By Carla Caldwell Acworth resident Beverly Coffman Keller is asking Acworth businesses and residents to “Turn the Town Teal” in September as part National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. Keller, who was a nurse for 40 years, is providing, in exchange for donations, teal ribbons, posters and yard signs that she hopes people will place outside their businesses and homes to … [Read more...]

More progress to report! On Aug. 3, the Board of Aldermen put the necessary approvals in place to move the downtown redevelopment project forward. This vision has been in the works for the past 10 years. The board and city staff spent the past year developing the master plan and construction documents for this project. Working with our strategic partner, the Acworth Downtown … [Read more...]

The 2017 Nautique WWA Wakeboard U.S. National Championship was held in August at Dallas Landing Park in Acworth. Competitors traveled from throughout the United States and several countries to compete in the four-day event. To view a list of winners for each of the four days of competition, go to: … [Read more...]

Back in 1907, J.F. Collins sold a one-acre plot of the Collins property to Charles M. Lovinggood for $400. Lovinggood built a home on the property and later that year sold it to J.J. Northcutt, a Marietta attorney, for $800. In 1947, it was purchased by Dr. Moses N. McCall and his wife, Mary Bolton McCall. The home, which is located at 4623 Collins Ave., has been known as the … [Read more...]

Acworth residents will get the rare opportunity Aug. 21 to view a partial solar eclipse. A solar eclipse takes place when the moon passes between the Earth and sun, blocking part or all of the sun from view. Acworth will experience a partial eclipse of 97.6 percent, according to NASA. In Acworth, the eclipse begins at 1:04 p.m., reaches maximum coverage at 2:35 p.m., and … [Read more...]