Agency Assist Ends in Arrest of Felon
In the early morning hours of Thursday, December 5th, Deputy Swafford, Deputy Ritchie and K9 Deputy Blondie with the Rhea County Sheriff’s Department and [...]
December 2024
November 2024
Happy Thanksgiving 2024
Sheriff Neal and Chief Argo wish everyone a Safe and Happy Thanksgiving. As everyone travels to see friends and family, please remember to wear [...]
Child Safety Seat Event November 25, 2024
Rhea County Sheriff’s Department Safe Journey Program will be conducting a car seat safety check on November 25th, 2024 from 3:00pm-6:00pm, this event is [...]
Child Rape Case Ends in Guilty Plea
This week, a 2022 child rape case ended with a guilty plea. Brandon J. Marler was charged with sexually assaulting a minor child under [...]
October 2024
Happy Halloween 2024
The Rhea County Sheriff's Office would like to wish everyone a safe and Happy Halloween! We will have extra officers working patrol tonight, Sheriff [...]
Annual Toys for Kids Car Show November 2, 2024
Plan to join State Line Street Toyz and the Rhea County Sheriff’s Department this Saturday, November 2nd, from 10:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M. at [...]
Rhea County Grand Jury Indicts 2 Men in unrelated cases involving sexual abuse of children.
In June of 2024 Investigators from the Department of Children’s Services and Rhea County Sheriff’s Department Detective, Rocky Potter, began investigating a possible child [...]
Hurricane Helen Food Drive
There will be a food drive at the Dayton Food City with The Eagle Radio Station live from 10:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M. Wednesday, [...]
Safe Journey October Newsletter
The October Newsletter from the Rhea County Sheriff’s Department Safe Journey Program has all the dates and locations they will be set up. If [...]
Rhea County Sheriff Department Assist Unicoi County After Hurricane Helene
Rhea County Sheriff Mike Neal and Chief Deputy John Argo visited with Unicoi County Sheriff Mike Hensley yesterday. They presented him with two chainsaws [...]