Acworth Parks, Recreation and Community Resource Department

Due to unexpected delays, South Shore Park will remain closed tomorrow, February 10 for road repairs. The park will reopen Thursday, February 11. We thank you for your patience.

Spring registration is now open! Please visit www.acworthparksandrec.org for registration and additional information on our spring programs!

South Shore Park will be closed on Monday, February 8, and Tuesday, February 9 for road repair.

It’s beautiful morning at our Martin Luther King Jr. Day Unity Walk!

Don't forget to RSVP to join the City of Acworth as we honor the teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Festivities will begin on January 18, 2021, at 9:15 a.m. with a unity walk from the Roberts School Community and Education Center to the Acworth Community Center followed by a celebration program with speaker Earnest Davis. A live stream of the celebration program will be posted on the Acworth, Parks, Recreation, and Community Resource Department Facebook page. To attend the MLK Day Program, RSVP to [email protected]

Enjoy an elegant dinner with some Hollywood glamour at our Daddy Daughter Date Night at Tanyard Creek Overlook on Saturday, March 13 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. This enchanted evening is a sweet opportunity for girls and their dads or adult male chaperone to dress up and have a great time! Reservations are available at www.acworthparksandrec.org.

The Acworth Community Center will be closed on Monday, January 18 in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. If you wish to attend our MLK Day of Service Celebration, please RSVP to [email protected].

The Marietta Daily Journal was kind enough to feature How the Grinch Saves Christmas! This toy drive supported Acworth Police Department's Shop with a Cop program! https://mariettadailyjournal-ga-app.newsmemory.com/

Less than 2 weeks until we kick off our 2021 Spring season. https://secure.rec1.com//acworth-baseball-associat/catalog

The American Red Cross will hold a blood drive at the Acworth Community Center on Tuesday, February 16 from 11 AM to 4 PM. All presenting donors will receive a coupon for Huey Luey's and testing for COVID-19 antibodies! For more information, to schedule an appointment, and to do your RAPIDPASS, please go to www.redcrossblood.org and enter sponsor code: acworthcomm

We are very excited to have Earnest Davis as this year's MLK Day Celebration speaker. This program will feature life’s most persistent and urgent question, What are you doing for others? To attend the MLK Day Program at the Acworth Community Center on January 18 at 10 AM, RSVP to [email protected]. A live stream will also be available on our Facebook page.

We wish you a very Happy New Year! HOLIDAY HOURS: December 30: 8 AM - 5 PM December 31: 8 AM - 12 PM... January 1: CLOSED January 2: 8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. The Acworth Community Center Activity Center (including basketball and pickleball open play and the walking track) will be closed December 28 - December 31 due to gym floor resurfacing.

The City of Acworth has partnered with the Cobb & Douglas Public Health Department and the Air National Guard to provide free COVID-19 testing at Logan Farm Park (4405 Cherokee Street, Acworth, 30101) on January 13 between 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. The self-administered, shallow nasal tests are available to those with or without symptoms. Test results are returned by email in 1 - 3 days. Register at cdphcovid19testing.org. Test site is subject to early closure due to inclement weather or daily max number of tests reached.

The Cobb & Douglas Health website is currently down. We will share progress as it is resolved. For any questions regarding your COVID-19 test, appointment or vaccine please contact their department at 770-514-2300

Things are heating up in our Acworth Winter Pickleball Tournament! Thank you to all our competitors for joining us!

The Best of Cobb 2021 nominations are in, and we are pleased to announce that Cauble Park and Logan Farm Park received nominations! Cauble Park is nominated for Best Park, and Logan Farm Park is nominated for Best Park and Best Place to Take a Tourist. Many Acworth businesses, events, and local attractions are up for awards. To see the full list of nominees and vote for your favorites, visit https://www.mdjonline.com/cobblife/bestof/

Be careful out there!

Assessments are this Saturday at Dbat West Cobb. Go to Acworthbaseball.org to register and sign up for a time slot for assessments.

Acworth Power and Public Works have some great tips to prepare your home for winter weather!

With winter weather may come impacts to your power lines. Here are some tips on what to do if you ever come across a downed power line:

We love these joyful faces from last year's MLK Day Unity Walk! Be sure to RSVP to [email protected] to attend this year's Martin Luther King, Jr., Day of Service Celebration! Festivities will begin on January 18, 2021, at 9:15 a.m. with a unity walk from the Roberts School Community and Education Center to the Acworth Community Center followed by a celebration program with speaker Earnest Davis.

Lauren had a special helper for her last Zoom Active Adult Cardio Class of the year! Merry Christmas, Lauren! Merry Christmas to our active adult community!

FREE COVID-19 testing tomorrow, December 23, from 11 AM to 5 PM at Logan Farm Park. This is a self-administered, shallow nasal test for individuals with or without symptoms. Test results returned by text and/or email in 1 - 2 days. The testing site is subject to early closure due to inclement weather or the daily max number of tests reached. Pre-register by scanning the QR code on the flyer below or go to CDPHCOVID19testing.org #stopthespread

Thank you, Acworth Business Association for providing breakfast to our team today! We value your partnership and support for our community!