MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Four Memphis mayoral candidates met with community members to discuss their platforms at the LeMoyne-Owen College Student Center on Saturday.
Paul young, Van Turner, JW Gibson and James Harvey Sr. were all in attendance and mainly focused on solving crime and economic development.
The mayoral candidates largely talked to community members one-on-one. They spoke to the importance of meeting people "right where they're at."
"This event was critically important," mayoral candidate Paul Young said. "I'm glad that there will be a series of these events to have opportunities to really touch the people of Memphis in a different way [to] make sure that we're hearing their voices [and] they can meet all the candidates one-on-one."
Turner said that Memphis is a "very relational city."
"We like to field our candidates — field the people that are going to represent us," he said.
The next event in this meet and greet series will be in Orange Mound.