organize a forum where potential voters can learn about each of the candidates for the upcoming election.
This Tuesday at 6:00 p.m., the group will sponsor a “Get to Know the Candidates” night at Long County High School’s cafeteria. The forum is being put together to give the voters of the county a chance to see each candidate up close, learn about their future visions for Long County, and how they plan to move in that direction.
The public is invited to attend.
The candidates who will be running in the upcoming July 15 primary are:
Sheriff’s Race
Cecil Nobles (incumbent), Democrat
Darrell Balance, Democrat
Frank McClelland Jr., Democrat
Tax Commissioner’ Race
Marjorie DeLoach, Democrat
Becky Simmons, Democrat
1st District County Commissioner’s Race
Marty Adams Jr., Democrat
David Richardson, Democrat
2nd District County Commissioner’s Race
Jacob Pitts, Democrat
Wallace Shaw, Democrat
Arthur Davis, Republican
Leslie Rae Sutton, Republican
Tim Works, Republican
3rd District County Commissioner’s Race
Joel Andrew Fuller, Democrat, (unopposed)
4th District County Commissioner’s Race
Cliff DeLoach, Democrat, (incumbent/unopposed)
5th District County Commissioner’s Race
Amy Davis Nutting, Democrat
Robert Charles Walker, Democrat
Clerk of Superior Court
Frank Middleton, (incumbent/unopposed) Democrat
Coroner
Emmett Patterson Jr., (incumbent/unopposed) Democrat