State Senator Tim Burchett’s campaign theme has been A New Direction. Some people thought it was just a catchy phrase. But NO it begins Thursday August 5, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. It begins at Powell Auction with refreshments and live entertainment by Jim Clayton and also The Chillbillies. The Knox County Republican Party has already announced that they will be at the Crowne Plaza. It is expected that the Bill Haslam campaign will be at the Knoxville Convention Center or Cherokee Country Club. Although no official announcement by the Haslam campaign has been released yet.

Here is to Tim Burchett for breaking free from the past and setting The New Direction. If I am in town, I will be with Tim.