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Second town hall talk on government draws crowd in north Forsyth
By: Kayla Robins NORTH FORSYTH — A second town hall meeting on Forsyth County’s future and government structure attracted a smaller crowd whose geographic makeup was starkly different yet no less...
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Liberty Middle recycling used snack bags
By: Kayla Robins WEST FORSYTH — Students at a Forsyth County middle school are among the state’s top collectors of snack bags in a national recycling program. Liberty Middle’s environmental club led...
View ArticleFundraiser Tuesday for injured Forsyth sheriff’s deputy
By: Kayla Robins NORTH FORSYTH — Plans are under way for a dinner to benefit the Forsyth County Sheriff’s deputy who is recovering from serious injuries after being struck by a vehicle last month. The...
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Forsyth vet restores Jeep from Korean War
By: Kelly Whitmire NORTHWEST FORSYTH — Many retirees pick up a hobby to keep themselves occupied, but Claude Whittle of northwestern Forsyth County rebuilt a 1952 Willy’s M-38 Jeep, affectionately...
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South, West Forsyth girls finish in top five at state cross country meet
By: Brian Paglia CARROLLTON – The noise started just past the finish line at the GHSA Cross Country Championships. Runners were funneled through tables with race officials collecting time chips into a...
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Lambert's Schwind, West's Green notch top-10 finishes in Carrollton
By: Foster Lander CARROLLTON – Lambert senior Jonathan Schwind and West Forsyth junior John Green made late charges in Carrollton on Saturday afternoon to secure top-10 individual finishes in the Class...
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Authorities: Chaotic crash that ended at Cumming Steak ’n Shake could’ve been...
By: Kayla Robins CUMMING — A weekend accident that ended with a vehicle going airborne and landing in the Steak ’n Shake parking lot on Buford Highway could have been much worse, authorities said....
View ArticleParking crunch continues in downtown Cumming
By: Kelly Whitmire CUMMING — The parking situation in downtown Cumming likely will get a little worse before it gets a lot better. On Saturday, the entrance to Mason Street was closed to help...
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Family Math Night Thursday at Chestatee
By: Kayla Robins NORTH FORSYTH -- Chestatee Elementary is holding a Family Math Night on Thursday at the school in northeastern Forsyth. Students, parents and veterans are invited at 6 p.m. for...
View ArticleSettlement reached for stormwater violations along Bald Ridge
By: Newsroom Staff CUMMING — A developer has reached a settlement that includes a $110,253 civil penalty over alleged stormwater violations at construction sites along Bald Ridge Marina Road, the U.S....
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Cumming-Forsyth Chamber honors one of its own
By: Kelly Whitmire CUMMING — The Cumming-Forsyth Chamber of Commerce is usually bringing in outside business, but on Friday night the organization honored one of its own. Randall Toussaint, the...
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North Forsyth High pauses to reflect on military service
By: Kelly Whitmire NORTH FORSYTH — The North Forsyth High School Junior ROTC marked Veterans Day, the 239thbirthday of the Marine Corps and the 50th anniversary of U.S. military involvement in Vietnam...
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Veterans honored at ceremony in Cumming
By: Kayla Robins CUMMING — It’s the American flag he never gets tired of seeing. And there were more of those red, white and blue flags than there were fall-colored leaves on the ground Tuesday at the...
View ArticleThree signees for Lambert baseball just the start
By: Foster Lander Two Lambert administrators guarded the door to the school’s media center, letting in only players, teammates, family, and, well, media. Inside, the scene was still chaotic—it was a...
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South Forsyth's Welch signs with Mercer women's basketball
By: Brian Paglia Two years ago, Ally Welch walked into a Mercer women’s basketball summer camp because the University of Maryland told her to. The Lady Terrapins had seen the 5-foot-11 forward at a...
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Breakfast celebrates magic of mentoring in Forsyth
By: Newsroom Staff SOUTH FORSYTH — Mentor Me North Georgia recently held its annual "Magic Moments" breakfast at the Lanier Technical College Forsyth Conference Center. During the event, which was...
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West Forsyth chase ends in arrests of two theft suspects
By: Kayla Robins CUMMING — Authorities say a flat screen TV protruding from a stolen, open-backed Jeep Wrangler gave two theft suspects away Tuesday afternoon just west of Cumming. According to the...
View ArticleFleeing pickup driver injured in second wreck on Ga. 400 in south Forsyth
By: Kayla Robins SOUTH FORSYTH — A high-speed hit and run wreck that ended Wednesday night in a second crash closed both northbound lanes of Ga. 400 in south Forsyth and reportedly left the driver in...
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Poppy Day is Saturday in Cumming
By: Newsroom Staff CUMMING — Cumming Mayor H. Ford Gravitt recently proclaimed Nov. 15 as Poppy Day. Joining in the ceremony at Cumming City Hall were members of American Legion Auxiliary Unit 307 and...
View ArticleTennis management deal at Fowler Park revisited
By: Kelly Whitmire SOUTH FORSYTH — Forsyth County plans to review the tennis arrangement at Fowler Park during a public hearing Dec. 4 before deciding whether to alter or renew it. There was a bit of...
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