Category: Acworth/Kennesaw/Marietta

LOCAL NATIONAL PARKS OPENING MAY 11

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE is opening a portion of these local parks, beginning May 11. KENNESAW MOUNTAIN NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD PARK: Beginning Monday, May 11, 2020, Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park will reopen access to: • All park trails • The overflow…

CITY OF ACWORTH NEWS – MAY OPENINGS, EVENTS

Sharing with our readers the City of Acworth press release of openings and events through the end of May and beginning June 1.  The Acworth Memorial Day Ceremony will take place.  Scroll down for the rest of the news.ACWORTH Memorial…

FREE VIRTUAL SCREENING FOR COVID-19

The most important part of Governor Kemp’s briefing yesterday was the announcement of the development of a Free Virtual Screening app by August University to determine whether or not your symptoms reflect you have COVID-19. These symptoms are Fever, Cough…

VIRTUAL ENTERTAINMENT ABOUNDS!

THE STRAND, MARIETTA Love old movies, missing local concerts, wish you were on the Square in Marietta — we can give you two out of three wishes. In the meantime, we’re are bringing The Strand experience to you! Follow the…

EASTER SERVICES ONLINE

Sunrise Service

Winkenhofer Pineridge Funeral Home and Cemetery will host their traditional annual Easter Sunrise Services as a virtual production on m.facebook.com/winkenhoferpineridge, on Sunday April 12, 2020 at 7:00 am. Pastor J. Perry Fowler, Kennesaw First Baptist Church, will conduct the services.…

NORTHWEST YMCA NEEDS HELP!

The Northwest YMCA needs your help in feeding our local kids! Last Saturday the Northwest Family YMCA in West Cobb in partnership with Freedom Church – assembled and delivered a weeks worth of lunch supplies directly to children in Cobb…

FINAL FOUR – BOBBLEHEAD for 2020

Last Friday, March 13, 2020, the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum unveiled an officially licensed, limited edition 2020 Final Four Bobblehead. This is the only bobblehead available to commemorate this year’s Final Four at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta…

KBA BUSINESS EXPO – FEB 25

Starting the week with the KBA Business Expo and ending it with the ABA March 5 luncheon.  The Carribean celebrates Carnival today and tomorrow and Mardi Gras starts tomorrow (although I believe it has been going on all weekend in…

VALENTINES DANCE IN KENNESAW

Don’t miss the music and the fun coming up this week for Acworth, Kennesaw, Marietta, starting February 6 with Acworth’s Mayor, Tommy Allegood and the State of the City of Acworth. Spend the evening with your big and little tikis…

INCLUSIVE PLAYGROUND & MORE

City of Kennesaw Celebrates Grand Opening for the Inclusive Playground at Swift-Cantrell Park The City of Kennesaw and Kennesaw Parks & Recreation celebrated the Grand Opening for the Inclusive Playground at Swift-Cantrell Park this afternoon Tuesday, January 9. The Inclusive…

Kennesaw Santa Parade Winners

December 7, was a perfect day for a winter parade in downtown Kennesaw. Main Street was filled with upwards of 400 excited children, along with their parents marching up Main Street with floats, scout groups, ball teams, high school bands,…

HOG BREAKFAST FUNDRAISER

A big thank you to all of the Helping One Guy (HOG) supporters for making their Breakfast with Santa a success!  Over 200 friends and families dropped by the Cowan Historic Mill at 4271 Southside Drive, Acworth to eat breakfast…