Friday night August 28 the 2026 Reagan Day Gala was held at Bridgewater Place in West Knoxville. CNN Republican commentator Scott Jennings was the Keynote Speaker,

Congressman Tim Burchett and Senator Marsha Blackburn, OUR Republican nominee for. Governor of Tennessee spoke as did outgoing Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs and Mayor-Elect Betsy Henderson spoke.

I was blessed with a table and had my wife of thirty-eight plus years, our friends Lou and Mimi Moran, TN Republican State Executive Committeewoman Cindy Hatcher and her husband Derrick. Along with my friends Michael Cates, John Marshall, Historical Columnist and Published Author Ray Hill and Knox Focus Publisher Steve Hunley..

A great time was had by me and most everyone in attendance.