Planning board gives OK for 3 subdivisions
By: Kelly Whitmire WEST FORSYTH — Plans for three new subdivisions, two of them numbering hundreds of homes, cleared the Forsyth County planning board Tuesday night. The panel’s recommendations will...
View ArticleCumming Utilities offers electronic billing
By: Newsroom Staff CUMMING — Cumming Utilities’ customers can receive their monthly water bills via email, a new service that’s part of an effort by the department to “go green” and cut costs.“Besides...
View ArticleBurglary crew has hit more than 30 homes
By: Kelly Whitmire FORSYTH COUNTY — Authorities are on the lookout for a three-person burglary crew they say has been targeting Spanish-speaking families across Forsyth County.“In the past four to six...
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Payette Bible Series — 1610 Geneva Bible in Octavo
By: Adlen Robinson FORSYTH COUNTY — In this eighth installment of the Forsyth County News series on resident Charles Payette’s Bible collection, readers will become familiar with a small,...
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Transportation projects focus of summit
By: Kelly Whitmire SOUTH FORSYTH — Traffic, one of the biggest complaints in Forsyth County, will be among the issues discussed at an upcoming event organized by the local chamber of commerce. Set for...
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Training exercise helps FCSO prepare for worst
By: Kelly Whitmire SOUTH FORSYTH — Forsyth County Sheriff’s deputies, firefighters and emergency personnel swarmed South Forsyth High School on Friday afternoon after hearing reports of a gunman on...
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Alliance establishes scholarship at UNG
By: Newsroom Staff CUMMING — The Forsyth County Arts Alliance’s board of directors recently established an endowed scholarship at the University of North Georgia for Forsyth students pursuing art or...
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Adult spelling bee returns Oct. 7
By: Kelly Whitmire FORSYTH COUNTY — Literacy Forsyth has begun making preparations for Spell Check Live, its annual adult spelling bee fundraiser. Now in its 15thyear, the bee is set for Oct. 7 at the...
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Hwy. 20 reopens after gas leak
By: Jim Dean EAST FORSYTH — Buford Highway (Hwy. 20) at Trammel Road was closed for about three hours Monday after a construction crew struck a gas line at a nearby job site. Forsyth County Fire...
View ArticleCROSS COUNTRY ROUNDUP: West, Lambert boys finish 1-2 at River Run
By: Foster Lander West Forsyth at Lambert River Run BOYS: John Green set a school record with his 15-minute, 59.95-second finish as the West boys ran away with the boys varsity (Crimson) title at...
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EXTRA POINTS: South's big-game LaFlamme enters record book
By: Foster Lander News, notes and observations from this past Friday's high school football action. South Forsyth senior running back Tyler LaFlamme finished with 435 rushing yards—the fourth-best...
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Lambert's Maxwell commits to play baseball at Georgia
By: Brian Paglia He saw the 92,000 fans in Sanford Stadium, and if Tucker Maxwell wasn’t already convinced, he was now. That was a month ago, when Maxwell, a junior center fielder at Lambert, took a...
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Cumming Fair opens Thursday
By: Micah Green CUMMING — Crews have begun setting up the rides along the midway for the 2014 Cumming Country Fair & Festival, which begins its 11-day run Thursday afternoon at the Cumming...
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Two from Forsyth named Blue Ribbon Schools
By: Kelly Whitmire SOUTH FORSYTH — Two schools in Forsyth County — one private and the other public — have been named a 2014 National Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education. Pinecrest...
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West Forsyth's Carpenter blanks North Forsyth in 6-0 win
By: Foster Lander Kelly Carpenter probably wishes she could pitch against North Forsyth every day. The West Forsyth junior shut out North on Aug. 28. It was more of the same on Tuesday night: Carpenter...
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Deer lands in SUV's passenger seat
By: FCN Regional Staff STATESBORO - A 10-point buck struck by a car Wednesday morning on Westside Road in Statesboro crashed through the windshield of a second vehicle, according to the Georgia State...
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FCN debuts new video show
By: Newsroom Staff CUMMING — “Studio Forsyth,” a new platform for information and entertainment, debuts today on forsythnews.com. Studio Forsyth is a magazine-style news video show about positive...
View ArticleOutdoor burn ban lifting
By: Newsroom Staff FORSYTH COUNTY — Residents in Forsyth and 53 other north Georgia counties are able to burn outdoor yard debris beginning today. Outdoor burning restrictions are in place annually...
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Voter registration deadline is Oct. 6
By: Kelly Whitmire FORSYTH COUNTY — Forsyth County residents are being reminded that Oct. 6 is the last day to register to vote in the Nov. 4 General Election.“They can either register online through...
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Feds join south Forsyth fraud investigation
By: Kelly Whitmire SOUTH FORSYTH — A crime ring with roots in Forsyth County has drawn the attention of federal authorities. In September, five people were arrested on drug, fraud and other charges in...
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