Candidates for mayor and for seats on the Athens-Clarke County Commission will take part in a forum set for 6:30 this evening in the auditorium at Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center, the hospital on Prince Avenue in Athens.
The forum is organized by the Athens Area Chamber of Commerce, which says all the candidates who qualified for the elections have committed to be on stage.
April 18th
John Drew Lecture Hall, Piedmont Athens Regional
6:00 PM Doors Open
6:15 PM Welcome
6:30 PM Mayoral Candidates’ Discussion
7:15 PM Commissioner Candidates’ Discussion
8:30 PM Closing remarks
Moderator: Tim Bryant
Each candidate will have between 6-7 minutes uninterrupted to answer questions from Tim. Rotation of candidates will be determined by blind draw just before the event.
Commission
District 1 - Patrick Davenport Audrey Hughes
District 3 - Tiffany Taylor Asia Thomas
District 5 - Jared Bailey Dexter Fisher Matt Pulver
District 7 - John Culpepper Allen Jones
District 9 - Ovita Thornton
Mayor
Bennie Coleman III
Kelly Girtz
Pearl Hall
Fred Moorman
Mykeisha Ross
Mara Zúñiga
The forum will be broadcast live on WGAU and streamed at www.wgauradio.com.
We are today 36 days away from the May 24 elections. Three weeks of early voting begin two weeks from today.
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