Fresh Start Academy holds mayoral candidate forum

Fresh Start Academy holds mayoral candidate forum

Fresh Start Academy held a mayoral candidate forum on October 22. Candidates were allowed to share their basic platform before students asked questions pertaining to a variety of issues.Mayoral candidate and former mayor Barry Blount gave his platform. Blount served as mayor from 2006 to 2021. He recalled several challenges he had faced during his time as mayor, including the tornado in 2007, and the recession in 2009.Blount also noted accomplis…