County Commissioner Candidates Address Concerns at Community Forum

Candidates for the office of County Commissioner answered questions for black community members last night at the Corinthian Missionary Baptist Church on East Fifth Street. Republican Candidates Terry Boyd and Jesse Thomas, Ohio Representative Kevin Boyce, and current Commissioners John O’Grady and Paula Brooks, sat as a panel in front of the congregation, started off […]
Voter Guide: 2015 Columbus Mayoral Primary

Columbus voters have been casting early ballots for three weeks now in the 2015 primary election, which will be decided on May 5. The top question for the future of Columbus is who will be the first new mayor after 16 years of Michael B. Coleman’s leadership. Columbus Underground has interviewed each of the four […]
Mayoral Candidates Discuss African-American Concerns

Corinthian Missionary Baptist Church’s “Meet the Candidates” forum was laser-focused last Thursday on the issues concerning the African-American community of Columbus and what the four candidates for mayor intend to do about them. Elder Michael Reeves made it clear that the forum would not be a debate, but an opportunity for black Columbus residents to […]
Mayoral Candidate Terry Boyd’s “$2 Million” Claim is False

Last week, Columbus Underground interviewed Terry Boyd, Republican candidate for mayor. At one point in that interview, Boyd was asked how strenuous he expected the campaign to be, and he answered “I think it’s going to take a tremendous effort, because let’s face it, the Partnership, the Columbus Partnership has pledged over $2 million for […]
Terry Boyd Announced as GOP Candidate for Mayor

On Thursday, the Franklin County Republican Party announced Terry Boyd, former president of the Columbus Board of Education, as their candidate for Columbus mayor. Boyd will face two Democrats, Franklin County Sheriff Zach Scott and Columbus City Council President Andrew Ginther, in a May primary battle. The two candidates with the most votes in that […]