What started out as a two-year gig to make some extra money turned into a 16-year part-time job Mark Owens absolutely loved. For 16 seasons, the 1997 Harrison High School graduate worked for the Atlanta Braves, first as the pre-game plaza host for two years, then as the in-game entertainment host for 14 years. If you remember the guy who conducted the cap shuffle game or … [Read more...]

In January, the annual FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics Competition season began, with 3,300 teams from 32 countries competing. This year’s challenge is to build a robot to retrieve and place cones and cubes on pegs and shelves, as well as parking robots on “charging stations” on a playing field. Since January, the Cherokee and Cobb … [Read more...]

A large crowd turned out last month to remember the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. during the MLK Celebration and Day of Service in Acworth. The day’s events included a breakfast at the Roberts School Community and Education Center, a Unity Walk, a program at the Acworth Community Center and a service project that included a donation drive to collect food, clothes and toiletries. … [Read more...]

Greg Rust Acworth Public Works Divisional Manager What are your main responsibilities? I manage the public works streets division, soil erosion control division, fleet maintenance and sanitation division, as well as contract management for public works’ capital projects. What is your background? I became a member of the city of Acworth family in May 2020. I moved to Cobb … [Read more...]