🌱 Patch AM: How an Acworth repair shop is stepping up for three children

Good day Acworth! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How an Acworth repair shop is stepping up for three children
• Acworth’s Alyssa Cronic earns Medical Assisting diploma from NGTC

Also on today's calendar: Warehouse Liquidation FINAL Sale! 50% OFF! and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the hammer say after getting an A on a test? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Warm with some sun returning, with a high of 69 and low of 49 degrees.
• Thursday: Cloudy and warm, temps: high: 67, low: 60.
• Friday: Warm with some brightening, with a high of 69 and low of 60 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 3 children lose both parents in a crash during date night (wsbtv.com) — An Acworth auto shop, Allatoona Diesel and Automotive, is rallying support for three young children who lost both parents in a New Year’s Day crash in Alabama. Coworkers are raising money and working to secure and repair a vehicle so the kids, now living with grandparents, have reliable transportation as the investigation continues.
   

• NGTC recognizes 147 Graduates for Fall 2025 (wnegradio.com) — An Acworth resident, Alyssa Cronic, is among 147 students honored for completing North Georgia Technical College programs in fall 2025, earning a diploma in Medical Assisting. The college’s commencement ceremony in Cornelia recognized graduates from across North Georgia and nearby counties.
   

📸 Around Acworth

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Acworth

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★ Featured events ★

Friday January 9

• Warehouse Liquidation FINAL Sale! 50% OFF!
  Classic Staging LLC, 1349 Old 41 Hwy NW, Marietta
  9:30 am

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Other local events

Friday January 9

• $50 FRI-YAYS! Condensed Collection Workshop
  Board & Brush Creative Studios - Kennesaw , 3103 Cobb Pkwy NW Suite #114 , Kennesaw
  6:30 pm

Saturday January 10

• Landscape Oil Painting Workshop
  The Art House- Acworth Arts Alliance , 4425 Cherokee St , Acworth
  10:00 am
• Acworth Arts Alliance "Living on the Edge" Reception
  The Art House- Acworth Arts Alliance , 4425 Cherokee St , Acworth
  4:00 pm

Sunday January 11

• 'Spill The Tea' Hostess Meeting
  Camp Gideon , 3545 Walden Ln , Acworth
  3:00 pm

Thursday January 15

• Crown Royal Pairing Dinner
  Main Street Events by 1885 Grill , 4975 N Main St , Acworth
  6:30 pm

Friday January 16

• Driving Miss Daisy
  Rena Henton Theatre , 4681 School St , Acworth
  8:00 pm

Tuesday January 20

• Flourish Networking for Women - Acworth, GA
  Olde Towne Tavern & Grille , 2500 Cobb Pkwy N , Kennesaw
  6:30 pm

Thursday January 22

• Venture to the Pacific Northwest Wine Tasting
  Main Street Events by 1885 Grill , 4975 N Main St , Acworth
  6:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday January 7

• Gentle Yoga
  Cartersville Library Meeting Room , 429 West Main Street , Cartersville
  10:00 am
• Art For Lunch: Co-Authors: Ann Litrel & Charles Seabrook
  Booth Western Art Museum , 501 N Museum Dr , Cartersville
  12:15 pm
• Crafternoon: Clay Snowman
  Cartersville Public Library , 429 W Main St , Cartersville
  3:00 pm
• Woodstock Wolverines vs Centennial and Pace Academy
  Woodstock High School , 2010 Towne Lake Hills S Dr , Woodstock
  5:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• For those of us missing the old Oak Grove post office there is a new Oak Grove post office opening at Bells Ferry and 92.
  It is located next to Food Depot in the Cherokee Corners shopping center. I spoke to a staff member at the Woodstock Post Office and they say it… (Nextdoor Shaw Lake)
• Dishwasher needs repair.
  Third post asking for info about prior experience with company who repaired your dishwasher. I got a few questions with no feedback on reputable… (Nextdoor Lower Allatoona)

• Kroger posted a job opening for Online Grocery Pick-Up Clerk in Acworth. Apply here.
• The Learning Experience posted a job opening for Assistant Director Daycare Childcare Director in Acworth. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Acworth here.

🗞 Nearby News

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• Missouri State vs Kennesaw State Prediction 1/7/2026 Today's College Basketball Picks (pickdawgz.com)
• Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park closes Mountain Road to private vehicles (971theriver.com)
• Cobb County veteran amputee finds purpose after battle (11alive.com)

Woodstock

• Officers find wanted man in abandoned building (appenmedia.com)

Dallas

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-- The Patch AM Team

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