COLUMBIANA, Ala. (WIAT) -- Columbiana residents got to hear from the candidates running for mayor and city council Thursday at the 2025 candidates forum for the city of Columbiana.

The forum kicked off with statements from candidates in the District 1 and District 5 city council races.

It then moved on to the mayoral race where candidates, current mayor David Mitchell and Columbiana native Lisa Strickland Davis, took to the front.

Each candidate was asked a series of questions, including what their priorities and responsibilities as mayor would be, what they see as the strengths and weaknesses of Columbiana, and where they see the city of Columbiana in four years. However, it was their closing statements about why they should be mayor that topped it all off.

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