***UPDATE: A spokesperson for the Ross campaign said on Thursday afternoon that the candidate’s visit to Carol Woods had to be canceled and that another visit would be rescheduled for later in the month.***

Democratic US Senate nominee Deborah Ross is scheduled to visit Chapel Hill Thursday afternoon.

Ross is slated to talk about how she will work to expand and strengthen Social Security and Medicare during a visit to the Carol Woods Retirement Community off of Weaver Dairy Road, according to her campaign.

A release from Ross’ press office says the candidate will “talk about the need to protect Social Security and Medicare from plans like those offered by Senator Burr that would benefit special interests and hurt seniors and those working toward retirement.”

Ross is scheduled to be in Chapel Hill from 3:30 until 4:30 this afternoon.

Burr and Ross are locked in what surveys show to be a tight race for the Senate seat in the November election.