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‘Time to Step Back’: Owens Leaves Gig as Braves’ In-Game Entertainment Host

March 1, 2023

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...]

Firestorm Robotics Students Design, Construct, Test 120-Pound Robots

March 1, 2023

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...]

Celebrating a Legacy

February 1, 2023

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...]

Get to Know Greg Rust

February 1, 2023

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...]

Stronger Together Through Networking

December 30, 2022

Aroundabout Local Media’s mission statement is to “help local businesses grow and prosper by offering affordable advertising opportunities in a quality publication that provides positive, relevant information to our readers.” Using this as a plumb line for all that we do, on the advertising and editorial sides of our company, we created a new feature. Once a quarter, we will … [Read more...]

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