The Davie chapter of the NAACP has requested the Town of Mocksville rename East Depot Street to Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.

As required by the town ordinances, a public hearing on the request will be held at the town board meeting at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 8.

The letter requesting the change came from the Rev. Joe B. Clark. Town board members were made aware of the request at their regular monthly meeting last week.