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    A trial to sing about?The 1925 Scopes Trial was just that, inspiring more than a dozen popular songs, several of which would have topped the “Hot 100” charts ...
    Let’s all go to the Scopes Trial play!The Destiny in Dayton cast is getting ready for next week’s debut of the 2026 edition of the Scopes Trial dramatization at the Rhea Coun...
    Courtroom drama, insults, humor and an argument that has... See for yourself how the parental rights/government control argument entered the public consciousness during the Scopes Trial in 1925 – ...
    TN250 Bash Rhea County KickoffNokian Tyres Summer Nights concert series was a huge success this year, attracting hundreds of music lovers on Friday nights in June. We...
    Wilson and Cross will play Summer Nights finaleWilson and Cross, a new bluegrass group hailing from East Tennessee, will take the stage June 26 for the final night of the Nokian Tyres...
    Local band featured Friday on the Summer Nights stageThe local Michael Seabolt Band will be featured June 19 at the Nokian Tyres Summer Nights concert at the Rhea County Courthouse. The ban...
    Eddie Beavers takes the Summer Nights stage FridayCountry guitarist Eddie Beavers will take the stage June 12. Beavers lives near Nashville and has deep roots in classic country, souther...
    Rex and the Ramblers kick off Nokian Tyres Summer Nights... Rex and the Ramblers entertained about 300 people at Friday's Nokian Tyres Summer Nights concert at the Rhea County Courthouse. Eddie Be...
    Rex and the Ramblers take the courthouse stage Friday nightRex and the Ramblers will kick off Nokian Tyres Summer Nights eighth-annual concert series on June 5. The East Tennessee trio consists o...
    Nokian Tyres Summer Nights kick off June 5June 5—Rex and the Ramblers June 12—Ed Beavers June 19—Michael Seabolt Band June 26—Wilson and Cross The Rhea Heritage Preservation Foun...
    THIS MONTH IN SCOPES TRIAL HISTORYJune 1925 Dayton Progressive Club member Walter Nixon reopens Hotel Dayton in anticipation of the crowds that he hopes will visit Dayton...
    ‘You Can’t Make a Monkey Out of Me’: Music of the Scopes... “You Can’t Make a Monkey Out of Me” is the title of one song written about the Scopes Trial, making fun of that serious legal case in 19...

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