Fairview city planner resigns, spends his last two minutes telling Don Bufalini exactly who he is. By Admin / June 8, 2026 FAIRVIEW, TN - Remember last August, when Williamson County RINOS brought you the heartwarming story of Commissioner Don Bufalini parking his patriotic Gator directly on top of the handicap access zone at the Fairview Walmart - on a Sunday, in broad daylight, without a placard, without a care, and apparently without ever having seen a blue wheelchair sign before? Good times. Well. It gets better. Previously, on the Williamson RINOs... August 2025: "Fairview Commissioner Mistakes Handicapped Access Lane for VIP Parking for Patriotic Gator" - photos, facts, and the debut of its finest category ever: GATORs (Government Actors Totally Oblivious to Regulations). Still up. Still accurate. Williamson County RINOS said then that Don Bufalini operates by a "Rules for Thee but Not for Me" philosophy. Williamson County RINOS said he was positioning himself, not serving. Williamson County RINOS said public service starts with following the law - not just filming your coffee cart evangelism for five Facebook groups. Ten months later, Fairview's own city planner said it to his face. In a public meeting. On video. In front of the entire board. The farewell address nobody saw coming (except Williamson County RINOS). At the May 21st Board of Commissioners meeting, city planner Ethan Greer announced his resignation to take a position with the State of Tennessee - which, Williamson County RINOS note, presumably has fewer commissioners who park golf carts in handicap spaces and pressure employees to defy their supervisors. Greer went around the room like a gentleman. He thanked Mayor Lisa Anderson for going above and beyond. He praised Commissioner Hall for his passion and historical knowledge of Fairview. He commended Commissioner Roberts for actually listening to constituents and asking the right questions. He was gracious, professional, and thorough. Then he turned to Don Bufalini. And said this. Out loud. On the record. With the cameras rolling. "Commissioner Bufalini, I hope that you see my departure from the city as a time of reflection for how you conduct yourself as a city commissioner. You've made staff look incompetent by over-committing the city to citizens without seeking correct information first. You've asked employees to go against direct orders of their supervisors, and time and time again you refuse to listen to city staff about disseminating public information. The lack of care that you have for my city is who you are - it's not who we are." The board then gave Ethan Greer a round of applause. Not polite golf claps. Not awkward-silence-followed-by-one-person-clapping. A round of applause - from the people who sit next to Don Bufalini at every meeting - for a man who just used his farewell speech to deliver what can only be described as a professional intervention at the public podium. The support network, unshaken. Now, you might think that having your city's own planner publicly describe you as someone who makes staff look incompetent, pressures employees to break the chain of command, and fundamentally does not care about the city he serves might give a man pause. Might prompt some reflection. Might inspire at least a brief consultation with someone from his long list of advisors - Brian Clifford, Andy Marshall, Jack Johnson, Lee Reeves, Jake McCalmon, or Marsha Blackburn, all of whom remain firmly in the Bufalini corner. Reader, it will not. Because this is the guy they chose. This is the hill the establishment has decided to die on. A man whose own city applauded the person who called him out on the way out the door. In conclusion. Last August Williamson County RINOS introduced the GATOR: Government Actor Totally Oblivious to Regulations. Williamson County RINOS stand by the classification. Williamson County RINOS'd only add a new subcategory for May 2026: a GATOR who is also, per the sworn professional testimony of his own city planner, Totally Oblivious to Staff, Chain of Command, and Basic Civic Responsibility. God bless America. God bless Ethan Greer. And maybe remind Commissioner Bufalini that public service means serving the public - not the people who fund your next campaign. Williamson County RINOS'll be here. Williamson County RINOS is always here. The camera was rolling. The Williamson RINOs is a satirical publication - except when it isn't. Ethan Greer's remarks are reproduced verbatim from the public record of the May 21, 2026 Fairview Board of Commissioners meeting. The Walmart incident and photos were reported in its August 2025 coverage, linked above. The lobbyist roster reflects public knowledge of Bufalini's political associations. The GATOR classification remains operative.

New vintage look 'Welcome to Tennessee' signs coming to interstates. Nashville Tennessean June 1, 2026, 2:42 p.m. CT For the first time in nearly three decades, drivers entering Tennessee will be greeted by new signs. The Tennessee Departments of Transportation and Tourist Development unveiled a new sign design at a first installation on Interstate 26 in Unicoi County on June 1, the 230th anniversary of Tennessee's founding. The new sign reads "Welcome to Tennessee, the volunteer state" in a vintage-style lettering. From left to right, images of the Hernando deSoto bridge in Memphis, the State Capitol, and a mountain scene represent the state's three grand divisions. The signs were designed by Nashville-based firm Lose Design.

TDOT launches Rural Service Patrol to boost safety on East Tennessee interstates. May 28, 2026 | 7:02 PM KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WOKI / WVLT) - The Tennessee Department of Transportation is expanding roadside assistance services in East Tennessee with the launch of a new Rural Service Patrol (RSP). The program is designed to extend TDOT's long-running HELP incident response system into rural interstate corridors, providing faster assistance and improving safety in areas with fewer resources. The East Tennessee rollout includes: * 40 dedicated patrol staff * 25 fully equipped response trucks * More than 1,300 weekly patrol hours * 12 designated interstate routes across Region 1 Patrols are active daily from 6 a.m. to 10:30 p.m., with overnight on-call support for major incidents. The Rural Service Patrol provides free roadside assistance, including: * Fuel and water for stranded drivers * Minor mechanical help * First aid assistance * Traffic and lane safety support * Debris removal and hazard reporting TDOT officials say the program will help reduce response times and prevent secondary crashes, especially in areas where help can take longer to arrive. The Rural Service Patrol also works closely with the Tennessee Highway Patrol, local agencies, and TDOT's Transportation Management Center to coordinate responses. TDOT says the service will continue expanding statewide, with a goal of covering more than 870 miles of rural interstate by summer 2026. Topical Fruit