Tuesday, October 22, 2024 Bailey Reed, Newsletter Editor Good morning, Hilltoppers! Today's newsletter features stories on the forum for Bowling Green mayor and city commissioner candidates, a WKU Global pumpkin painting party photo story and a print recap story on WKU student voting. Have a great day!
Bowling Green NAACP hosts forum for mayoral and city commission candidates
Mayor Todd Alcott and candidate Patti Minter listen to questions during the Mayors Forum held by the NAACP at State Street Baptist Church on Monday, Oct. 21, 2024. Photo by Ava Davis. Read more by Anthony Clauson
Candidates for Bowling Green mayor, incumbent Mayor Todd Alcott and WKU History Professor Patti Minter met face-to-face Monday, Oct. 21 for a public forum hosted by the city’s chapter of the NAACP. After the mayoral forum, the organization also hosted city commissioner candidates Melinda Hill, Carlos Bailey, Johnalma Barnett and Dana Beasley-Brown for a public forum. Current City Commissioner Sue Parragin and candidate John S. Williams declined the NAACP’s invitation to attend. President of the Bowling Green NAACP and WKU Broadcasting Professor, Ryan Dearbone, was the head organizer of the event. Dearbone said that the forum is important because “Everybody needs to know where the candidates stand.”
Photos: WKU Global hosts pumpkin painting party View the gallery by Julie Green-King Lily Whorton painting her miniature pumpkin at the WKU Global Event. Photo by Julie Green-King.
WHAT YOU MISSED IN PRINT IN PRINT: How WKU students are approaching the ballot. Read more by Ivory,