By Mike McCombs
The Island News
The Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring a Town of Port Royal Candidate Forum on Monday, Oct. 16, at Port Royal Elementary School, 1214 Paris Avenue.
Open to all and moderated by Chamber President Ian Scott, the forum will feature Town Council candidates Jerry Ashmore and Jorge Guerrero from 6 to 6:30 p.m., and then mayoral candidates Kevin Phillips and incumbent Joe DeVito from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Ashmore has filed to run for a third term on Town Council in the November 7 general election, while Guerrero is a newcomer. There are just two open seats on Council, so barring a strange happening, Ashmore and Guerrero will face no opposition in their race.
In the race for mayor, Town Councilman Phillips is challenging DeVito.
For those who can’t attend, the event will be streamed on The County Channel, as well as Port Royal’s Facebook page.
Mike McCombs is the Editor of The Island News and can be reached at TheIslandNews@gmail.com.
