Closed for the Holidays, Christmas Weather

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

• It doesn't look like Acworth's going to have this weekend, . Mostly sunny skies are in today, with a high near 59 and wind between 5 and 10 mph, according to the National Weather Service. Temperature will drop to a low around 35 tonight. Saturday is expected to be mostly sunny during the day, and a 40 percent chance of rain is in for Christmas Day. High temperatures are in the high-50s.

• Acworth is joining communities across the nation with . 11Alive reports that local shoppers at the Acworth have been anonymously paying bills for layaway items. The movement is believed to have started at Kmart stores in the U.S., and is taking place in communities all over the country.

• is closed today and Monday, Dec. 26 in observance of the Christmas Holiday. City Hall will also be closed on Monday, Jan. 2 for New Years. Household garbage and yard waste collection for the week of Dec. 26 and Jan. 2 will be delayed one day during these weeks.

• The Cobb County Public Library System, including the will be closed Saturday, Dec. 24 through Tuesday, Dec. 27, and also Monday, Jan. 2.

• This Day in History: On Dec. 23, 1986, Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager completed the first non-stop, around-the-world flight without refueling aboard the experimental airplane Voyager.