Politics & Government
Video: Candidates Seek Votes
The Cherokee Tribune hosted a candidates forum at the Cherokee Arts Center tonight.
Seven of the eight candidates vying for political office in participated in the 's candidates forum at the tonight.
Mayor Gene Hobgood has no opponent in his re-election bid, but the races for Ward I, II and III are all contested.
City council candidates introduced themselves, then answered questions about the , a , , the city charter, downtown development plans and a penny sales tax to fund as well as projects.
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Watch video of their introductory remarks here. Additional clips will be uploaded later.
For more on the candidates, read the mini-bios that seven of the eight candidates submitted to Canton-Sixes Patch during the August qualifying perioid.
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MAYOR
(incumbent)
WARD I
(incumbent)
(challenger)
WARD II
(incumbent)
(challenger)
David Stoker (challenger)
WARD III
(incumbent)
(challenger)
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