NATCHEZ — Six local men are vying for the Adams County Board of Supervisors District 1 seat.

Paul Brooks

Advertising agent Paul Brooks is running a campaign based on a concern for a need for higher accountability for the board of supervisors.

Brooks wants to broadcast all board meetings on public access television and to foster general openness with news organizations, he said.

Having meetings moved to a more convenient time for the public to attend is also a priority, he said.

“I don’t feel like the board is as up front as it should be,” he said.

Audley Carter

Businessman Audley Carter said the focus of his campaign will be one of economic development, and promised to always be available and as helpful as he can.

“I decided to run because I saw a need for improvement,” he said.

Sammy Cauthen

Incumbent Samuel “Sammy” Cauthen’s campaign is to bring more industry to the area to raise the tax base and then lower taxes, he said.

Cauthen said he feels he still has something to give back to the county.

“We have worked on some projects for several years, and we have seen some come to fruition and some not,” he said. “I want to stay on and see everything I’ve worked on do so.”

Mike Lazarus

Business-owner Charles “Mike” Lazarus said he decided to run on a platform for change and economic development.

“We are in dire need of change,” he said. “Our schools are in dire need of help, we need to focus some attention on recreation and I think we can find some ways to lower taxes.”

Clarence Love

Alcorn State University Librarian Clarence Love said his goal is to make Natchez a global community by bringing back national and international industries.

“The Internet should come into play,” he said. “Why is nobody watching what goes on internationally on the Internet?”

Love is also concerned about soil-erosion in the county, he said.

Mike Smith

Radio station manager Michael Smith said one of his goals is to see a recreation complex built in the area to generate revenue through sports tournaments.

“I’ve traveled all over the south to ball games,” he said. “In the towns that have a sports complex large enough to host a tournament, you can’t find a hotel room.”

Smith also said the county should be run more like a business, with made to excess spending.

The election will be Aug. 7.