Deal unveils Ebola policy during campaign stop
By: Kelly Whitmire SOUTH FORSYTH — At a campaign stop in Forsyth County, Gov. Nathan Deal announced the state’s new Ebola policy, which will require quarantine for people who have had direct contact...
View ArticleOfficer honors late son with donation of pumpkins
By: Kayla Robins FORSYTH COUNTY — Bubba Hunter was careful to save the seeds he carved out of a pumpkin with his father. He wanted to plant them when he became well enough to leave the hospital and...
View ArticleRetiring director leaves legacy of integrity at The Place
By: Kayla Robins FORSYTH COUNTY — The Place of Forsyth may always have its doors open in a commitment to help anyone in need, but as of Thursday those doors will no longer be held open by the...
View ArticleAshway: Smith sending Falcons the wrong message
By: Denton Ashway The Atlanta Falcons no longer play like a team trying to win. They play like a team trying not to lose. And when you’re trying not to lose, that’s when you make mistakes. Mistakes of...
View ArticleFour seriously injured in multi-car wreck
By: Kayla Robins A multi-car wreck on Old Atlanta Road left four people with serious injuries Tuesday evening. No one sustained life threatening injuries in the crash that closed the road down for...
View ArticleElectronics recycling event Saturday at fairgrounds
By: Kelly Whitmire CUMMING — If you have old electronics piling up, Keep Forsyth County Beautiful is ready to take them off of your hands during its biannual electronics recycling event Saturday at the...
View ArticleSheriff's office offers Halloween safety tips
By: Newsroom Staff FORSYTH COUNTY — As Forsyth County residents get their costumes in order and dream of buckets of candy, both parents and trick-or-treaters, no matter what age, should keep safety in...
View ArticleOpen meetings suit heads to be decided by jury
By: Kayla Robins Both sides recorded some victories, and some defeats, in summary judgment motion decisions rendered in federal court last month in the ongoing open meetings and free speech dispute...
View ArticleLocal frights for Halloween
By: Kayla Robins Winnie Heard died around the 1920s from pneumonia. That doesn’t mean she left the Foster House. The blue-eyed girl wanted to go to a party when she was around 16 years old, but her...
View ArticleSaving daylight time and lives
By: Kayla Robins The fire department wants Forsyth County residents to change the batteries in their smoke and carbon monoxide alarms Sunday. With an extra hour of sleep Saturday night, there’s really...
View ArticleTri-state water management group being explored
By: FCN Regional Staff A private group trying to positively influence a protracted water war is edging forward with plans for a possible “transboundary” water management institute. The...
View ArticleCandidates make stop in Forsyth
By: Kelly Whitmire Over the last few days Republican campaigning has ramped up in Forsyth County, as the party seeks to rally its base before the Nov. 4 midterm election. On Tuesday two Republican...
View ArticlePinecrest Academy pounds King's Ridge
By: Sports Staff The Pinecrest Paladins excelled on both sides of the ball Friday night in their defeat over King’s Ridge Christian. Playing a King’s Ridge team that was looking for its first win of...
View ArticleLambert outlasts Chattahoochee to stay in playoff hunt
By: Sports Staff As the team captains for Lambert walked towards mid-field to meet their Chattahoochee counterparts, a light mist began falling upon The Horn. Minutes later, the mist had become sheets...
View ArticleCounty graduation rates still among best
By: Kayla Robins Forsyth County Schools graduated its students at a higher rate than all of the 20 largest school districts in 2014. They earned this title in back-to-back years. The district-wide...
View ArticleSaving daylight time and lives
By: Kayla Robins The fire department wants Forsyth County residents to change the batteries in their smoke and carbon monoxide alarms Sunday. With an extra hour of sleep Saturday night, there’s really...
View ArticleCastleberrys win third farm family of the year
By: Kelly Whitmire Justin Castleberry is the third generation on his farm, and the third to be named farm family of the year. Castleberry and his family were named Forsyth County Farm Family of the...
View ArticleFinal week of early voting sees sharp rise
By: Kelly Whitmire Advance voting came to a close on Friday, but the third week of early voting more than tripled the total for the first two weeks. For the first two weeks of advance voting, 4,768...
View ArticleLibrary to host two free events this week
By: Kelly Whitmire Later this week the Sharon Forks Library will be holding a pair of free events for the public interested in Rich’s Department Store or dressing for interviews. On Sunday Nov. 9 at 2...
View ArticleLambert outlasts Chattahoochee to stay in playoff hunt
By: Sports Staff As the team captains for Lambert walked towards mid-field to meet their Chattahoochee counterparts, a light mist began falling upon The Horn. Minutes later, the mist had become sheets...
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