Kennesaw

Cobb Commission Chairman Tim Lee's Town Hall meeting, 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Ben Robertson Kennesaw Community Center, 2753 Watts Drive, Kennesaw. CobbCounty.org/lee.

Atlanta Walk Like MADD and MADD Dash 5K Walk, Run and Fun Run to eliminate drunk driving in Metro Atlanta by the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation, 7 a.m.-noon Saturday, PGA Tour Superstore, 2911 George Busbee Parkway, Kennesaw. $10 to $30. WalkLikeMADD.org/Atlanta.

Cobb County Touch-a-Truck for children of all ages to explore police cars, dump trucks, SWAT trucks, front-end loaders, fire rescue trucks, television trucks, fire engines, military vehicles, heavy construction vehicles and a police helicopter, 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Saturday, Town Center Mall, lower parking lot by Sears, Ernest Barrett Parkway at I-75, Kennesaw. $5 per person, $20 maximum per family - all to benefit the Cobb Safety Village, one of the most comprehensive safety training environments in the region where children and adults gain safety knowledge through hands-on experiences. CobbCounty.org/SafetyVillage, 770-852-3270.

Marietta

 Marietta/Cobb Career Expo - 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Thursday, Turner Chapel AME Church, 492 North Marietta Parkway, Marietta. Register your company as an employer with Lucius McRunnels at LMcRunnels@cobbworks.org. More details here.

North Georgia State Fair - More than 300,000 are expected to attend this largest fair in metro Atlanta and the second largest in Georgia. 4 to 11 p.m. Thursday, 4 p.m. to midnight Friday, 10 a.m. to midnight Saturday, 12:30 to 10 p.m. Sunday, 4 to 11 p.m. Monday to Oct. 1, 4 p.m. to midnight Oct. 2, 10 a.m. to midnight Oct. 3, 12:30 to 10 p.m. Oct. 4, Jim R. Miller Park, 2245 Callaway Road, Marietta. $7 but free for 10 and under, including free concerts. Ride tickets: $1.25 each, $20 for 21 tickets, $50 for 55 tickets, $100 for 120 tickets. Parking is $3. NorthGeorgiaStateFair.com.

Georgia Right to Life Reach Banquet with author and attorney Shauna Prewitt as the speaker, 7-9 p.m. Thursday, Cobb Galleria Centre, 2 Galleria Parkway with early bird registration of $50 ending Friday, $60 after. grtl.org, 770-339-6880.

Powder Springs

Powder Springs Candidate Forum of mayoral and city council candidates, 7 p.m. Thursday, George E. Ford Center, 4181 Atlanta St., Powder Springs behind the library hosted by the Powder Springs Community Task Force. CityOfPowderSprings.org/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=333.

Smyrna

Keep Smyrna Beautiful's free document shredding by Iron Mountain and shoe collection, 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Aline Wolfe Adult Recreation Center, 884 Church St., Smyrna. SmyrnaCity.com/index.aspx?page=15&recordid=7306.

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