Carroll County House District 8 has some familiar faces, as well as some not so familiar ones vying to fill its two seats.
Three out of the four candidates seeking District 8’s two open seats spoke recently at the Gibson Center For Senior Service’s Five-Minute Forums for the Democrat and Republican parties.
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