Cobb candidate forums set for Thursday

The Mableton Improvement Coalition and the Cobb County GOP will host forums on Thursday for candidates of various offices.

The MIC forum will feature candidates for County Commission, state legislature and school board. The GOP forum will feature candidates for superior court clerk and district attorney.

The MIC forum begins at 6:30 p.m. at the South Cobb Community Center, 620 Lions Club Drive in Mableton. The GOP forum begins at 6:30 p.m. at GOP headquarters, 799 Roswell Street in Marietta.

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