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PUBLIC MEETING - June 18, 2013 - Purchase of property for jail

RHEA COUNTY COMMISSION MEETING - JUNE 18, 2013

Rhea County Executive's Report

The Arrest of Roy L. Denton
The REAL Account of What Happened, Not What You've Heard

Vincent property or Louallen property???

Dayton Municipal Code

DAYTON'S "REAL" FIRST MAYOR

Dayton Council Meeting - June 3, 2013 (6 video segments)

CITY OF DAYTON FINANCIAL REPORT - 2011
This is a very large amount of information and lots of numbers. It is well worth the read IF you are wondering which departments run over budget, where budgets are exceeded and to our knowledge never addressed as to "why"

Dayton City Charter

Guess Who We Predict will be the Next Election Administrator
(check out our hint)

Dayton City and Three Dayton Police Officers Sued in Federal Court for 2012 Motorcycle Crash that Resulted in Injuries and Death

RHEA COUNTY COMMISSION MEETING - MAY 21, 2013

RHEA COUNTY BUDGET COMMITTEE MEETING - MAY 21, 2013

Rhea Election Commission Fires Election Administrator, Again

Residents don't want Mentally Disabled people living in their neighborhood

Dayton City Council Meeting - May 6, 2013

Gary Louallen sworn is as Dayton City Mayor

Bill Graham and Steve Randolph sworn in for another 4 year council term

Dayton City Councilman Steve Randolph selected Vice Mayor

Special Called Meeting - Rhea County Commission - March 28, 2013 (video)

Rhea County Commission Meeting - March 19, 2013

Rhea County Budget Committee Meeting - March 19, 2013

Special Called County Budget Meeting - March 19, 2013

North Rhea County Town Hall Meeting: Spring City March 14, 2013

TWO GROUPS SPEAK OUT AGAINST BUILDING JAIL IN DOWNTOWN DAYTON

COMMISSIONERS REJECT COUNTY EXECUTIVE'S PLAN FOR JAIL OVERCROWDING

State Rep. Jim Cobb Arrested On Assault Charge

Bryan College President Kills Story About Prof. Charged with Child Sex Crimes

Abusing the Power in a Power of Attorney

WHEEL TAX VIOLATIONS:
Passing any new "law" requires an "enforcement of it"

Chief's Counsel: Should Police Officers Who Lie Be Terminated as a Matter of Public Policy?

Rhea County School Board Member Patrick Fisher Arrested

Tennessee ACT scores scrape bottom
(Thank God for Mississippi)

Pikeville mayor announces resignation after theft charges

Voters in Rhea County are turned away from the poll

NRA spending $75K to unseat House GOP chair

The poorest county in each state

Hamilton County Sheriff's Office deputy arrested on prescription drug fraud charge

Texas town rethinking ordinance limiting flags on veterans' graves after outcry

The Demise of the Dollar

Dayton store Deja U offers rebirth to familiar items

Hundreds of Thousands In Shelby County To Get Refunds From Clerk

Big Brother in Your Pocket: How Police Use Your Cell Phone to Track You

Tennessee’s New Expungement Statute Goes into Effect July 1

The Guardian Unearths a Wall Street Journal Scandal

When is it Legitimate for Judges to Base Constitutional Decisions on their Perceived Legitimacy?

East Tennessee lawmakers admit to ghost voting in Legislature

PRIEST DEFENDING FREE SPEECH IS SILENCED AT COUNCIL MEETING

Scientists: Logical reasons for deaths of birds, fish

Rhea County - Office of Circuit and General Sessions Courts Clerk
Where did the missing $5,297 go?

THE SUPREME COURT'S OBAMACARE DECISION

Government of the People: The Role of the Citizen

CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE

Gov. Haslam Signs Sheriff Qualifications Bill

7 Anti-Gun Bills You Didn’t Know About

Dayton City Council Meeting - June 21, 2012 (agenda and complete video)

Is Roy Denton Too Outspoken?

Knox County Commissioner Jeff Ownby arrested for indecent exposure
(According to court affidavits, officers saw Ownby having oral sex with another man)

Graysville, Tenn., chooses Erik Redden as interim police chief

Knox County Commissioner Jeff Ownby arrested for indecent exposure

Using The Poor As Piggy Banks

Priest Defending Free Speech is Silenced at Council Meeting (Raw Video)
THIS IS A "MUST WATCH"...INSPIRING

East Tennessee lawmakers admit to ghost voting in Legislature

Congress cuts billions from food stamps

Rhea County Commission agrees to buy property for La-Z-Boy use

Castle Doctrine in Tennessee

Indictments renew old questions about Knox County fee offices (search Rhea County audits)

Pilot unhurt, ditches plane in Hiwassee River

A closer look at animal cruelty in Tennessee

Dayton, TN Foreclosed Homes for Sale

Dayton City Council Meeting - May 7, 2012

Dayton, Tennessee Nelson Mine Explosion: March 31, 1902
22 MEN KILLED BY EXPLOSION

Rhea County's Laurel-Snow State Natural Area to be rededicated

Tennessee State senators bark at bill banning dogs on motorists' laps

29-year-old Rhea County man found dead after driving into Chickamauga Lake
(Did the Herald-News even print this?)

PRESS RELEASE - CHANNEL 9 REFUSES PUBLIC APOLOGY

Raw Video: Car Hits School Bus Head-On

Tennessee lawmakers approve welfare drug testing on last day

Blue Water RV Resort & Marina

Women's Care Center - Director Interview

Opening remarks by candidates for City Council and Mayor at Candidate Forum held on March 23, 2009 in Dayton, Tennessee ~~ Remembering then and now...

Dayton Tennessee Parade 1950-1955

Dayton Mountain Tornado of 2011 ~ Remembering...

Rights may mesh on parking lot gun bill ~ Tennessee

Some shooting and discussion of the Mosin Nagant Model 91/30

Investigative Audit Reports Released

CITY OF DAYTON 2011 FINANCIAL REPORT

Fraud, Waste and Abuse Hotline

POVERTY IN AMERICA: IS WELFARE THE ANSWER OR THE PROBLEM?

CISPA: the controversy surrounding it and how it might affect you

RHEA COUNTY RESIDENTS ATTEND COAL MINING MEETING; OVER 40 PEOPLE SPEAK

Rhea County Animal Shelter creates concerns for area residents

Man loses legs after being hit by train

More Bad News on Social Security and Medicare Trust Funds

PUBLIC MEETING: APRIL 26, 2012 AT THE RHEA COUNTY COURTHOUSE ~~~ THE MEETING IS TO ADDRESS PUBLIC CONCERNS ABOUT THE MING OF COAL IN RHEA COUNTY, TENNESSEE

Legislators to vote on controversial CISPA bill despite online protests

COAL MINING FACTS AND FICTION

Apparent Earthquake breaks water main; portion of city without water!

“Tennessee Pork Report” Uncovers $371 Million in Government Waste Watchdog groups expose wasted tax dollars by state and local governments

The GSA scandal's powerful and powerless players

Cops arrest 6-year-old kindergartener in Georgia

Dayton City taxpayers may fund Rock Tenn Recycle Program

Tennessee lawyer Jim Higgins discusses the "stand your ground" law in Tennessee.

Creationism bill becomes Tenn. law

BILL NEWMAN STANDS HIS GROUND AT CITY COUNCIL; MAYOR BOB VINCENT APPEARS FLUSTERED AND CONFUSED

Click here for Bill Newman council meeting audio

Walden’s Ridge Resident Not Happy After Coal Mining Meeting

COAL MINING IN RHEA COUNTY: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

LIKE IT OR NOT, COAL MINING IS COMING TO DAYTON MOUNTAIN

DAYTON COUNCIL TO CONSIDER ALLOWING POLICE TO USE TASERS

CEASE AND DESIST!

Herald-News owned by Media Serices Group, Inc. want alternative online news source to "cease and desist"

News Sentinel vs. Knox Co. Commission
A study

A FIRST FOR DAYTON!

For the first time in the history of the Dayton City Council, a council meeting has been video recorded and uploaded to the Internet for the citizens of Dayton to be able to watch the Dayton Council conduct public business in a public meeting.

CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE JUNE 2011 DAYTON CITY COUNCIL MEETING

Excerpts from June Dayton City Council Meeting addressing the controversial issue of the "Boat Dock"

Where is the Traffic Light schedule concerning the timelime of the installation of those 2 red lights at Illinois Ave. and up by the Hospital? Did the Herald-News report the schedule as requested by the mayor, or not? If not, why not?

What was this Public Meeting about?

Fake Pot Has Real Side Effects

It's a synthetic drug that is supposed to be banned by the DEA, so why is it still available in stores in Rhea County?

Fukushima, Japan-type disaster inevitable at Watts Bar TVA
Nuclear Plant?

TENNESSEE HOUSE BILL 300

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 3, relative to the offense of harassment.

TAXES... A Tax Poem

Commission appoints new IDB members

Any information would really be appreciated

7-Year-Old Dies From Flu
Full story: WDSI

Rhea County Commission fails Rhea County once again

Why can't Rhea County have drug & alcohol treatmnent center?

Police Beat Homeless Fullerton Man Kelly Thomas To Death

50 Mind Blowing Facts About America That Our Founding Fathers Never Would Have Believed

Ron Paul’s Urgent Warning On The Inevitable Collapse Of The Dollar

Search Rhea County QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau

Dayton, Tennessee Poverty Rate Data

Greece: 'A new level of social crisis'

What does Greece have to do with Dayton, the county, the state, the country?Public Assistance Grant Program - Learn the process of getting FEMA assistance. We know Rhea County was hit hard and yes FEMA is supposed to be helping. However sometimes getting a federal agency is one thing, cutting through all that red tape is another. Tornado and storn victims, stay in touch with your elected officials, let them know. In the meantime, LEARN how this FEMA stuff works so you can be assured of a rightful, approved claim. Soon FEMA will leave as they already have been in this state and even Alabama.

DCS glitch strains others
Foster-care agencies, as well as parents, owed millions

May want to read this one. Seems that Tennessee remains in a financial bind and future funding for any program related to child resources could be effected

Corruption claims hit TDOT again
In latest case, contractor accused of shredding paper

New law leaves loopholes for Tennessee employers

German nuclear waste headed to Tennessee

“Tennessee already is a dumping ground, and Oak Ridge is a player ... and is open arms,” she said. “Those things are not good for Tennessee, and reprocessing is not good for nuclear proliferation goals.”

Tennessee Monroe County Cops Posed as a Defense Attorney to Get Suspect To Incriminate Himself

Two Rhea County men killed in Highway 60 crash

Federal judge pleads guilty to paying stripper to buy drugs

Fort Oglethorpe Code Enforcement Officer Faces Felony Theft Charges;

Tennessee ranked #1 in corruption

Labor Force Estimates - United States & Tennessee

Tennessee Felony Offender Lookup

Police Have No Duty To Protect Individuals

Charges possible for keeping found cash

Why can't people just not worry about what other people do?

DENTON V RIEVLEY LAWSUIT: IS FOURTH AMENDMENT DEAD IN TENNESSEE?

Maybe Heaven's not so overcrowded after all

Just what is “Labor Day"

Old Men with younger women

The state of Tennessee's Jails

The Tennessee Peace Officers Standards and Training Commission

Red light, Yellow light, Green light GO

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