NATCHEZ — Candidates in the contested races of the upcoming city elections will take the stage tonight to promote their platforms and answer questions at a forum sponsored by the Natchez-Adams County Chamber of Commerce.

Each candidate will have some time to speak in the form of introductory remarks and closing statements. The candidates will answer three prepared questions and questions submitted to the chamber office, and written questions will be taken from the floor.

The forum is from 5:30 p.m. until 7 p.m. at the Natchez Convention Center.

The mayoral candidates will not appear at the forum. The chamber hosted a forum for mayoral candidates April 2.

The candidates in the other contested races are:

Natchez Board of Aldermen

•Ward 1: Joyce Arceneaux-Mathis and Kathy Traina, both Democrats

•Ward 2: Billie Joe Frazier and James “Rickey” Gray, both Democrats

•Ward 3: Gwen Ball, Democrat; Bob Pollard, Republican; and Sarah Carter Smith, Democrat

•Ward 6: Dianne P. Brown, Democrat; Dan Dillard, Democrat; and Forrest Foster, Independent

City Clerk

• Temple Hendricks and Donnie Holloway, both Democrats