Brighton is a town in Tipton County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 1,719 at the 2000 census.

Geography

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Brighton is located at (35.482847, -89.723563).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 7.1 km² (2.7 mi²), all land.

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Political experts say McCain in trouble
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 12:37:00 -0500
A panel of political experts agreed this morning that John McCain's chance of winning the presidency is fading with each day and that tonight's debate may be one of his last chances to reverse his campaign's decline.
Hunter killed when pistol discharges
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 11:55:00 -0500
MOUNTAIN CITY, Tenn. — A hunting accident has claimed the life of an East Tennessee man.
Tennessee gets much-needed rain
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 11:31:00 -0500
Rain spread across the West and Middle Tennessee this morning, headed east.
10-year-old crashes van while driving 90 mph
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:16:00 -0500
BLOUNTVILLE, Tenn. -- Sheriff's deputies say a 10-year-old was driving upwards of 90 mph when he crashed a van carrying two other children and two adults who had been drinking and taking pills.
More budget cuts ahead for Tennessee universities
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 07:36:00 -0500
KNOXVILLE -- Tennessee's colleges and universities have been told to prepare for an additional $43.7 million in reduced state appropriations.
Leaders' isolation let schools fail
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 02:56:00 -0500
Retired administrators and others are speaking out about a culture of fear, disconnection and seclusion that ultimately bled Metro of local authority. Their accounts, plus years of audits and letters, show former schools Director Garcia and his handpicked chief instructional officer ignored warning signs and isolated the district.

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Tuition hike among options as UT faces more cuts
whitec@knoxnews.com (Chloe White) Tue, 07 Oct 2008 18:05:00 -0000
University of Tennessee President John Petersen said a tuition hike is likely as the state demands another $17 million reduction in the system's budget, following $21.1 million already cut.
Health officials continue to probe West Valley students' illness
Alapol@knews.com (Lola Alapo) Tue, 07 Oct 2008 18:03:00 -0000
Knox County Health Department officials will continue interviews this week with students who went on a field trip where 40 middle-schoolers got sick.
A weighty problem at Y-12's uranium fortress
Munger@Knews.com (Frank Munger) Tue, 07 Oct 2008 16:49:00 -0000
Uranium is a heavy metal. To store it at the new $549 million fortress in Oak Ridge will take some heavy-duty racks

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Nasty in Nashville?
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 01:22:00 -0500
This debate is different. Regular people, uncommitted voters get to ask the candidates how to lift America.
Is this still Music City? Gene Simmons spotted at The Palm, but when Bob Schieffer walked in, 'the entire room changed'.
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 02:02:00 -0500
Non-musical limelight shines for a change. More Belmont debate coverage >>
Decision on accepting Italy's nuclear waste delayed
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:30:00 -0500
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission announced Monday that it will delay a decision on whether to allow 20,000 tons of low-level nuclear waste from Italy to be shipped to Tennessee until a court case pertaining to the controversy is resolved.

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