County reviews budget for 2015
By: Crystal Ledford FORSYTH COUNTY — Forsyth County commissioners last week got their first look at the 2015 county budget, for which a tax increase appears unlikely. During a work session Tuesday...
View ArticleWest Forsyth boy golfers get postseason recognition
By: Sports Staff A pair of West Forsyth boys’ golfers received some postseason recognition. Wolverines junior Robert Shaw was one of 10 players selected to the Georgia High School Association all-state...
View ArticleMobile Training Unit returns to library Tuesday
By: Newsroom Staff CUMMING — The Georgia Mountains Regional Commission Mobile Training Unit will return to the Cumming Library on Tuesday. The unique work force development vehicle will be available to...
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Dads, granddads called to coach
By: Jennifer Sami FORSYTH COUNTY — Today is a day for dads. It’s a day to salute the men who aren’t afraid of a few stinky diapers, who support their children in their passions and roam the sidelines...
View ArticleRunoff candidates to appear at new event
By: Jennifer Sami NORTH FORSYTH — Family fun on a farm will merge with politics June 22 as the Republican Women of Forsyth County hold a Summer Runoff Kickoff. The event, which is being held at Kinsey...
View ArticleCourthouse, jail projects on track
By: Crystal Ledford FORSYTH COUNTY — Despite a few snags, construction of the new Forsyth County Courthouse and Detention Center remain on schedule and under budget, a project official told the county...
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School system offering many summer camps
By: Jennifer Sami FORSYTH COUNTY — About 70 students a week are going to school at Big Creek Elementary this summer — and they couldn’t be happier. Called the Learning Bridge Summer Camp, Big Creek’s...
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Superintendent prepares to depart
By: Jennifer Sami FORSYTH COUNTY — Buster Evans remembers arriving from Bleckley County in 2007 and feeling overwhelmed. In Forsyth County, he knew he was stepping into a high-quality system with rapid...
View ArticleLines drawn over body shop proposal
By: Crystal Ledford SOUTH FORSYTH — A proposal to amend zoning conditions to allow a body shop on Peachtree Parkway in south Forsyth has drawn opposition from neighbors, more than 100 of whom attended...
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South Forsyth's Drehoff impresses in 2014 minor league debut
By: Brian Paglia Former South Forsyth standout Jake Drehoff got his 2014 minor league season off to a good start on Sunday. The left-handed pitcher was impressive in his season debut for the Lowell...
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Program spreads hope, dignity through dance
By: Crystal Ledford SOUTH FORSYTH — At just 22, Rebekah Diaddigo is working to change the world through her artistic passion, dance. The northwest Forsyth County resident last year began a program...
View ArticleResidents ready for river adventure
By: Newsroom Staff NORTH FORSYTH — Several local residents will be paddling 110 miles down the Chattahoochee River later this month as part of the Georgia River Network’s Paddle Georgia 2014....
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Authorities ID driver killed in Monday wreck
By: Jim Dean WEST FORSYTH — The Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office has released the name of a 27-year-old Cumming man who was killed in a single-vehicle wreck Monday morning on Bentley Road. Alexander...
View ArticleHigh court rules against ex-deputies
By: Newsroom Staff ATLANTA — The Georgia Supreme Court has ruled against 11 former Forsyth County Sheriff’s deputies who were fired last year. In a unanimous decision announced this morning, the court...
View ArticleConcert features Forsyth students
By: Newsroom Staff MARIETTA — Eight Forsyth County residents will be performing tonight during the Broadway Dreams Foundation’s concert “Take It to the Limit” in Atlanta. The foundation is a performing...
View ArticlePinecrest to expand STEM programming
By: Jennifer Sami SOUTH FORSYTH — Pinecrest Academy recently received a $5,000 grant from the Catholic Foundation of North Georgia to expand its science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or...
View ArticleTraffic advisory: Shift coming to Hwys. 9, 141
By: Jennifer Sami SOUTH FORSYTH — State Department of Transportation engineers are urging caution for those traveling Friday and Saturday in the area of Highways 9 and 141 in south Forsyth. Beginning...
View ArticleGainesville man turned in mom who arranged ride on Craigslist for 9-year-old
By: Associated Press Gainesville - A Gainesville, Ga., man alerted authorities after he arranged on Craigslist to drive someone to Florida and later learned that someone was a 9-year-old boy. The man...
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Lambert baseball finishes No. 1 in USA Today poll
By: Sports Staff For the second straight day, the Lambert Longhorns baseball team finished No. 1 in the final national poll from a major publication. This time USA Today kept the Longhorns ahead of No....
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Cumming man arrested for animal cruelty
By: Jim Dean Forsyth County 911 began receiving calls shortly before 5:00 P.M. Wednesday from drivers on Ronald Reagan Boulevard near The Collection reporting a pickup truck driving down the road...
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