The Bradley County Democrat Party will hold its annual Heritage Dinner on Monday at 5:30 p.m. at Bradley Central High School. Former Nashville mayor Karl Dean will be the guest speaker.
Mayor Dean served as the sixth mayor of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville. and Davidson County, Tn. He was sworn in on Sept. 21, 2007. From 1999 to Jan. 9, 2007, Mr. Dean served as Nashville's director of Law under Mayor Bill Purcell. In 1990, 1994, and 1998, he was elected the city's public defender.
Mr. Dean is an adjunct professor of Law at Vanderbilt University Law School. He graduated with a bachelor of arts degree from Columbia University in 1978 and a J.D. from Vanderbilt University in 1981.
Other national and state candidates will also be on hand at the meeting. Tickets can be bought at the Bradley County Democrat headquarters or at the door. Ticket price is $25 per person.