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timelines for questions are below.
Board of Commissioners Candidates
The candidates for the Catawba County Board of Commissioners were present and ready to answer citizens’ questions on Thursday, October 1 at the Catawba County Library in Newton, NC.
Candidates included Sherry Edmonds Butler, Jesse Alden, Cole Terrell Setzer, Jay Moore, Phyllis Michaux and Aubrey Gregory.
Jeff Cline, Chair of the Catawba County Economic Development Corporation and former mayor of Hickory was the moderator.
Questions were collected from online submissions and from attendees in the audience that evening.
Photos from the event are available here.
School Board Candidates
All candidates for the Catawba County School Board were present for their forum on Thurday, October 8 at the Main Branch of the Catawba County Library System in Newton.
Candidates included Matthew Fox, Greg Whitener, Khristy Womack Smith, Don Sigmon, Tim Settlemyre and Kevin Hawley
Kitty Barnes former member and chair of both the Catawba County School Board and the Catawba County Commissioners was the moderator.
Questions had been submitted previously online or were asked from the audience that evening.
Photos from that evening can be seen here.
League President, Priya Palmer talked with Chuck Boozer on September 30th’s Second Thought about the forums. She gave background on the League and why it is important that the League offers them. 15 minutes. Here is the audio soundtrack provided by WHKY
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