 are corn, worms, small spinners, flies, Market, Chattin Market, Rocky Top etc. gas station, Terrace View Marina and Resort, Pennine Farm Supply and The Region 3 TWRA Reservoir Caroles Country Store Fisheries Crew conducts annual surThese locations can also assist with veys to evaluate the status of the fish- boat registration. eries in these reservoirs and makes recommendations accordingly. These HUNTING AREAS/PUBLIC surveys would include electro-fish- LANDS ing, seining, trapnetting, gill netting, TWRA manages several areas and a roving creel survey to obtain for hunting and public use in Rhea data used in managing the reservoir County. The largest areas include Yuresources. chi Refuge, Washington Ferry, CotAdditionally, TWRA, Town of tonport and Yellow Creek waterfowl Spring City, and the Watts Bar Lake area. Association, along with several supAll these areas have small game porters and volunteers, host the an- opportunities and some have nonnual Kid’s Fishing Rodeo on free fish- quota big game hunting. ing day in early June at Spring City In order to determine the location Veteran’s Park. This is one of the larg- and specific regulations concerning est of this type of event in the state. these areas, drop by your local license It is recommended that all anglers agent or TWRA office and pick up a consult the most recent version of the copy of the 2011-12 hunting guide. All Tennessee Fishing Guide, which is the areas mentioned above are listed distributed by TWRA and available as well as many smaller tracts that are 57 SOURCE
available for hunters. Many of the Chickamauga Wildlife Management Area tracts have no deeded access and must be reached by boat or across private property. You must have permission from the landowner to cross their property to access these parcels. Remember, it is the hunter’s responsibility to know the regulations and have permission before the hunt. ACCESS AREAS MANAGED OR OWNED BY TWRA A list of access areas managed by the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency that boaters can use to put their boats in the water in Rhea County is available from the TWRA. For more information contact John Mayer, regional manager, or Dan Hicks, III, information and education coordinator at the TWRA Region 3 office, 1-800-262-6704 or 931-484-9571. LICENSE FEES AND INFORMATION According to the TWRA, hunting and fishing license year matches the hunting and fishing seasons. Licenses go on sale February 18 each year (the beginning of prime fishing) and are valid through the last day of February (the end of hunting season). Most licenses, except the Lifetime Sportsman License and specialty licenses, such as Wheelchair, Disabled Veteran, SSI (Supplemental Security Income), and Blind Fishing licenses, are available from most county clerks, sporting goods stores, hardware stores, boat docks and other interested merchants and from all TWRA offices. All license prices, except the Lifetime Sportsman, include an agent’s fee. You can also purchase licenses on line at the TWRA Web site: www. state.tn.us/twra.
RHEA COUNTY UTILITY PROVIDERS Obtaining services such as gas, electric, phone, water and garbage pickup are just some of the tasks new residents must complete. Use this step-by-step guide as a tool to help you along this process. ELECTRIC SERVICES Dayton Dayton and Evensville residents receive electric (and water) services through the City of Dayton. To establish electric service with the City of Dayton, whether you are renting, buying or building, you will be required to go to the municipal building on West First Avenue to fill out an application and pay a deposit. You may pay your bill by direct deposit, by mail, online or by the drive-thru behind Dayton Electric and Water Department. For more information on deposits, fees, bills or for any other inquiries, call the City of Dayton at 423-775-1817. Graysville Graysville residents receive electric service 58 SOURCE
from the Electric Power Board of Chattanooga. To establish service, you can visit one of the three office locations in Chattanooga to sign an application and pay a $200 deposit (you can waive the $200 deposit by providing a letter of credit from another utility company or by having good credit based on an official credit report). You must also present two forms of identification, such as driver’s license and social security card. The three offices are located at 10 West Martin Luther King Blvd. and 5830 Brainerd Rd., both in Chattanooga, and 2124 Northpoint Blvd. in Hixson. You can also apply over the phone between the hours of 7 a.m. and 10 p.m. by calling 423648-1372. Driver’s license and social security card information must be provided over the phone and you may be required to mail in a copy of both forms of identification. Whether you apply in person or over the phone, service can usually be established within 24 hours.
For more information, contact the Electric Power Board of Chattanooga at 423-648-1372.
with any questions regarding bills, activations, fees, deposits and other inquiries at 423-365-5220.
Spring City Rhea County residents in Spring City and those living north of Evensville receive their electricity through Volunteer Energy Cooperative (VEC). VEC’s office is located at 425 Wassom Memorial Highway in Spring City. Renters, builders and buyers should call VEC
NATURAL GAS Middle Tennessee Natural Gas (MTNG), located on South Market Street in Dayton, provides natural gas to most of the Graysville, Dayton, Evensville and Spring City areas. New patrons are asked to come by the See UTILITY, PAGE 59
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Freedom Communications USA: 1-877-7399900 CONTINUED FROM PAGE 58 VolState: 423-664-5200 office to pay a non-re- (businesses only) fundable connection fee Bledsoe Telephone and fill out paperwork. Cooperative: 423-447For more information, 2121 call MTNG at 423-7752422 or visit its website at www.mtng.com. WATER New residents to DayTELEPHONE ton and Evensville can Several companies of- establish water service fer telephone service for when they establish their landlines. electric service with the AT&T: 1-888-757-6500 City of Dayton if their Charter Communica- new residence is served tions: 1-877-728-3814 by Dayton. For more in-
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formation, call the City of Dayton at 423-775-1817.
Spring City New residents to Spring City can establish water service by going Grandview by Spring City MuniciThe Grandview Utili- pal Building, 229 Front ty District can be reached St. For more information, call Spring City Town at 931-456-0706. Hall at 423-365-6441. Graysville The Town of Graysville provides water to Graysville residents. For more information, call town hall at 423-775-9242, or go by the office at 136 Harrison Avenue.
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from smaller utility districts. The districts and the areas they serve are: Watts Bar Utility District 1-800-882-5099 (Serving Spring City area: Hwy. 68 from Watts Bar Dam to Hwy. 27; New Lake Road to the city limits; other areas on Hwy. 68).Obtaining services such as gas, electric, phone, water and garbage pickup are just some of the tasks new residents must complete. Use this step-by-step guide as a tool to help you along this process. North Utility District of Rhea County 23928 Rhea County Highway Spring City, TN 37381 365-2680 (Serving northern Rhea County north of Piney River, including Pine Grove, Mars Hill, Roddy, Newport and Toestring Road) GARBAGE SERVICE Dayton Residents within the Dayton city limits can receive weekly curbside garbage pick-up service from the City of Dayton. To begin service and to find out your pickup day, call the city at 775-1817. Graysville To establish garbage pick-up in Graysville, contact the city hall at 775-9242 and notify them of your residence. Spring City Spring City residents living within the city limits can establish garbage pick-up when they ap60 SOURCE
ply for water service. Simply no- also offers high speed Internet Sertify the town hall of your location vices. For more information, call and they will inform you of the (423) 447-2121. day your service is provided. For more information, call 365-6441. OBTAINING A TENNESSEE DRIVER’S LICENSE CABLE TV SERVICE Dayton You can obtain a Tennessee Cable service to Dayton resi- driver’s license in Chattanooga dents is provided by Charter Com- and surrounding areas Monday munications, located at 133 Cherry through Friday. For information, Street. call 423-634-6218. For information on cable rates in the Dayton area, call 1-888-438AUTO REGISTRATION 2427. To register your automobile and obtain a Tennessee license Spring City plate and tag, contact Linda ShavCable service is provided to er, Rhea County Clerk at 775-7808. Spring City residents by Spring City Cable TV, located at 140 Ellis Street. For more information on cable OBTAINING A 911 ADDRESS rates in the Spring City area, call To acquire an address for new 365-7288. or existing parcels of land with 911 call the Rhea County 911 office at Bledsoe Telephone Cooperative 775-6078.
UT Extension Office serves all of Rhea County UT/TSU Extension provides a gateway to the University of Tennessee as the outreach unit of the Institute of Agriculture and to the Tennessee State University College of Agriculture, Human & Natural Sciences. With an office in every county, UT/TSU Extension delivers educational programs and research-based information to citizens throughout the state of Tennessee. Working with farmers, families, youth, and communities, Extension helps improve people’s lives by addressing problems and issues at the local, state, and national levels.
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niques and livestock management practices. They also educate farmers on how to be more efficient in their use of labor, equipment, land and other resources and provide educational programs on expert care and efficient production and management of animals. UT/TSU Extension also provides programs to help homeowners and nursery owners with plant, turf and landscape issues. Whether it is planting a tree in your yard, identifying an insect that’s gnawing on your plants, treating a fungus in your lawn, or deciding which fertilizer to use, UT/TSU Extension has the knowledge and expertise to help with garden, lawn and landscaping questions and problems. Programs offered on a local level include Master Beef Producer, Master Gardener, Master Goat Producer, Pesticide Certification and Beef Quality Assurance Training just to name a few.
Family and Consumer Science Programs in Family and Consumer Sciences focus on strengthening individuals, families and communities by addressing critical issues and needs, such as teaching parenting skills, improving nutrition and health, managing family finances, addressing child care needs and much more. The four prior-
ity knowledge areas in Family and Consumer Science are: Family Economics, Health and Safety, Human Development and Nutrition and Food Safety. Programs offered locally include parenting classes, Dining with Diabetes, Canning College and financial planning among others. See UT, PAGE 62
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in leadership, citizenship, teamwork and decision-making. Members can show project animals and participate CONTINUED FROM PAGE 61 in numerous judging teams and contests. 4-H members have an oppor4-H Youth Development: 4-H is the youth development tunity to travel, meet friends from program of UT/TSU Extension. Pre- across the state and across the counparing young people to become re- try, receive college scholarships and sponsible, capable and involved much more. leaders and citizens of Tennessee UT/TSU Extension offers its proand the nation is the goal of the 4-H program. The goal is accomplished grams to all eligible persons regardby providing educational experienc- less of race, color, national origin, es for young people to gain knowl- age, sex, disability, religion or vetedge, develop life skills, live healthy eran status. For more information lives, make intelligent career choices on these or other UT/TSU Extension and form positive attitudes—values programs, please contact us: young people will rely on throughout their lives. Contact Information: Youth in grades 4th-12th can be 125 Court Street involved in the 4-H program. 4-H Dayton, TN. 37321 clubs are conducted in the classPhone: (423) 775-7807 room at each of the city and county Fax: (423) 365-0280 schools. 4-H members develop skills
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United Way of Rhea County provides services to the local community The Rhea County United Way makes it a priority to care for its community. United Way is a local, nonprofit, volunteerbased organization that focuses resources on a number of local needs. It has been active in Rhea County for more than 50 years. In addition to funding a host of local agencies, United Way sponsors several events. United Way functions along with partners and funded programs are listed below. For more information on any United Way program, or an unmet need, call the United Way office at 423-775-5633. HEALTH SERVICES Drug Take Back Day — United Way in corporation with RCAD and local law enforcement hosts this event two times a year. Any unwanted or expired medications will be collected at specified locations by our local law enforcement for proper and safe disposal. The program helps keep these drugs out of the hands of our youth as 68 SOURCE
well as our water systems and landfills. Drug Take Back Day are held each fall and spring. Rural Area Medical Clinic (RAM) – United Way partnered with the Rhea County Health Council and others to bring to Rhea County the RAM Clinic back in 2019. And due to the success and overwhelming numbers of individuals that were served with either glasses or dental services and sometimes both, United Way has requested to be on the program’s planning list for in the future. Kidney Foundation — United Way dollars provide local assistance for patients needing help with gas for trips to treatments, emergency funding on rent or food and/or other unexpected expenses that creep up. Rhea County Mental Health Center — United Way dollars are used to allow qualifying patients the necessary medication evaluations, management service and counseling necessary for the improvement of their own survival skills. 2-1-1 Information &
Referral Network — No direct local United Way dollars are used for this service. It is funded by Greater Chattanooga United Way. FamilyWize Discount Prescription Cards – A free service offered thru the United Way office for those that need assistance with their prescription. This is a nationwide discount program that is accepted by most of our local pharmacies for prescriptions not covered by insurance. EMERGENCY AND BASIC NEEDS Rhea County Adult Literacy Council — United Way dollars supports the education programs needed by unemployed adults wanting to further their education and job training. American Red Cross — United Way dollars provide funding for Rhea County families that have been burn out of their homes. SENIOR SERVICES Rhea/Richland Senior Neighbors — Unit-
ed Way dollars are used to keep the seniors interest through crafts, field trips and numerous activities each for the purpose of improving the quality of their lives. Rhea County Veterans Coordinating Committee — United Way dollars are dedicated to the operation of the van used for transportation of veterans to Nashville, Murfreesboro and Chattanooga. YOUTH SERVICES Imagination Library — The Imagination Library is run by the United Way office for Rhea County children age birth to five years. Each registered child receives one book a month by mail that is appropriate for their age. This allows family time together as an adult family member or older sibling reads to the child allowing them to be better prepared for entering school. Boy Scouts — United Way dollars provide financial assistance See UNITED, PAGE 69
Herald-News file photo United Way is also a sponsor of The Book Bus, which was unveiled earlier in 2021. The Book Bus travels throughout Rhea County to various schools and events to provide free books for local children.
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to youth and volunteers, as requested, to participate fully in scouting programs and camps. 4-H Club — United Way dollars are used to pay camp and conference fees for Rhea County attending youth as well as 4-H events and recognition of outstanding youth. Stuff the Bus – United Way partners with the Rhea County Health Council bringing the community together in providing school supplies to our school age children attending schools in Rhea County.
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Members of the Dayton Chamber of Commerce 101.1 The Eagle P.O. Box 24556, Knoxville TN 37933 2856441 1st Avenue Pizza, Books & Treats 283 1st Avenue, Dayton TN 37321 423-570-1000 1st Franklin Financial Corp 3055 Rhea County Highway, Suite 330, Dayton TN 37321 423-775-6604 5 Talents Financial 9 to 5 Barber Shop A Creative Company Graysville TN 423-645-5227 A+ Technical Services 3931 Rhea County Highway, Dayton TN 37321 423-570-1277
676 Broadway, Dayton TN 37321 775-2131 Amazon Hub Delivery Amedisys Home Health 3055 Rhea County Highway, Suite 330, Dayton TN 37321 423-244-5035 American Job Center – Dayton 200 4th Avenue, Suite 101, Dayton TN 37321 423-570-1107 x 225 American Pride Produce Market 3333 Rhea County Highway, Dayton TN 37321 6184390 Angie Stumbo, Realtor/ Real Broker
Abide Dance Studio
Animal Hospital for Rhea County 9961 Rhea County Highway, Dayton TN 37321 775-4003
Advance Financial 4417 Rhea County Highway, Dayton TN 37322 615-341-5901
ArtCrafters 1356 Market Street, Dayton TN 37321 775-1401
AirMed Network 706-483-4428 Airxcel Suburban Division 70 SOURCE
BHS Property Management BKP Studio
BNI Southeast Tennessee Baltimore Aitcoil Company Bargain Blessings Pallet Liquidation Sales Barth Health Concepts Bayne’s Business Machine Beautiful You Hair Salon 1423 Maley Hollow Road, Suite #3, Dayton TN 37321 423-570-0640
Boo and Bitty’s Family Campground 460 Pine Hollow Road, Dayton TN 37321 423-799-1250 Boys and Girls Club, Rhea County Brown Mini Storage 646 Walnut Grove Road, Dayton TN 37321 775-1318 Bryan College 721 Bryan Drive, Dayton TN 37321 423-775-7210
Benchmark Physical Therapy 7693 Rhea County Highway, #2, Dayton TN 37321 570-0907
C&C Accounting
Best Buy Metals
Candi Harris State Farm Insurance 7002 Rhea County Highway, Dayton TN 37321 775-6121
Bishop Realty LLC Black Ridge Realty Blackoak Carriage Company
Caldwell Design and Engineering
Blazing Hope Ranch Bobbie McKenzie
Captain D’s 4049 Rhea County Highway, Dayton TN 37321 423-476-7823
Blood Assurance, Inc. 705 East 4th Street, Chattanooga TN 37403 756-0966
Care Center, The 285 Main Street, Dayton TN 37321 775-0019
Castrol Express Lube 7277 Rhea County Highway, Dayton TN 37321
Combs Tree Service 261 Boofer Lane, Dayton TN 37321 423-619-0227
Center Stage Dance Company P.O. Box 340, Harrison TN 37341 423-320-8447
Concerned Citizens of Rhea County 2668 Oak Hill Road, Dayton TN 37321 423-834-2117
CENTURY 21/Roberson Realty Unlimited 137 Florida Avenue, Dayton TN 37321 775-6121
Congioloso, Teresa 143 Third Avenue, Dayton TN 37321 423-421-7852
Chattanooga Allergy Clinic, PLLC 163 Walnut Grove Church Road, #101, Dayton TN 37321 899-0431
Core Academy of Science 345 California Avenue, Dayton TN 37321 423-227-1106
Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport Authority Chattanooga State Community College 200 4th Avenue, Suite 101, Dayton TN 37321 365-5010 Chelse B. Reed City Church of Dayton City of Dayton 399 First Avenue, Dayton TN 37321 423-775-1817 Coldwell Banker/Pryor Realty 3981 Rhea County Highway, Dayton TN 37321 775-4044 71 SOURCE
Cookies and Cream
Corinthian Mortgage Group Cornerstone Insurance 280 2nd Avenue, Suite #6, Dayton TN 37321 775-9311 Courtyard at Deer Ridge, The 195 Deer Ridge Drive, Dayton TN 37321 775-7071 Cumberland Trails Conference 409 Thurman Ave Ste 102, Crossville, TN 38555 931-456-6259 Custom Cut Metals Dayton Arts League 3869 Ogden Road, Dayton TN 37321 775-5122
Dayton Church of God, The Family Church 3314 Rhea County Highway, Dayton TN 37321 775-2769 Dayton Coffee Shop 280 Second Avenue, Dayton TN 37321 423-775-6156 Dayton Downtown Nutrition 175 Alabama Avenue, Dayton TN 37321 423-428-9292 Dayton Drug and Wellness 6985 Rhea County Highway, Dayton TN 37321 775-5511
Dayton Glass Company 290 Main Street, Dayton TN 37321 775-0404 Dayton Rotary Club P.O. Box 481, Dayton TN 37321 Dayton Storage Dean’s Treats Deer Lake Lodge Denise Steel, Realtor Diana’s Daughter’s Honey (Pace Farms) Dillard Construction 2631 Rhea County Highway, Dayton TN 37321 775-1793
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Dayton Golf & Country Club 315 Payne Lane, Dayton TN 37321 775-2313
Eagle Exxon 8995 Rhea County Highway, Dayton TN 37321 775-0160
Dayton Housing Authority 270 Railroad Street, Dayton TN 37321 775-1871 x227 Dayton Lions Club P.O. Box 82, Dayton TN 37321 653-5466 Dayton Monuments, Inc. 252 Dayton Mt Highway, Dayton TN 37321 570-1222
Eclipse Events EdFinancial Services El Toro Authentic Mexican Grill 4285 Rheas County Highway, #2, Dayton TN 37321 775-2644 Ellis and Ellis England Marketing Erlanger Health System
Express Employment Professionals Eyes on Main 1286 Market Street, Dayton TN 37321 775-4747 Farmers Insurance, Beasley Agency 1452 Market Street, Dayton TN 37321 428-9222 Firefly Pediatrics Firehouse Subs 3035 Rhea County Highway, Suite 110, Dayton TN 37321 423-920-5505 Firehouse Subs First Choice Lending Services LLC First Farmers and Commercial Bank 297 Main Street, Dayton TN 37321 423-664-9488 First United Methodist Church 993 Market Street, Dayton TN 37321 775-0262 FirstBank 1525 Market Street, Dayton TN 37321 775-1522 Food City Dayton Freebird Barber Co. French’s Shoes & Boots 4121 Rhea County High72 SOURCE
way, Suite 102, Dayton TN 37321 615-280-1144 x228 Gathering Place, The 1435 Market Street, Dayton TN 37321 775-2345 General Shale 241 Hoyal Lane, Spring City TN 37381 365-2444 Gilbreath Creek Community Goins Heating and Air Conditioning 132 Pikeville Avenue, Graysville TN 37338 423-775-0773 Good Samaritan Thrift Golden Eagle Nutrition 1436 Market Street, Dayton TN 37321 646-571-7529 Hearth Hospice 2700 Executive Park Drive NW, Cleveland TN 37312 Helping Hands Helping Hearts 7937 Rhea County Highway, Dayton TN 37321 423-827-7421
Hernandez Mexican Food Hi-Tech Tire Hose Hounds Equipment Repair Herald-News, The 1475 Market Street, Dayton TN 37321 775-6111 Hospice of Chattanooga 7692 Rhea County Highway, Suite 4, Dayton TN 37321 570-0101 Huber Engineering 2365 Cawood Road, Spring City TN 37381 365-5556 HumBug Pest Control P.O. Box 2508, Dunlap TN 37327 423-447-7254 Integrity Home Care 215 Dayton Mtn Highway, Dayton TN 37321 423-428-9291 Isaiah 117 House
Henderson Home Inspections, LLC 423-208-5781
Integrity Septic and Drain 3245 Old Graysville Road, Sale Creek TN 37373 423-529-9855
Hennessey Outdoor Electronics 860 Rhea County Highway, Dayton TN 37321
Jennings Coffee & Tea 129 Sierra Drive, Dayton TN 37321 834-9090
Johnson’s TaeKwonDo Academy 200 Able Drive, Suite 15, Dayton TN 37321 775-0198 KC Studios Keener Marketing 3737 Rhea County Highway, Dayton TN 37321 775-3300 Keller Williams, Ridge to River 143 Third Avenue, Dayton TN 37321 770-480-2310 Kut ‘N’ Up Barbershop KFC Dayton, TN 3586 Rhea County Highway, Dayton TN 37321 828-437-8000 La-Z-Boy Chair Company 500 Walnut Grove Road P.O. Box 457, Dayton TN 37321 775-3900 Life Care Center of Rhea County 10055 Rhea County Highway, Dayton TN 37321 423-847-6777 Lifemaid Logan Family Medicine 8845 Rhea County Highway, Dayton TN 37321 775-4261
Lorenzen Farm Lytle Loans 425 Main Street, Dayton TN 37321 423-664-0660 M&M Fun Time Novelties MainStreet Dayton 107 Main Street, Dayton TN 37321 775-9847 Market St Hair 1599 Market Street, Dayton TN 37321 596-8581 McCarthy Family Chiropractic McCay Southern Generators McClean’s Master Power Washing LLC McCosh Landscaping and Supply McDonalds of Dayton 130 Abel Drive, Dayton TN 37321 423-243-4770 Mejia’s Crazy Burrito Meraki Boutique 423-827-7316 Meta Tech Web Solutions 73 SOURCE
Metro Industrial 2171 Market Street, Unit 15, Dayton TN 37321 775-2303 Mi Cabanita Michelle Ray Event Coordinator Middle Tennessee Natural Gas 951 Market Street P.O. Box 6, Dayton TN 37321 423-775-2422
Mr. Floor Covering 2242 Old Washington Highway P.O. Box 826, Dayton TN 37321 775-4733
Partners in Travel Services 4963 New Harmony Road, Pikeville TN 37367 727-430-4473
MSHN Enterprises, LLC 158 East Idaho, Dayton TN 37321 901-410-9062
PB Ventures, LLC Lenoir City, TN 37772 855-707-3474
Muse Threads 264 Belle Circle, Dayton TN 37321 423-645-4672
Mike Dyer Agency (Nationwide) 1158 Market Street, Dayton TN 37321 775-3011
NACA 370 Fort Bluff Camp Road, Dayton TN 37321 423-775-0488
Mischievous Tacos
New Union Baptist Church 4060 Double S Road, Dayton TN 37321 775-0515
Money Concepts 181 3rd Avenue P.O. Box 442, Dayton TN 37321 570-0975 Monkey Town Brewing Co. 287 1st Avenue, Dayton TN 37321 775-1800
Nokian Tyre 150 Greenway Boulvard, Dayton TN 37321 629-204-0702 Omni Rehab 721 Bryan Drive, Dayton TN 37321 423-775-7101
Monkeytown Inflatables
Paramount Tile Services LLC
Morgan Furniture & Rentals 1402 Market Street, Dayton TN 37321 775-3222
OrthoSport & Spine Physical Therapy 455 Chickamauga Drive, Suite 101, Dayton TN 37321 428-9156
Pierce Sales Pistol Kreek Boutique and Co. Posh Salon PostNet Preferred Title Insurance Agency, Inc. 136 Locust St., Suite 4 Dayton TN 37321 855-2920 Professional Therapy Services of TN, LLC 188 16th Ave. Suite 101, Dayton TN 37321 570-0911 RHEA-ECD Randstand USA Rc3 232 4th Ave., Suite 6, Dayton TN 37321 775-0821 Regions Bank 1502 Market Street P.O. Box 810, Dayton TN 37321 423-428-7780 Rhea County Adult Education
Rhea County Farm Bureau Insurance 108 First Avenue, Dayton TN 37321 775-9171
Rhea Pet Medical Center 2040 Hiwassee Highway, Dayton TN 37321 423-428-9393
Rhea County Historical Society P.O. Box 31, Dayton TN 37321 775-7206
Rhea Richland Senior Neighbors, Inc. 241 Alabama Avenue, Dayton TN 37321 423-775-3405
Rhea County Insurance Services 142 Third Avenue , Dayton TN 37321 423-775-6564 Rhea County Republican Party P.O. Box 171, Evensville TN 37322 423-775-5897 Rhea County United Way 224 4th Avenue, Suite 101 P.O. Box 669, Dayton TN 37321 423-775-5633 Rhea Floral & Gift Shoppe 249 Main Street, Dayton TN 37321 423-775-3551 Rhea Heritage Preservation Foundation 107 Main Street, Dayton TN 37321 423-680-9896 Rhea Medical Center 9400 Rhea County Highway, Dayton TN 37321 423-775-1121 74 SOURCE
Rhea of Sunshine Rheaco Service, Inc. 174 Cemetery Road P.O. Box 588, Dayton TN 37321 423-775-6513 Richland Creek Dental 1272 Market Street, Dayton TN 37321 423-834-9900 River Counties Association of Realtors 2070 Candies Lane, N.W.,Cleveland TN 37312 423-476-5912 River Valley AgCredit 230 Main Street, Dayton TN 37321 423-775-1161 Robinson Manufacturing 798 Market Street, Dayton TN 37321 423-775-8348 Rural 1st S. E. T. H. R. A. 3818 Rhea County Highway, Dunlap TN 37327 423-775-4010
Stulz Air Technology Systems LLC Shooter’s Coffee Sheds 365 LLC Saint Bridget Catholic Church 320 Walnut Grove Church Road, Dayton TN 37321 423-775-2664 Shelter Insurance 4677 Rhea County Highway, Dayton TN 37321 423-775-2107 Sign Solutions Silver Angels of Tennessee-Putnam LLC Small Town Senior Living 152 Hayes Drive, Dayton TN 37321 865-296-1479 South Rhea Animal Hospital 865 Rhea County Highway, Dayton TN 37321 423-775-5619
Spring City Care Center 331 Hinch Street, Spring City TN 37381 423-365-4355 Standifer Orthodontics 225 Main Street, Suite 202, Dayton TN 37321 423-521-7986 Steele Recovery Support and Consulting Services T.P. Reynolds/SFG Medicare TN Voices TenCate 1131 Broadway Street, Dayton TN 37321 423-413-7028 Tennessee Valley Federal Credit Union 3475 Rhea County Highway, Dayton TN 37321 423-634-8400 Tennessee Valley Theatre Terry’s Nail Goodies The Juicy Lemon
SouthEast Bank 3995 Rhea County Highway, Dayton TN 37321 423-567-7049
The Nurse Wellness Collective
Southeastern Surgical Specialists
Through the Looking Glass
Southern Expressions Trophies & Engraving 205 Sunset Drive, Dayton TN 37321 423-285-5304
Title Insurance Company of Dayton 375 2nd Avenue, Suite 2, Dayton TN 37321 423-775-1621
TN Valley Homes and Land 7693 Rhea County Highway, Suite 5, Dayton TN 37321 423-883-3570 Tri-State Property Inspections 3591 Steeple Chase Lane NE, Cleveland TN 37323 423-559-9495 Trinity Chapel 240 1st Avenue, Dayton TN 37321 423-775-6520 TriStar Senior Advisors Troutman Property Solutions 443 Highland Drive, Dayton TN 37321 423-322-9673
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Troutman, Jennie, Realtor 443 Highland Drive, Dayton TN 37321 423-593-6109 United Methodist Church 993 Market Street, Dayton TN 37321 423-775-0262 Unity Title UT/TSU Extension 125 Court Street, Unit 3, Dayton TN 37321 423-775-7807 Van Meter Hotels Vanderwall Funeral Home P.O. Box 148, Dayton TN 37321 423-775-2662 Vascular Institute of Chattanooga 2358 Lifestyle Way, Suite
100, Dayton TN 37321 Veranda, The 10055 Rhea County Highway, Dayton TN 37321 423-847-1850
WallQuotes.com
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Wooden’s Apple House 6351 New Harmony Road, Pikeville TN 37367 423-447-6376
Vets & Kids 368 First Avenue, Dayton TN 37321 423-505-6689 Vulcan Materials 5730 Old Washington Highway, Dayton TN 37321 423-892-4220
We Care 1273 Dayton Mountain Highway 775-4333
Word of Truth Church Xpressions Hair & Etc 308 Walnut Street, Dayton TN 37321 775-9632 ZenBusiness
Wal-Mart 3034 Rhea County Highway, Dayton TN 37321
Zombie Ice Cream 1423 Maley Hollow Road Dayton TN 37321 423-605-2828
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Members of the Spring City Chamber of Commerce A Storage Place
China Panda Buffet
Arrowhead Resort
Christian Fellowship Church
Angie Stumbo, Realtor
Cofer’s Garage
Aubrey Pack Memorial Library
Coldwell Banker Jim Henry & Assoc.
Bailey Reed Motors
Comporium Media Services
Bemm Accounting & Tax Ben Garrison, Bishop Realty Better Business Bureau Between the Vines Big Apple Market Blood Assurance Bryan College Candi Harris State Farm Cash Express – Spring City Cedine Ministries Center Stage Dance Studio Central Baptist Church Chatter & Charm Salon & Spa 77 SOURCE
Edward Jones – Scott Bowers Elder’s Ace Hardware Eye Klean Services Farm Bureau Insurance – Jeromy Hixson Felicia Gibson
Corinthian Mortgage Group
First Baptist Church of Spring City
County Commissioner Jim Reed
First Farmers and Commercial Bank
County Commissioner Phillip Dunn Cornerstone Insurance Cumberland Signworks Cumberland Trails Conference
First Financial Bank Fort Bluff Camp Fuller Appraisal Company Gastown, Inc. – Subway & Pizza Hut General Shale Brick
Jace Cochran, General Sessions Judge Jack of All Trades John & Renee Argo John Murray Fishing JT3 Excavation Keahola Ministries Keener Marketing Kilby’s Graphics L & J Farm Supply La Hacienda - Spring City La-Z-Boy of Dayton, TN Lee Ann’s Fruit Market Lillie Jones Photography
David & Villa Edwards
Gunther’s Plumbing
Dayton Drug & Wellness
Hassler’s Drugs
Mason Phillips
Huber Engineered Woods
Messimer Electric
Hardee’s of Spring Davis Floor Covering City
Dayton Golf & Country Club Dayton Septic Tanks Drew Franklin State Farm
Isaiah 117 House Rhea-Bledsoe J Aaron Johnson
Lytle Loans MaryBeth & Josh Norris
Michelle & James Ray Michelle Ray Event Coordinator
Middle TN Natural Gas
101.1 The Eagle
Mr. B’s Bouncers & Party Rentals
Rhea County Rescue Squad Unit 500
Money Concepts
Rhea County Touchdown Club
Napa Auto Parts & Service Center Spring City Nationwide Insurance – The Mike Dyer Agency New Beginning Church Nick’s Lakeside Grill Nokian Tyres
Rhea County United Way Rhea Economic & Tourism Council Rhea Heritage Preservation Foundation Rhea Medical Center
North Utility District of Rhea County
Rhea Springs #310 Masonic Lodge
One Stop Pet Shop & Thrift
RMC Family Practice – Dr. Yager
Open Door Fellowship Church
Rhea Medical Center Physician Dayton
Senior Lighthouse Center SouthEast Bank Specs in the City Spring City Baptist Church Spring City Cable TV Spring City Care and Rehabilitation Spring City Diamond Sports Spring City Elementary School Spring City Middle School
Spring City Resort & Marina
Prudential Insurance – Bob Formanek
Rhymer Construction Richland Creek Dental
Spring City Methodist Church SSM Industries, Inc.
Rivermyst Homeowners Association
State RepresentativeRon Travis
Rhea Ambulance Service Rhea County Fair Rhea County High School Rhea County Radio – 78 SOURCE
Robertson Law Group Rockhouse Ministries & Programs
Tennessee Valley Theatre Teresa Congioloso, Realtor Terrace View Marina & Resort The Care Center The Herald-News Town of Spring City
Van Meter Hotels
Rhea County Deptartment of Tourism
Robbie & Kim Harvey
Tencate Grass
Spring City Pet Care
Piney Point Fishing Resort
RC3
TVA – Watts Bar
Spring City Nutrition
Spring City Pharmacy
Restoring Hope Church of God
The Juicy Lemon
UT Extension Rhea County
Rhea Republican Party
Pennine Gardens LLC
The Dressing Room
Studio 68 Sycamore Trace Assisted Living Tangles Beauty Salon
Rogers Group
Tailor’d Collision Inc
Roost Design House
TCAT Harriman
Vaughn Funeral Home Volunteer Energy Cooperative Watt’s Bar Lake Association WBL Solutions LLC We Care Winsome Stroll Market Winstead’s American Grill Wolf Creek Baptist Church
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Greg Travis Broker
Anneke Wilkey 423-580-7794
James Maddox 423-507-3073
Carol Movre 423-599-2872
Chris Morris 615-906-1324
Tracy Reed 423-244-1809
Tammy Morris 615-536-3900
Jennie Troutman 423-593-6109
Cindy Yawn 423-322-6987
Wendy Webb 423-304-2449
Kari Dunworth 423-413-7889
Denise Steel 423-618-6759
James LaCombe 423-285-7650
Brian Henderson 423-290-7542
Sylvia Richter 239-293-8977
Cherie Taylor 423-322-6254
Karim Kanjee 847-722-9975
Derek Salamanca 518-669-2304
Mark Breny 954-257-9182
Moise Breny 954-391-2502
Sheila Tallant 770-639-7808
Brian Hufstetler 423-883-7553
Lindsay Cepero 573-286-4504
Tyler Latham 423-667-1881
Cheryl George 404-695-7479
Angela Snyder 630-561-4345
Brooke Thurman 931-205-0417
Carrie Daniels 423-322-4608
Suzanne Salley 407-9270980
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