The candidates in Conway’s mayoral race are campaigning hard.
Conway's special election on December 9th fills the term for the late Greg Martin’s, which runs through the end of 2011.
Monday, two of the four candidates spoke with News13.
Mayoral candidate Alys Lawson said after serving on city council for ten years, she feels well-versed on what the people want and need.
"This is an important time for the city of Conway to have a leader that has vision that wants to continue the wonderful progress we've made but continue on a new vision to have great projects that the community's interested in." said Lawson.
Lawson said the city needs to start building and indoor recreation facility and she will work to preserve the town's history while balancing it with the needs of the small business community.
Candidate Russ Calhoun said as a lifelong resident of Conway who is proud of his community, he wants to see Conway get better and grow.
"I don't want to see it be close minded like it seems to be right now, I want to see other options, I want to see bigger venues come into our Conway area, I want to see jobs come in." said Calhoun.
Calhoun said he wants to see more jobs and decent schools in Conway and help small business owners.
Both candidates said with Gregory Martin's death, the way this race came about is nothing either one is excited about, but both are committed to serving the people of Conway and moving the city forward.
News13 asked Horry County council chair Liz Gilland, who lives in Conway, if people who live outside of the city should be following the election. Gilland said Conway is important to all of Horry County because it is the county seat and centrally located. Gilland said while Conway is not the economic engine that it used to be, with a reinvigorated downtown, it is a quintessentially southern town.
Leslie McIver and Vivian Chestnut are also candidates for Conway mayor.
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