Have Coffee on Patch, Meet Your Candidates

Summerville Patch will present another round of Coffee with the Candidates, featuring contested candidates in local races.

The series begins Thursday, Oct. 11, and is held 4 p.m. every Thursday at Coastal Coffee Roasters. The series ends Nov. 1, just days before the election. 

The event is free, and coffee is on Patch.

Here are the confirmed candidates:

• Oct. 25: Dorchester County Council District 6 petition candidate Miriam Birdsong
• Nov. 1: S.C. House District 97 GOP candidate Ed Carter (See Carter's previous Coffee with the Candidates here)

S.C. House District 97 incumbent Rep. Patsy Knight and Dorchester County Council District 6 incumbent Councilman Bill Hearn (See Hearn's previous Coffee with the Candidates here) have not confirmed yet for either Oct. 11 or Oct. 18.

Coffee with the Candidates is not a town hall or a forum. This is a relaxed conversation between a candidate and interested voters over a cup of coffee. If you are unable to attend, questions can be submitted ahead of time to Editor Lindsay Street, lindsay.street@patch.com, and the meeting will be recapped in a Q&A story on Patch.