Lorry Williams: Gearing up for March 3 primary
Lorry Williams
lwilliams@fayobserver.com
The March 3 primary election will be here before you know it.
The Fayetteville Observer plans to produce its Voter Guide, which will include questions we posed to candidates in key races. That guide is expected to be published Feb. 23 in the Observer and online at fayobserver.com.
Until then, staff writer Paul Woolverton has a story offering information voters need to know if they plan to take advantage of early voting, which starts Thursday. It has information about the locations for early voting, the hours and whether you need a photo ID. (You don't.) It also includes a list of candidates in contested races. The list includes presidential candidates all the way to the county Board of Commissioners.
The Voter Guide will provide more information about candidates for the U.S. Senate, state House of Representatives, District Court judge and county Board of Commissioners. We have asked candidates in each of those races about a number of issues, including military housing, teacher pay, GenX and economic development. I look forward to seeing their responses.
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In addition to the Voter Guide, we'll also be writing about these races. Those stories will start later this month.
I want to remind those who run summer camps that we are collecting information to be included in our annual "Guide to Summer Camps.'' It will be published March 20.
There is no charge for camps to be listed in the newspaper and online at fayobserver.com. But to be included, you need to submit your information.
Go online to bit.ly/fosummercamps and fill out the form. The deadline to submit information is March 6. Information received after March 6 will go on the website, but it will not be included in the print guide.
If you have questions, call 910-486-3500 or email camps@fayobserver.com.
Executive editor Lorry Williams can be reached at lwilliams@fayobserver.com or 910-486-3524.