Candidates for local and state offices will participate in Catfish and Candidates from noon-5 p.m. Sept. 11 at the White County Fairgrounds, 802 Davis Drive, Searcy. 

Gates will open at 10:30 a.m. All-you-can-eat catfish will be served until 2 p.m. Candidates will begin speaking at noon.

Tickets are $12 per person through Sept. 8 and can be purchased at the White County Tax Assessor’s Office and Searcy Regional Chamber of Commerce. After Sept. 8, ticket prices increase to $15 per person and will be available at the gate on the day of the event.

Here's the day's schedule: 

10:30 a.m. Gates open

Noon  Welcome

U.S. Senate

12:21 p.m. John Boozman - Republican

Governor

12:37 p.m. Jim Keet - Republican

12:53 p.m. Mike Beebe – Democrat

2nd District Congress

1:10 p.m. Joyce Elliott – Democrat

1:26 p.m. Tim Griffin – Republican

Lt. Governor

1:42 p.m. Mark Darr – Republican

1:53 p.m. Shane Broadway – Democrat

Secretary of State

2:04 p.m. Mark Martin – Republican

Land Commissioner

2:15 p.m. L.J. Bryant - Democrat

2:26 p.m. John Thurston – Republican

State Senate District 29

2:53 p.m. Sandra Prater – Democrat

3:04 p.m. Jonathan Dismang – Republican

State Representative District 49

3:15 p.m. Jesse Boyce – Democrat

3:26 p.m. Jeremy Gillam – Republican

State Representative District 50

3:37 p.m. Mark Biviano – Republican

3:48 p.m. Monty Betts – Democrat

White County Judge

3:59 p.m. Johney Gibson – Democrat

4:10 p.m. Michael Lincoln – Republican

Searcy Mayor

4:21 p.m. Kyle Reeves

4:29 p.m. David Morris

4:38 p.m. Belinda LaForce

For more information call (501) 268-2458.