Fifth District County Commission Forum held today in Cedar Bluff Part II

Replacement Candidates appeared at the Fifth District County Commission Forum and spoke briefly about their desire to serve and the qualifications they possess for serving.

Several County Commissioners that will be making the selections attended. They are to be commended for attending this forum in order to make an informed decision. The County Commissioners attending were:

Commissioner Mike Hammond 5A

Commissioner Craig Leuthold 5B

Commissioner Tony Norman 3A

Commissioner R. Larry Smith 7A

Commissioner Greg Lambert 6B

Commissioner Mark Harmon 2A

Two other Elected officials attended the forum as well. They are:

School Board Member Rex Stooksbury

Farragut Alderman Joel Garber

Here is a link of all the candidates that have made themselves available as of this date. The candidates that appeared at the Saturday forum were.

Second District for the position held by Commissioner Billy Tindell

Amy Broyles

Fourth District for the positions held by Commissioner John Schmid and Commissioner Phil Guthe.

Elaine Davis

Ed Shouse

William Daniels

Richard Cate

Sixth District for the position held by Commissioner Mark Cawood.

Sharon Cawood

Charles Smith (Smitty) Giles, II

Eighth District for the position held by Commissioner John Mills.

Jim Eubanks

County Clerk – The position currently held by Mike Padgett

Carolyn Jensen

George Stooksbury

Register of Deeds – The position currently held by Register of Deeds Steve Hall.

Scott Emge

Trustee – The position currently held by Mike Lowe.

Fred Sisk

Sheriff – The position currently held by Sheriff Tim Hutchison.

Randy Tyree

Smitty Giles announced that he had requested of his two Commissioners to have a similar forum in the Sixth District and was informed there wasn’t enough time. There will be another forum hosted by Commissioner Mark Harmon at Whittle Springs Middle School tomorrow, Monday January 29, 2007 at 6:00 pm. The forum will be held in the school’s auditorium. The school is located at 2700 White Oak Lane (the corner of Whittle Springs and White Oak) All candidates seeking appointment are asked to give a three-minute statement, followed by audience questions.

6:00 pm – 7:00 pm District Two County Commission candidates.
7:00 pm – 8:00 pm County-wide candidates (Sheriff, County Clerk, Trustee and Register of Deeds)
8:00 pm – 8:30pm Any County Commission candidates from other districts.