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Big Kahuna Wings set for 13th festival
Matt Beeler grew up on Big Kahuna seasoning. He always appreciated his family’s secret recipe, which had been passed down from the 1960’s until it was served on wings at a family deli for the first time in 1982. In 1997, Beeler opened a Big Kahuna Wings take-out spot near the University of Tennessee, and the rest is history. Today, the brand boasts three locations, including one in Farragut. Aside from the restaurants themselves; though, one of Big Kahuna’s biggest calling cards has become an annual festival that began in 2013. Much like the original business, the festival has expanded through the years. What began as a small wing festival to raise money for charity has boomed into a competition involving more than 30 teams, more than 150,000 wings cooked and plenty of other entertainment and food options — including an explosive fireworks display to end the night. This year, the festival will write its 13th chapter on Sunday, Sept. 6, as jt officially has become known as the Covenant Health Big Kahuna Labor Day Festival. The date has also made it synonymous with the start of Tennessee football season, bringing in more people each year. Beeler thanked Covenant Health for its “continued support” in a release, adding that Cumulus Radio, U.S. Foods, PrintFX and Visit Knoxville are just a few of the brands who continue to support the festival.
Read MoreCain wins tight mayor’s race
Unofficial election results from a close race ending Thursday, Aug. 6, determined the winner of the Farragut mayor’s race with current North Ward 1 Alderman Alex Cain amassing the most, 3,099 — or 50.53% – votes. This compares to his opponent, former Vice Mayor Louise Povlin, who received 3,034 — or 49.47%. Meanwhile, Joey Ruffalo won as alderman for the North Ward 1 seat, and Greg Wiberley won as alderman for the South Ward 2. Knox County Election Commission is scheduled tentatively to meet Thursday, Aug. 20, to certify the results. The Town’s newly elected officials are scheduled to be sworn in formally before the Farragut Board of Mayor and Aldermen meeting 6 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 27. “I don’t think it’s 100 percent set in yet, but I look at the last three to four months [and] it was an uphill battle from the beginning, an uphill challenge, but we had the outcome we wanted last night,” Cain said about winning. “It’s obviously a lot closer than you always want,” he said. You want to have a good cushion, but it feels good.” Throughout the campaign process, he observed, “You’ve got to get out and go talk to people. This is not the community where you can win with social media. “You’ve got to knock on doors; you’ve got to shake hands, just communicate with people,” Cain said. “That’s been the basis of my campaign from the beginning.”
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