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🌱 Patch AM: How two off-duty Acworth officers turned a lunch stop into a lifesaving rescue.
Be sure to catch Summer Downtown Classic Car Cruise on the Acworth Patch calendar
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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- 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.
📸 Around Acworth
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Acworth
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★ Featured events ★
- Summer Downtown Classic Car Cruise →
Logan Farm Park, 4405 Cherokee St, Acworth
3:00 pm
Saturday August 29
Want to see your event featured? Click here!
Other local events
- Allatoona Quilt Guild →
Roberts School Community and Education Center, 4681 School St, Acworth
10:00 am - U. S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Boating Safety Class →
Acworth Police Department, 4440 Acworth Industrial Dr NW, Acworth
9:00 am - 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
Tuesday September 1
Saturday September 12
Saturday September 19
📣 Acworth Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- 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 - 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 - Softball @ Allatoona
Harrison High School Kennesaw, GA 30152
5:30 pm - VOLLYEBALL v CARTERSVILLE/KELL (JV/V)
Harrison High School Kennesaw, GA 30152
4:00 pm
Monday August 24
Tuesday August 25
Wednesday August 26
Thursday August 27
Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.
Thank you 👏👏👏 to these businesses for making Acworth PatchAM possible:
- Governor's Gun Club — (770) 651-0495
- Buffalo Luke's — (470) 872-3452
- Pro Home Solutions, LLC — (770) 878-2664
Click here to show your appreciation! 💚
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Required TODAY
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
Kennesaw
- MY-kell Williams (backstage.com)
- ESPN's FPI predicts the outcome of every game on Tennessee's 2026 schedule (saturdaydownsouth.com)
- Sr/Director Corporate Strategy (freseniusmedicalcare.com)
Woodstock
- High School Coverage: 'The Road to Columbus' Continues… Week 2 Sees Some Revealing Results After Play at Last Week's GADC Invitational (August 22, 2026) (linedrivemedia.com)
- Josephine Lauer (themonmouthjournaleastern.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
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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