Town hall with Woodall on Thursday
By: Newsroom Staff CUMMING — District 7 U.S. Rep. Rob Woodall will return to Forsyth County this week for a town hall meeting. Woodall’s calendar calls for a meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday in the Cumming...
View ArticleGarden tour scheduled for Saturday
By: Jennifer Sami CUMMING — The Forsyth County Master Gardeners are opening their fences for their biennial garden tour on Saturday. Throughout the county, one public and six private gardens will be...
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Thompson eager for future as new West Forsyth girls' lacrosse coach
By: Andrew Hirsh When West Forsyth girls’ lacrosse head coach Dan Kaplan announced he was leaving the school to become Forsyth Central’s new athletic director, Lady Wolverines assistant coach John...
View ArticleLightning likely to blame for house fire
By: Jennifer Sami WEST FORSYTH — Investigators have determined that lightning caused a fast-moving fire Friday afternoon that destroyed a home in far western Forsyth County. While the house on Preserve...
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South Forsyth's Alvord hopes MLB dream can stay alive
By: Andrew Hirsh It was a little more than four years ago when Zach Alvord first stepped up to the plate at Turner Field. The South Forsyth second baseman, who grew up watching his favorite players hit...
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Lambert athletics starting to join elite company
By: Brian Paglia Since the Georgia High School Association created a sixth classification in 2012, no school has won more state titles than Lambert. And it’s not even close. The Longhorns have won...
View ArticleLandmarks beneath Lake Lanier’s waters revealed in recently discovered maps
By: Newsroom Staff GAINESVILLE — Large farms, orchards and chicken houses that once dotted the landscape in North Georgia are now covered by Lake Lanier’s deep waters. But they can be found in...
View ArticleProbe into fatal crash ongoing
By: Jennifer Sami WEST FORSYTH — The Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office is continuing its investigation into the single-vehicle wreck Sunday that caused the death of Paul Louis Castell Jr., as well as the...
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WITNESS: Forsyth County Courthouse shooter wearing heavy vest, gear
By: Newsroom Staff FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. - Lenny Washington was driving through downtown when he saw the incident unfold in front of the Forsyth County Courthouse. Washington heard shots, looked up and...
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Authorities ID Forsyth Co. courthouse shooter; he's dead, acted alone
By: Newsroom Staff CUMMING (Updated 12:32 p.m.) — Authorities have identified the gunman this morning who shot a veteran sheriff’s deputy in the leg outside the Forsyth County Courthouse as 48-year-old...
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Name of Forsyth deputy who stopped courthouse gunman released
By: Newsroom Staff CUMMING — The Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office has identified the deputy who was wounded attempting to stop a gunman this morning at the Forsyth County Courthouse as Daniel Rush....
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Update: Forsyth courthouse shooter dead, was suing sheriff's office
By: Newsroom Staff CUMMING (Updated 5:47 p.m.) — Authorities have identified the heavily armed gunman who shot a veteran sheriff’s deputy in the leg Friday morning outside the Forsyth County Courthouse...
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‘Major catastrophe’ averted at Forsyth Courthouse, sheriff says
By: Jennifer Sami CUMMING — Over the past 18 months, Forsyth County Sheriff’s deputies had been aggressively training for the exact scenario that unfolded Friday morning when a heavily armed man...
View ArticleOutdoors:Striper fishing ready to flourish on Lake Lanier
By: Sports Staff Lake Lanier’s water is exactly the same this week as last weeks report at 1,071.03 or .03 foot above a full pool of 1,071. Lake temperatures have risen into the lower 80s. Lake Lanier...
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GIRLS LACROSSE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Monica Martelli, West Forsyth
By: Andrew Hirsh It was an early spring practice back in 2010, and West Forsyth girls’ lacrosse coach Dan Kaplan noticed an exceptional play down the field. "Great job, Martelli!" he yelled, and Marisa...
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BOYS LACROSSE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Sean Carruthers, Lambert
By: Andrew Hirsh Before every practice, Lambert boys’ lacrosse coach Rich Wehman asks his players to run four laps around the field. This past season, without fail, Sean Carruthers led the pack. One...
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2014 Forsyth County News All-County Lacrosse teams
By: Sports Staff Girls Player of the year: Monica Martelli, West Forsyth Coach of the year: Dan Kaplan, West Forsyth Kirsten Barth, Lambert, MF, Jr. 30 draw controls, 29 ground balls, 19 caused...
View ArticleAuthorities: Suspect in Forsyth Courthouse shooting made supply list
By: Newsroom Staff CUMMING (AP) — The man who police say staged an assault on a Georgia courthouse carefully planned the weapons and supplies he would need to enter the building and harm people inside,...
View ArticleCumming residents relieved gunfight wasn’t worse
By: Newsroom Staff CUMMING — Although their feelings of relief mingled with alarm, members of the downtown Cumming business community said they were grateful a Friday courthouse confrontation ended...
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Courthouse open for business on Monday
By: Jim Dean The Forsyth County Courthouse was still surrounded by crime scene tape Sunday afternoon, but county officials say the building will be open for business Monday morning. According to...
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