For the first time in over two decades, five candidates are running for Mayor of Orangeburg. To mark this moment in the city’s civic history, the Orangeburg County Historical Society will host a Mayoral Candidate Forum on Monday, Aug. 25, 2025, at the Bluebird Theatre, 1141 Russell St.

Orangeburg County Historical Society

The doors will open at 5:30 p.m., and the program will begin at 6 p.m. From 6 to 8 p.m., candidates will answer approximately 9–10 moderated questions, each having 2 to 2½ minutes to respond. From 8 to 8:30 p.m., select audience-submitted questions will be asked. Each candidate will then have five minutes to deliver closing pitches from 8:30 to 9 p.m.

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