Randolph County Young Republicans host town hall events

</element><element id="paragraph-1" type="body"><![CDATA[ To say it was a busy weekend for Randolph County's Republicans would be an understatement. The line-up of candidates on the Republican ticket, along with their supporters, were out in force this past weekend to meet with voters and exchange ideas on how they would lead if elected. Their weekend began with the slate of candidates, flanked by nearly 60 supporters, walking in the Sparta Homefest Parade on Saturday afternoon. Later that day, county Republicans hosted a well-attended Voter 'Meet and Greet' event at the City Park of Ruma. County Board Candidate David Holder says, "The voters of Randolph County deserve better leadership in the County Courthouse than what they've had over the past decade or more. I'm making it my job to listen to the voters and hopefully enact the reforms they deserve."

The final event of the weekend was Sunday evening's Town Hall Voter Forum, held at the Sparta VFW. Hosted by the Randolph County Young Republican organization, this forum was the first of three Town Hall style events being held across the county giving voters the opportunity to personally meet and ask questions of the candidates. The next two Town Hall Forums will be held October 17th at the Chester VFW and October 24th at a location to be announced in Red Bud. All events begin at 7:00pm, and are offered free to the public. The Red Bud forum is scheduled to be moderated by nationally-syndicated radio talk-show host Crane Durham.

In addition to County Board Candidate David M. Holder, CPA, County Sherriff Candidate Michael Hoelscher, and County Clerk Candidate James Odom, scheduled to attend the Town Hall Forums are Senator David Luechtefeld, State Representative Candidate Glen Farley, Regional Office of Education Superintendent Dr. Marc Kiehna, and U.S. Congressional Candidate Teri Davis Newman.