Tea Party meeting this evening to feature Frank, Wells

Posted at 1:05 pm October 14, 2014
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Terry Frank

The Anderson County Tea Party meeting this evening will feature Anderson County Mayor Terry Frank and Aaron Wells, a candidate for Oak Ridge Board of Education.

The meeting starts at 7 p.m. today (Tuesday, October 14) at the Red Cross building on Oak Ridge Turnpike.

Aaron Wells

Other agenda items will include a presentation by the â€œYes on 1â€ group, member reports from the latest Oak Ridge City Council meeting, and a book raffle of â€œRules for Radicalsâ€ by Saul Alinski. The Red Cross building is located at 908 Oak Ridge Turnpike in Oak Ridge.

This meeting is open to the public and will last until approximately 8 p.m., a press release said.

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