Candidates Forums Planned for Iron Gate, Covington & Clifton Forge   Covington, VA (Oct. 14, 2020) - The Alleghany Highlands Chamber of Commerce & Tourism will sponsor local candidates’ forums on Monday, October 19th beginning at 6 p.m. for Iron Gate Town Council at the Iron Gate Firehouse, Tuesday, October 20th at 6 p.m. for Covington City Council at Edgemont Primary School and Tuesday, October 20th at 6 p.m. for Clifton Forge Town Council at the Historic Masonic Theatre. The public is encouraged to attend; social distancing is encouraged and attendees are asked to wear masks. The forum is being sponsored by the Chamber as an effort to encourage citizens to become more involved in local government by learning about the issues and positions of each candidate. All candidates are invited to participate including write in candidates. The Chamber requests that all that plan to participate contact the Chamber office at 962-2178 in order to allow for adequate setup for the event. Those on the ballots include: Monday, October 19th 6:00 pm Iron Gate Town Council      Mayor - Charles Unroe Council      James Mays      Ashley Prior      Jennifer Nicely      Tuesday, October 20th 6:00 pm: Covington City Council      District 1 - Eddie Entsminger Lance Carson District 4     Tom Sibold District 3     Raymond Hunter District 5     David Crosier Tuesday, October 20th 6:00 pm: Clifton Forge Town Council - Jeffrey Irvine David Oeltjen Oliver Reid      Carl Wolfe      The public will be allowed to submit written questions at the forum; a panel will review the questions before they are posed to the candidates. The moderator will pose the questions to the candidates and each candidate will have a limited time to respond. The moderator for Iron Gate will be Jonathan Arritt, the moderator for Covington will be Richard Crowder and the moderator for Clifton Forge will be Greg Madsen. At the end of the forum, each candidate will be given three minutes to present statements about their candidacy and explain why they are running for office and their position on various issues. Questions may be submitted in advance by email at info@ahchamber.com. Questions may also be submitted the night of the forum. Please call the Chamber office at (540) 962-2178 if you have any questions or need additional information.

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