Long time Republican activist and community leader, Ruthie Kuhlman, will now chair the Knox County GOP. Kuhlman defeated both John Gabriel and Buddy Burkhart for the position. Buddy Burkhart will serve as first vice-chair.
Stories in this Week's Focus
- The Knoxville Focus for July 20, 2026
- Regular County Employees Deserve A Raise, Too
- A Lifetime Together
- The Gentlelady From New Jersey: Florence P. Dwyer
- Gibson now focuses on making S-D a winner
- Early voting begins
- The Knoxville Focus for July 13, 2026
- Publisher’s Positions
- Morton was the man needed to settle tempers in 2004
- The Gentleman From New Jersey: Hamilton Fish Kean
