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Greetings Acworth! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How two off-duty Acworth officers turned a lunch stop into a lifesaving rescue.
  • See which new Cobb businesses now include an Acworth-based event planner.

Also on today's calendar: Allatoona Quilt Guild and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: How fast is milk when you pour it? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Monday: Partly sunny and nice, with a high of 87 and low of 62 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Tuesday: Times of clouds and sun, temps: high: 88, low: 67.
  • Wednesday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, with a high of 88 and low of 69 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Off-Duty Acworth Officers Spring Into Action to Save Woman Stabbed Multiple Times at Chick-fil-A – [your]NEWS (yournews.com) — Two off-duty Acworth police officers are credited with helping save a woman who was stabbed multiple times Thursday in a Chick-fil-A parking lot on Highway 92 near I-75, just outside Acworth. Acting quickly, they provided critical aid until medics arrived, and investigators are still piecing together how an argument between traveling companions from Wisconsin turned violent.
   

• 47 New Business Licenses Recorded in Cobb County (cobbcountycourier.com) — Cobb County just issued 47 new business licenses, including an event-planning company based on Heatherbrooke Drive in Acworth. The list ranges from beauty salons and law firms to logistics, health services and retail, giving residents a snapshot of new services and jobs emerging nearby.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Monday August 24
  • Basketball 4-1's
    Harrison High School Kennesaw, GA 30152
    6:30 am
  • Softball @ Dunwoody
    Harrison High School Kennesaw, GA 30152
    5:30 pm
  • Volleyball @ Walker/N.Cobb
    Harrison High School Kennesaw, GA 30152
    5:30 pm
    • Tuesday August 25
  • SOFTBALL v HILLGROVE (JV/V)
    Harrison High School Kennesaw, GA 30152
    5:00 pm
  • VOLLEYBALL @ McEACHERN / N. ATLANTA
    Harrison High School Kennesaw, GA 30152
    5:30 pm
    • Wednesday August 26
  • Softball @ Allatoona
    Harrison High School Kennesaw, GA 30152
    5:30 pm
    • Thursday August 27
  • VOLLYEBALL v CARTERSVILLE/KELL (JV/V)
    Harrison High School Kennesaw, GA 30152
    4:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

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    Looking for help with wallpaper installation Hi neighbors! I'm looking for someone to help me apply wallpaper to small section of dining room. I'm… (Nextdoor Bentwater)
  • My husband has some Orthofeet moccasin-type shoes hat he has literally worn completely out and wants another pair, even somewhat similar.
    I have spent literally hours on the web and I am totally frustrated. I know that since we have been in the Atlanta area I have seen an actual shoe… (Nextdoor Greens Crossing)
  • McDonald's posted a job opening for Overnight Shift Manager (Premium Pay) in Kennesaw. Apply here.
  • The Guitar Center posted a job opening for Guitar and Piano Teacher Store 769 in Kennesaw. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Acworth here.

🗞 Nearby News

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: It's "Pasturized" before you know it! (Thank you Judy M. for sending it in!)
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