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WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM JUNE 15 - 21, 2022 UCW 11 Chamber to hold June 30 forum for city candidates by HANNAH LEE City elections are coming up, and the Greater Fayetteville Chamber wants to make sure people are in- formed before voting. Tonette Johnson, the events co- ordinator for the Chamber, says the forum was the idea of the Chamber's Government Relations Commit- tee Chair Eva Houston-Henderson, Chamber member George Breece and the Chamber Board's Chairwom- an Tammy urman. Johnson said the three partnered together to build this forum and help get the informa- tion out to the community about the candidates. "It was just a seamless decision because we're so already heavily involved in what's going on in the community," Johnson said. e Chamber has invited all the candidates for Mayor and the nine city council seats to the forum. e Mayoral Candidates are Mitch Colvin and Freddie de la Cruz. e city council candidates up for election include Kathy Jensen, Alex Rodriquez, Shakeyla Ingram, Tyrone Williams, Antonio Jones, Mario Be- navente, D.J. Haire, omas Greene, Derrick ompson, Peter Pappas, Larry Wright, Brenda McNair, Yvonne Kinston, Deno Hondros, Johnny Dawkins, Frederick LaChance III, Courtney Banks-McLaughlin and Michael Pinkston. Candidates will not take questions from the audience at the event. In- stead, questions have been submitted ahead of time by Chamber members, business owners and community members and will be vetted before being asked. "We're not playing any games. We want to get to know the candidates. We want to know their agenda, what their plans are for the community," Johnson said. "We wanted to make sure that the topics that needed to be touched on, that needed to be heard, and it is a wide range of topics. How- ever, we just kept it to our commu- nity's growth and development." Johnson said most of the questions would be directed at all the candi- dates, but some will be explicitly directed toward the mayoral candi- dates. Gary Rogers from Beasley Media Group will be the Master of Cer- emonies during the forum. Rogers is a board officer with the Chamber and is an Ambassador for the Greater Fayetteville Chamber of Com- merce. He will direct questions to the candidates and keep people on topic. e forum will not be live streamed. However, it will be recorded and broad- cast at a later date. Other media out- lets will be present, including Up & Com- ing Weekly, CityView Today and e Fayetteville Observer. e forum will take place at the Crown Coliseum ursday, June 30. Attendees are asked to enter the Crown Coliseum through the West VIP Entrance to get to the event venue. e free event will also have a continental breakfast. Reservations are not required to attend. Instead, it will be first-come, first-serve for seating and food. e event starts at 8 a.m. and is expected to end around 11 a.m. NEWS HANNAH LEE, Assistant Editor. COMMENTS? Editor@upandcomin- gweekly.com. 910-484-6200. Lumbee 1/2 H Lumb e e Gu ar ant y B a nk .c o m Great news from Lumbee Guaranty Bank! Open a Lumbee Perks checking account, and get so much more than full-service checking and convenient banking. Our personal checking accounts come with benefits that save you money and provide peace of mind: • Free Debit Card and Online and Mobile Banking 1 • Discounts on Shopping, Dining, and Travel 2 • Fuel Savings • Cell Phone Protection 3 • Identity Theft Aid 3,4 • And More! Stop by our nearest branch, or visit our website for details on our Lumbee Perks accounts. Benefits subject to additional terms and conditions and vary based on account product opened. 1 For Online and Mobile Banking, mobile carrier messaging and data rates may apply. 2 Participating merchants are not sponsors of the program, subject to change without notice, may not be available in all regions, and may choose to limit deals. 3 Insurance products are NOT A DEPOSIT, NOT FDIC INSURED, NOT INSURED BY ANY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AGENCY, NOT GUARANTEED BY THE BANK, MAY GO DOWN IN VALUE. 4 Identity monitoring and credit monitoring each require additional activation to begin. Get Instant Savings Get Instant Savings with with