The Fire Department's mission is to prevent the loss of life and property. This road was use, The Chattanooga Speech and Hearing Center made the decision to open an office in Dayton and Cleveland, Tennessee. WebGibson County Fire and EMS Departments: Public Safety 9 : Online: Gibson: Gibson County Sheriff Dispatch - Digital: Rhea: Tennessee Highway Patrol District 2 Dispatch - Chattanooga: Public Safety 5 : Sevier County TN: Amateur Radio 0 : Online: Shelby: Collierville Fire Dispatch: Public Safety 6 : Cost is $10 for a non watermarked, full s, The feature photo above was taken on June 12, 1949 before the move into the new church building. It all began one afternoon when Bob Norris, a Dayton Chamber of Commerce Board Member, was chatting with an acquaintance who was on the state of Tennessee's Industrial Development Board. Born August 30, 1840. P. O. The group of students came together to express they're thanks to F.E.Robinson for a gift of calendars presented to the schools. The A, Clarence Darrow Stayed Here During The 1925 Scopes Trial
About Us Contact Us Spring City. Front Row (L-R) (Photo Courtesy of Glass Family) Wend. He was 87 years old at the time of this photo and was a resident in the Washington Community. A Tennessee State Trooper reported seeing lightning strike the station's tower and said a hu, It All Began In May 1947
We will also share remembrances of those beloved citizens from here that have gone on before us. Serving the traveling public as they came to Dayton. (Photos Courtesy JIm Cunnyngham Studio Collection) where Sonic Drive In is today. The single wides were much more popular and abundant back in the 70s and 80s. The two schools that were to be consolidated were both, From The Home Store To Shipley's Super Market
These are available for purchase for those wishing to obtain them. We are the centralized dispatch center for Rhea County. We dispatch Law Enforcement, Fire, EMS, and Rescue county wide and are open 24 hours, 7 days a week, for 365 days of the year. Pictured Above L-R Middle Kneeling Row: Bob Forsten and Jimmy Cunnyngham
Another piece of Rhea Countys history fell to the ground on Thursday May 22, 2008. Because of where the collapse happened, large equipment cant fit. In March of 1973, Shipkron Man, The fifth grade of Dayton City School were treated to an ice cream and coke party at Robinson's Drug Store. The Abel Family Settled In Dayton in 1807
Born September 29, 1920, Warren Glinn Harding DaVault was drafted during his senior year at Rhea Central High School before he had graduated. WebTennessee Department of Environment and Conservation's Open Burning Guidelines . All rights reserved. Contractor registration verification will be a part of the permitting process. It was planned as a memorial to Dr. Judson A. Rudd, the late president of Bryan who died in 1970. Find 2 external resources related to Rhea County Fire Department Station 740 - Wolf Creek Fire District. Anyone who attended the Rhea County High School during Mr. Jim Rankin's days are sure to hold some special memories in their hearts of him. (423) 542-9221, MAILING ADDRESS: P.O. One of them in particular is the F.E. Robinson home located on Market Street at 3rd Ave.
A historical landmark, which was the only remaining building of the old Southern Training School, was demolished in 1974. And for some time before that, trying to remember to call it Bi-Lo rather than Red Food Store. Upon the fire de, The photo above shows Main Street looking toward Market Street from Railroad Street before the time of the Scopes Trial
Their efforts saved the new Spring City K-8 elementary school building from burning also. Inspections are scheduled by visiting https://core.tn.gov.
On the evening of February 28, 1929, the Rhea County Courthouse was threatened with destruction by fire when a blaze was discovered in the middle of the main courtroom. John Ward, age 70, a good citiz, "Potters" will be the name of the new store in Dayton to be opened next Saturday in the building formerly occupied by Darwin's, redecorated, and refitted in a very attractive manner.
She had been invited back to the 1969 festival as the reigning queen, where s, November 16, 2019 | Scopes Trial Related | Comments (0), Evolution Bill Author, Died in 1952 At The Age of 76
William Jennings Bryan, In November of 1929, the City of Dayton bought its first motorized fire truck. Originally built in 1908 as a two-st, Contestants in the 1975 East Tennessee Strawberry Pageant began a busy day on Saturday, May 17th, at a brunch given at the home of Mr. & Mrs. C.P. February 16th was on a Friday in 1951. The train's freight included scrap iron, junked automobiles, and pulpwood. To the left, you can see the corner of a business and the beer signs advertising the Keystone Bar. MLS# 2492499. Mr. Gabbert served in various positions at Rhea Central High School, holding the positions of teacher, football coach and principal. Walt Kaylor will always be fondly remembered. On Sunday, Jul, November 16, 2019 | In Memory | Comments (3), James Ueal Williams 17 Killed on board the USS Cushing 1808 Rhea County government o, (Pictured L-R) Major Cecil B. Smith, Benny Daniels, Bonnie Smith, Bobby Beard, Candy Graham, Jerry "Jug" Standifer and Eddie Daniels. Brenda Kaye Hancock, 74, of Dayton, passed away at Life Care Center of Rhea County, Dayton, Tennessee on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023. The Dayton Jaycees won the Grand Prize for their float in the parade. Reminiscing of the days when "circling Tony's" and just hanging out was the thing to do. The name was changed to Pennine to avoid confusion in railroad shipments with Sheffield, Alabama. Mor, The photo above is the original paging encoder and pager from the 1980 equipment upgrade from 1936. Firefigh, Front Row L-R Boze Giles, Gene Elsea, Jim Strang, Unknown, Russell Beene, Norman Silter, Perry Massengill and Penny Nail
(L-R) Bill Carlton, Fred Roddy, Bruce Spradling, Richard Neal, Adam Smith, Darrell Bell, J.C.Byrd, Chris Sneed, Kenny Walker, Mike Bice, Chuck Suttles, Shane Clark, Tom, The Rhea County High School Cheerleaders for the year 1976-1977. Rhea County E-911 Communications Center is a public utility that prides itself in its professionalism by providing quality and equal communication services in any circumstance to all we encounter. We are the centralized dispatch center for Rhea County. The property where the church stands was deeded to the trustees in 1899 to J.A. Graysville Tennessee became an incorporated town in January of 1917. Dayton City School located on Cherry Street since 1908 First Baptist Church members held a groundbreaking ceremony for their new church on March 21, 1971. One regular attendee of the festival, Parade Marshal passed From Sawyers to Ronnie Raper in mid 1980's
These are the official portraits for the Rhea County High School Kindergarten Class, for the year 1982-1983. The outside toilet was long and wide with a partiti, The N.D.Reed Store moved from Smith's Crossroads to Main Street near the Aqua Hotel. The original W, The Table Where The 1925 Scopes Trial Originated Was Donated To The Tennessee State Museum By The Robinson Family
A conversation which started around a small round table in Robinson Drug Store in May of 1925 resulted in an event that is still discussed today nearly 100 years later. A place to come and reminisce about days gone by in the place we call home. James grew up on the Cunnyngham farm along the Tennessee River in Rhea County.
Cumberland County Fire Department Station 3 1 282 Arnold LN. About 75 people turned out at the Rhea County Courthouse to see the Ten Commandments monument that cost Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore his job.The monument was to travel, 1925 Scopes Trial Jury Dayton Tennessee In early April of 1976, the Dayton City Council took action and ordered the delivery of a basic pumper truck with the elevating platform to be added in early 1977, after the delivery of the apparatus.
Grand Ole Opry Stars Visit Dayton and Spring City 1944, Rhea Central High School Cheerleaders 1967-1968, Police, Fire and Library Open House April 17,1977, Rhonda Maynor East Tennessee Strawberry Festival Queen 1974. The Aqua Hotel can also be seen. Rhea County (pronounced "ray") is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. Around the same time, Dayton appointed Denny Zonnas as their first official Fire Chief. According to the plate on the front, the clock mechanism #747 was built on March 15, 1893, by A.S. Hotchkiss of the Seth Thomas Clock Company of Thomaston, Connecticut. James Robert Mansfield who was born on May 9, 1880, was the son of Matthew and Luck Welch Mansfield. The festival was originally sponsored by the Dayton Lions Club, in corporation with the Junior Chamber of Commerce, on May 24, 1947, to g, The Top ten Dance Party
2023 Rhea County E-911. These are available for purchase for those wishing to obtain them. Voice: (731) 968-6676, Fax: (731) 968-5356, Brian Hughett, District Forester WebTennessee Department of Agriculture,Division of Forestry Debris Burn Permit Application. The mechanism operated the four clocks and bell until about 1976. Estes Resort developed by Jim and Ruth Estes In July of 1983 Leon Calloway recounted some of his memories of Spring City. Lets look back at an old photo and see the people who helped to make the 1961 Festival a success. Bowman Farmer and Cabinet Maker- Methodist Box 226, 399 1st Avenue, Dayton, Tennessee 37321 (423) 775-1817 | of scrap even after the regular school drive had been finished. Inspections are performed by state contracted inspectors. Central Dispatch 423-775-2442
document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Copyright 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. Behind Them: Doc, Bill Hunt, the Chief Federal Probation officer for Tennessee was in Dayton on June 6th, 1978 to inspect the Rhea County Jail after federal judges in both Knoxville and Chattanooga had received complaints from a prisoner being held at the facility. The Rhea County Fire Department Station 740 - Wolf Creek Fire District, located in Spring City, TN, provides fire protection and emergency response services to the Spring City community. During the inspection, the prisoner reportedly ad, The Rhea County High School Boys Basketball 1982-1983
Its county seat is Dayton.Rhea County comprises the Dayton, TN Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Chattanooga-Cleveland-Dalton, TN-GA-AL Combined Statistical Area. Frank Earle Robinson, known as F.E. His idea was for one of Rhea County's High School teachers to accept the ACLU's offer looking for a. (Back Row L-R) Patty Pullin, Joyce Dorsey, Lee Ann Holland and Debbie Adams. George Rappleyea sat down at this table with an idea to put Dayton on the map. The cost of the building permit is based on the estimated cost of construction. Alvin never learned to read or write because at the age of five he was injured when a mule kicked him in the head. Ueal, as he was called, was the seventh of eleven children. This was the site chosen for the construction of the new Rhea County Hospital which opened in 1958 (Photo Courtesy Glass Family Collection) The Spring City Northern Methodist Church was built in the early 1880s. March 21, 1971 (Second Row L-R) Floyd Rockwell, Terry Hackney, Jamile Shibley, John McDowell, and Ben Purser
Haggard in 1931. Two people were working on a construction site for a new home when the collapse happened. Spring City. She was born July 4, 1948, and was a lifelong resident of Dayton. A.P.
2nd Row- Kathy Robinson, Mildred Beene, Susan Cowden, Nancy Daniels, Kay Jones, and Nancy Barber
200 officials and guests celebrated the ribbon cutting of the Rhea County Welcome Center on Main Street. If you have photos or information that you'd like to see preserved and shared then please call on me. The lobby was at capacity on grand opening. The line continued from the furnace, crossing the main rail line through Dayton, and traveled all the way to the Te, On Tuesday February 25, 1992 more than 50 Rhea Countians attended a dedication ceremony for Rhea County Medical Center's, new helicopter landing pad. ( Photo Courtesy of Patti Graham) Eight Dayton Eagle Scouts Join Nationwide Jamboree
Downtown Dayton has some beautiful old homes. For the past one hundred and twelve-years, Dayton City School has occupied its current location on Cherry Street. It happened at
Box 85, Evensville, TN 37332 | Dispatch 423-775-7828 | Addressing The original name was the Methodist Episcopal Church of Smiths Crossroads, though the church experienced a number of name changes. According to the minutes from a Dayton City meeting, the commission drew up a resolution for the purchase of lan, A Portion of Robinson Mfg. When speaking of Tony's Drive-In, the photo below taken in 1973 is what comes to mind. He entered the Army on November 14, 1942, at Fort O, November 16, 2019 | Graysville | Comments (0), Graysville, Tennessee was Incorporated in 1917
Around 4:19 pm on the afternoon of Saturday, October 23, 1978, a single engine Cessna 150 plane clipped a power line and crashed killing both the pilot and the lone passenger on board. (Pictured L-R First Row) Bill Cochran, Bill Ewing, Bill Watts, Jim Snyder, Bub Wilkey and Bob Wampler
This was a limited edition print, Beautiful Historic Dayton, Tennessee with only 200 signed and number released. The view above is looking north across the farm from the area where McDonald's and Rhea Towne Place currently occupy. The fire truck is a 1947 Chevrolet. The cape was made by Maude Thomison (1891-1975), daughter of Dr. Walter Fairfield and Ella Darwin Thomison, and the great-aunt of Pat Hawkins Guffey. The original Abel family and their descendants owned property from below Richland Creek all the way down to the area of Dayco Drive. Tennessee State Trooper Ronnie Roe, at the time was recognized at the, November 16, 2019 | Graysville | Comments (1), The featured photo above was taken in the late 1960's along Hwy 27 near the south entrance to Graysville, Tennessee. WebThere are 21 Fire Departments in Rhea County, Tennessee, serving a population of 32,478 people in an area of 316 square miles. Robinson Published A Booklet Promoting Dayton Tennessee
Photo Courtesy Cunnyngha, Old Washington School now just a memory
It was formerly known as the post office for Sheffield, Tennessee. This past week, February 2022, the tanks were dismantled and removed from the property. Degree at the University of Chicago and his M.D. G.B. A quiet Sunday afternoon in downtown Dayton on December 11, 1960 changed very quickly. Shortly before 1am on Friday morning, October 22, 2021, fire erupted on the 2nd floor of a downtown apartment building.
P.O. Address and Phone Number for Rhea County Fire Department Station 740 - Wolf Creek Fire District, a Fire Department, at Wolf Creek Road, Spring City TN. Built in 1910 by William Lee and Loula Maud Hodges, who were known as Lee and Lou of the Hodges' Jewelry Store in downtown Dayton. Dayton Housing Named in Memory of Dr. G.V. 1548 Piney Point Rd. This post takes us to the Rhea Central High School during their 1970-1971 Cap-N-Gown Graduating Class Portrait. This Is Cleo Jenkins Story from 1972. Robinson Manufacturing Company had its beginning in Evensville during the spring of 1927 when a partnership was formed between brothers Fred C. and Harry T. Robinson.
In preparation for the trial and the arriving hordes of people, Dayton businessmen F.E. The feature pho, The photo above shows Sheldon and Molly Harbeck standing on the front porch of their south Market Street home in 1895. Going back in history to May 18, 1896, the news began to spread from community to community of poisoning of several guest of the Dayton City Hotel. GIS stands for Geographic Information System, the field of data management that charts spatial locations. On Friday April 24, 1942, the day started out as any other normal day in Dayton until a train accident occurred on the main line in downtown. Clarksville, TN 37040 Richard Gornik and Jane Powell
An additional slab inspection fee must be paid if a building has a slab under a living space that is not a monolithic pour. The clock mechanism that rings the bell in the Rhea County Courthouse bell tower was built and installed in March of 1893, two years after the courthouse was built. New Dayton Chamber of Commerce Produces Booklet, 1961 Tennessee Strawberry festival Planning Committee, Lewis Morphy Paradise Cave Dayton Tennessee, Train Derails in Downtown Spring City July 28, 2016, Strawberries As A Commercial Crop by Clyde Roddy, La-Z-Boy Groundbreaking With A Boom September 1972, Rhea County Jail Cleared of Prisoners Complaints 1978, Rhea County High School Boys Basketball 1982-1983, Rhea County Courthouse Clock and Bell Tower, Rhea County Sheriff's Deputy Shot in Back By Bootleggers, Dayton Veneer and Lumber Company Burns November 11, 1939, Rhea Central High School Jr & Sr Banquet 1966-1967, Fire Strikes Former Thomison Hospital Building, Mansfield's Restaurant Building -Then and Now, Bob Norris Forty Year Parade Emcee-In Memory, 1969 Tennessee Strawberry Queen- Janice Sproles, Hwy 27 Four Lane Bypass Constructed in 1960, F.E. A Carver high school teacher became suddenly ill and died in the classroom Thursday morning September 17, 1964, around 10 am. The new school was set to open for the 198, Reminiscing Days Gone By in Dayton Tennessee, Telephone employees shown on April 10, 1947, are Gladys Bolen (left) and Ruby Wilkey (right), as they pace back and forth before the entrance of the local exchange office. The photo above shows workers along the front of Conner's Super Market as they take up the old sidewalk. District Forester
Cunnyngham. To request inspection visit core.tn.gov or email SFMO.permits-licensing@tn.gov If emailing, please include your full permit number and the date that the project will be ready for inspection. Dayton band Travels Overseas, William Jasper Lowry was born in Bledsoe County, six miles north of Pikeville, on Febuary 2, 1861. WebDavidson, Knox, Madison, Shelby.. T.C.A 39-14-306 (c): The provisions of this section shall not apply to fires which may be set within the corporate limits of any incorporated town or Mr. Keith was driving Bryan to Dayton from a luncheon date in Cha, Freeway Shell Station Destroyed By Fire in June of 1974
(Front Row L-R) Billy Cranfield and Clifford Newby
He could perform a re, Telephone employees shown on April 10, 1947, are Gladys Bolen (left) and Ruby Wilkey (right), as they pace back and forth before the entrance of the local exchange office. Company occupies an old Smith Crossroads Building
December 20, 1895
These portraits are reduced in size to conserve web space. He was a gospel songwriter, song book publisher, music teacher, singer, song leader, accomplished on nine musical inst, On March 5, 1987, in a special called meeting with the City of Dayton officials, Oster President Lawrence Mattson informed those present that corporate restructuring prompted the decision to close the Dayton plant in March of 1988. Today, double wide mobile homes can be seen throughout the county and occasionally single wide trailers can be seen. Please check the captcha to verify you are not a robot. Igou Hodges made the speech of thanks and the entire class intro, The old Hodges' home, as everyone referred to it, was located on south Market Street just north of Florida Ave. Dr. Lester Faye Littell Jr. was born in Attalla, Alabama, on July 13, 1918, the son of Lester and Randa Giles Littell. Abandon Coal Mines Can Cause Injury or Death Tucked away in Dayton's history is one business that remained open for more than a centu, In May of 1965, it was Strawberry harvest time on the Crocket Farm, on top of the mountain above Evensville. Then the, State Representatives, family and friends of the late Senator Gene Elsea attend the ceremony naming a Hwy 27 bridge in Dayton after the late Senator. The most cherished recollection of Dayton, Tennessee was May 18, 1964 at the old black elementary school called the (D.E.S.) Robinson printed a booklet "Why Dayton - Of All Places?,", Morgan Springs and Kiuka Schools Consolidated in 1926
Second Row L-R: Billie Garrison, Claude "Rabbit" Travis, George S, Harry & Ethel Phillips operate Phillips Studio for 54 years
Researched and Written by Clyde Roddy May 1976
1st Row- Susan Smith, Kathy Levengood, Reba Hill, Linda Blye, Cindy West, Donna Barnes, Chris Glass, and Joan Roddy
At the Chamberlain Hospital in Rockwood, where she was taken, it was found she suffered a fractured skull, a broken leg and numbers cuts and bruises. Old Rhea County Jail Downtown Now a Certified Juvenile Jail Facility Front Row (L-R) Pearl Girder, Bessie Oldham, Susie Olinger, Eddie Olinger, the teacher Mrs. Citizens are walking about on Front Street. Front Row L-R: Thomas Ray Walker, Joe Keltch, Charles Hancock, Charles Byrd, Esther Garrison, Clyde Henderson and Sheriff Leon Sneed
During the Civil War, he was commis, November 16, 2019 | Strawberry Festival | Comments (0), Rhonda Maynor of Dayton was crowned the Strawberry Queen in the 1974 East Tennessee Strawberry Festival. Looking back this week to June 12, 1960, we discover a little excitement, as well as some fear that struck some of south Daytons citizens when a bear was seen wondering the neighborhood. Taylor, Sr., Kelso Ballard, Bob Norris, Al West Sr., Felix Abel, Mike Schild and Jim Abel. All Rights Reserved. GIS Maps are produced by the U.S. government and private companies. (Front Row L-R) Janie (Jiles) Green, Rhonda Maynor and Cecil Hicks
This has been a trad, Shock Theater's Dr. Dayton Fire Department's old Electric Siren, now just a memory. Tennessee stretched an early 9-5 lead to 17-5 after Zeigler hit a three-pointer.
A lot of history has occurred on our small Main Street in town. Cabin Wrecked by Cloudburst with twenty boys inside 1807 Cherokee Agency moved to north side of Tennessee River. (L-R) Donna Day, Terri Shepard, Lisa Grant, Vickie Roberts, Captain Paula Hall, Co-Captain Ann Kelly and Teresa Price. The store moved in the late 1940s to Market Street near Purser Clothing Store. District Forester (State Forests) (Middle Row L-R) Sam Travis, Wallace Travis, Eddie Sayers, Ronnie Raper and Garland Smith
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