Small town of Burnside looks to expand beyond tourism

Small town of Burnside looks to expand beyond tourism

The past, present, and future all converge in the tiny lakeside town of Burnside in Pulaski County."I was born and raised here, been here nearly 90 years," said former mayor Jim Brooks. "I served every office they had, I was a fire chief, city councilman, city judge and mayor, for about 40 years.Brooks remembers when Burnside had triple the population than it does now - in the 1930s and 1940s. I just never did have a desire to leave, said Brooks…