🌱 Patch AM: How one Acworth resident turned a Quick Win ticket into $52K.

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In today's newsletter:

• How one Acworth resident turned a Quick Win ticket into $52K.

Also on today's calendar: Labor Day Weekend: 40th Annual Marietta Art in the Park and 1 more event.

Today's riddle: What has 2 arms and a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Sunshine and very warm, with a high of 95 and low of 73 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 94, low: 73.
• Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 96 and low of 72 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Multiple winning lottery tickets sold in north Georgia over the weekend (cbs46.com) — An Acworth resident recently scored a $52,524 prize playing a Quick Win game on the Georgia Lottery mobile app, one of several big wins across north Georgia over the weekend. Other jackpots hit in Powder Springs, Fairburn, and cities statewide, with proceeds supporting HOPE scholarships and pre-K programs.
   

📸 Around Acworth

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Acworth

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 5
• Labor Day Weekend: 40th Annual Marietta Art in the Park →
  Marietta Square, 99 S Park Square NE, Marietta
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday September 12
• U. S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Boating Safety Class →
  Acworth Police Department, 4440 Acworth Industrial Dr NW, Acworth
  9:00 am
Saturday September 19
• Parade (Touring) →
  Earl and Rachel Smith Strand Theatre, 117 N Park Square, Marietta
  3:00 pm
• Acworth Farmers Market →
  Logan Farm Park, 4405 Cherokee St, Acworth
  5:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday September 3
• Basketball 4-1's
  Harrison High School Kennesaw, GA 30152
  6:30 am
• SOFTBALL @ KENNESAW MTN
  Harrison High School Kennesaw, GA 30152
  6:00 pm
Friday September 4
• FOOTBALL @ N. PAULDING
  Harrison High School Kennesaw, GA 30152
  7:30 pm
Tuesday September 8
• SOFTBALL v ETOWAH (JV/V) TBD
  Harrison High School Kennesaw, GA 30152
  6:00 pm
Wednesday September 9
• Fine Arts Tri-M Induction Breakfast
  Harrison High School Kennesaw, GA 30152
  7:00 am
• Student Picture Day
  Harrison High School Kennesaw, GA 30152
  8:15 am
• SOFTBALL @ N.COBB (JV/V)
  Harrison High School Kennesaw, GA 30152
  5:00 pm
Thursday September 10
• Baseball Dedication Days
  Harrison High School Kennesaw, GA 30152
  7:30 am
• VOLLEYBALL @ McINTOSH /WESTLAKE (JV/V)
  Harrison High School Kennesaw, GA 30152
  4:00 pm

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• Governor's Gun Club — (770) 651-0495
• Level Up Games — (770) 497-0202
• Buffalo Luke's — (470) 872-3452
• Pro Home Solutions, LLC — (770) 878-2664

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Please share & repost to help reunite this stray cat!
  Found on August 31, 2026 in Acworth, GA 30101 near Logan farm Park Sharing for a neighbor. For the latest information or to contact the finder, view… (Nextdoor Woodlands)
• Looking for someone to install an outside light in backyard.
  I think it's called a flood light. I have one in the left side need one on the right. Two story house will need a tall ladder. Also outdoor camera… (Nextdoor Old Burnt Hickory Rd)

• Taco Bell posted a job opening for Shift Lead in Acworth. Apply here.
• Bass Pro Shops posted a job opening for Customer Service Associate in Acworth. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Acworth here.

🗞 Nearby News

Kennesaw

• West Cobb Regional Library features art events as Fall approaches (cobbcountycourier.com)
• September 2026 MPA Student of the Month: Beatrice Shakal (uga.edu)
• Woman Recalls First Bumble Date Involving 5 Men and a Trail Walk (dailydot.com)

Woodstock

• First-time setter Harper Swanson leads Woodstock past Woodstock North (shawlocal.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A shirt (Thank you Dianna H. for sending it in!)
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