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🌱 Patch AM: Which Acworth students just earned top college honors this fall?
Coming up on the Acworth Patch calendar: Big Chicken Chorus Christmas Show

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In today's newsletter:
- Which Acworth students just earned top college honors this fall?
Today's riddle: What did the balloon say to the doctor? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Sunday: Clouds and sun, with a high of 59 and low of 39 degrees.
- Monday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 58, low: 42.
- Tuesday: Increasing amounts of sun, with a high of 64 and low of 50 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Campus News: The Week of Dec. 20 (mdjonline.com) — Acworth families can celebrate several hometown students earning major academic honors and degrees this fall, including Phi Kappa Phi membership and new UNG and Georgia College graduates. The roundup also spotlights neighboring Kennesaw, Marietta, Powder Springs, and other Cobb-area students recognized on dean’s lists, as valedictorians, and at commencements across Georgia and neighboring states.
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Big Chicken Chorus Christmas Show
Lassiter Concert Hall , 2601 Shallowford Rd , Marietta
10:00 am - Movies at the Museum
Savoy Automobile Museum , 3 Savoy Lane , Cartersville
2:00 pm - A Christmas Tradition Holiday Spectacular
Earl and Rachel Smith Strand Theatre , 117 N Park Square , Marietta
3:00 pm - CHRISTMAS SHOW
Village at Waterside , 400 Red Top Mountain Rd SE , Cartersville
8:00 pm - No-Cost Vein Screenings
Cartersville-Bartow County Chamber of Commerce , 636 E Main St. , Cartersville
8:00 am - Quilting 101
Carterville Public Library
10:00 am - Story Time: “Christmas”
Maude P Ragsdale Pub Library , 1815 Hiram Douglasville Hwy , Hiram
11:30 am - Christmas Eve-City Hall & Marietta Power & Water Offices Closed - ALL DAY
Marietta, GA Calendar Marietta, GA 30060 - Library Closed
Bartow County Library System , 429 West Main Street , Cartersville - Christmas Day
Cartersville, GA Calendar - Christmas Day-City Hall & Marietta Power & Water Offices Closed - ALL DAY
Marietta, GA Calendar Marietta, GA 30060 - Pickett's Meals: Fourth Day of Christmas
Pickett's Mill Battlefield Historic Site , 4432 Mount Tabor Church Road , Dallas
10:00 am
Sunday December 21
Monday December 22
Tuesday December 23
Wednesday December 24
Thursday December 25
Sunday December 28
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- What does this look like to you?
I think It's a Bob Cat. When I pause the picture on my computer, I can actually see the spots. (Nextdoor Brookstone I)
- Kentucky Fried Chicken posted a job opening for Team Member in Acworth. Apply here.
- City of Kennesaw, GA posted a job opening for Facility Custodial/Maintenance Technician in Kennesaw. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Acworth here.
🗞 Nearby News
Kennesaw
- Judge in American Signature bankruptcy schools the debtors (homenewsnow.com)
- 3D Printing News Briefs, December 20, 2025: Gas Turbine Hardware, Build Settings, & More (3dprint.com)
- New endowed scholarship at KSU (macon.com)
Woodstock
- It's Never Too Late: Georgia Southern graduate rewrites her family's story at 49 (griceconnect.com)
- Do Your Kids Wanna Talk to Santa?! (hotspotatl.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
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