Phone: 423.775.7837|info@rheacountytn.gov About RCSD Divisions Newsroom Inmate Info Resources Lieutenant Melba Huffman Home/Administration/Lieutenant Melba Huffman Administrator of corrections with the Rhea County Sheriff’s Department is Lt. Melba Huffman. Officer Huffman is a lifelong resident of Rhea County with 15 years experience in corrections. She attended Dayton City School and is a graduate of Rhea County High School. Officer Huffman began her career with the Rhea County Sheriff’s Department in 1994 with the Rhea County Juvenile Detention Center as a corrections officer. She then transferred to the Rhea County Jail and was eventually promoted to Jail Lieutenant in 1998 serving as the Chief Corrections Officer. Officer Huffman was honored to serve as the first-ever female Chief Corrections officer in Rhea County as the Rhea County Sheriff’s Department celebrates the 200th anniversary of the Rhea County Jail in 2009. Search for: Rhea County Sheriff’s Dept. 7800 Rhea County Hwy, Dayton, TN Phone: (423)775-7837 Our Resources Hotline Important Links Process Service Reports Reserve Program – Explorers Victim Notification Toy and Coat Drives Training Center S.C.A.N. Network Neighborhood Watch Latest News Celebrate Child Safety Awareness Week – Sept. 19-25 September 20, 2021 Rhea County Sheriff’S Department To Increase Impaired-Driving Enforcement June 28, 2021 Rhea County Sheriff’s Department Increases Seat Belt Enforcement During National “Click It Or Ticket” Mobilization May 28, 2021 Find us on Facebook CONTACT US Rhea County Sheriff’s Dept. 7800 Rhea County Hwy Dayton, TN 37321 423-775-7837 Emergencies Call 9-1-1 Central Dispatch 423-775-2442 OUR DIVISIONS Courthouse Security Family Violence Homeland Security Animal Shelter Jail / Corrections K-9 Division Marine Division Narcotics Division Patrol Division S.W.A.T. Division School Resource Officers OUR RESOURCES Hotline Important Links Process Service Reports Reserve Program – Explorers Victim Notification Toy and Coat Drives Training Center S.C.A.N. Network Neighborhood Watch OTHER RESOURCES Rhea County Government Dayton Police Dept. Spring City Police Dept. Graysville Police Dept. Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Federal Bureau of Investigation Copyright 2021 Rhea County Sheriffs Dept | All Rights Reserved