Six candidates are scheduled to appear at a ballot initiatives’ review and candidate forum to be held from 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 4, at the Pine Bluff Convention Center.
The forum is sponsored by the Divine 9 (alumni Greek fraternities and sororities), Pine Bluff Branch of the NAACP and the Arkansas Public Policy Panel, according to a news release.
All five ballot issues will be explained by Tamika Edwards of Philander Smith College and Kymara Seals of the Arkansas Public Policy Panel.
The forum will feature candidates seeking the following offices:
• State Rep. Dist 17: Democratic incumbent Vivian Flowers and Libertarian Gregory Maxwell;
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• Jefferson County Justice of the Peace District 1: Democrat Alfred Carroll Sr. and Libertarian James Michael Hood;
• Pine Bluff City Council Ward 1 Alderman: Democrat Joni Alexander and Republican Jesse Turner.
Judge Earnest Brown Jr. will be the moderator for the forum. The community is invited to attend.
Details: Betty Lacy, 870-550-2183, or Trudy Redus, 870-413-1779, co-chairs of the Social Action Committee of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc., according to the news release.