The Jasper County League of Women Voters and the Newton Daily News are co-sponsoring a candidates forum at 6 p.m. Thursday at Newton City Hall in the lead up to the November general election. Candidates will take questions from the audience, read by league moderators Catherine Fouts and Linda Kirchhoff.
Candidates participating in the forum will be from House District 28 Rep. Greg Heartsill (R-Columbia) and Martin Duffy (D-Knoxville); House District 29 Rep. Dan Kelley (Stand Up to Bullies-Newton), Wes Breckenridge (D-Newton) and Patrick Payton (R-Newton).
Jasper County Board of Supervisors candidates are Sandy Shaver (D-Newton) Doug Cupples (R-Newton) and Keith Laube (L-Newton).