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Blount Democrats change in meeting place for Jan 14, 2010 Executive Meetingmeeting

Written by on December 19th, 2009

At the last meeting, the Blount Democrats Executive Committee approved the location change of the January 14, 2010 EC meeting from the library to the MLK Celebration Community Forum at the Maryville College Alumni Gym, at 7PM.
Visit the MLK Celebration Community Forum facebook site and register your attendance in support of this event.
The program wil be Latino Civil [...]

Blount Dems Inauguration Gala made local news

Written by Peter Nerzak on January 21st, 2009

Knoxville News Sentinel wrote detailed article, quoting particpants. Maryville Daily Times had a picture in today’s paper including a brief bi-line. BlountViews has an article and lots of pictures of event.

Sorry Dale…

Written by Dave Finch on January 16th, 2009

Party loyalty and deep connections wins big as GOB commissioners slam dunk Peggy Lambert’s nomination/election as the District 5 replacement for Bob Ramsey’s vacated seat. Dale Huddleston, well educated and eminently qualified managed only 5 votes.

Celebrate Obama Inauguration at Airport Hilton

Written by Peter Nerzak on December 18th, 2008

[ January 20, 2009; 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm. ] The Blount County Democratic Party is hosting an Inaugural Gala on January 20, 2009 at the Airport Hilton to celebrate the inauguration of President Barack Obama. The party will last from 7pm to 11pm, includes a live band and heavy hors d’oeuvres.