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And check out Oak Hill Cemetery Tour on the Acworth Patch calendar

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Hello Acworth! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How two Acworth officers turned a lunch break into lifesaving action
  • How could license plate cameras affect everyday drivers in Acworth?

Also on today's calendar: Oak Hill Cemetery Tour and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: When geese fly, one side is longer than the other. do you know why that is ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Warm and humid with sunshine, with a high of 90 and low of 67 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Friday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 92, low: 71.
  • Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 87 and low of 68 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Officers stopped at Chick-fil-A for lunch. They ended up helping a stabbing victim (wsbtv.com) — Acworth residents may want to know two local police officers were honored after helping save a woman repeatedly stabbed outside the Highway 92 Chick-fil-A. While off-duty and waiting for food, they applied tourniquets and stabilized her until more help arrived, after an argument between the victim and her daughter escalated into violence in the parking lot.
   

• The upsides and downsides of Automatic License Plate Readers (cobbcountycourier.com) — Cobb County readers, including those in Acworth, get a closer look at how Flock automatic license plate readers help solve crimes but also raise serious privacy and abuse concerns. The article notes a former Acworth officer's alleged misuse of the system and outlines calls for stricter safeguards, oversight, and limits on data sharing and retention across agencies.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • There's FREE puppies at Dollar General On New Hope.
    They are 7 weeks old. Chihuahua/ Rat Terrier Mix They are all FEMALE (Nextdoor Red Top Mountain Estates)
  • Hello,
    I am looking for a house cleaner about 4 or 6 hours I'm in Acworth right off Hickory Grove Rd the pay is $20 an hour the work can be split up in two… (Nextdoor Lake Park)
  • Pizza Hut posted a job opening for Team Member 39382 in Acworth. Apply here.
  • LongHorn Steakhouse posted a job opening for Server in Acworth. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Acworth here.

🗞 Nearby News

Kennesaw

  • Former Kennesaw mayor convicted of child molestation up for early release (fox5atlanta.com)
  • No. 15 Tennessee not looking past Kennesaw State to SEC slate (statenews.net)
  • Kennesaw State launches Presidential Fellows Cohort for high-achieving Georgia students (newswise.com)

Woodstock

  • Toll Brothers Announces Final Opportunity to Own a New Home at Holly Farm in Woodstock (metroatlantaceo.com)

Marietta

  • Judge Issues Stay Of Execution For GA Man Convicted Of Killing 2 (patch.com)

Ok Acworth! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: because there are more geese on that side (Thank you jo L. for sending it in!)
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