Heist suspects will be tried together
By: Alyssa LaRenzie The 10 remaining defendants in one of the state’s largest jewelry heists will be tried together in Forsyth County Superior Court. Eleven suspects were charged in connection with the...
View ArticleMini-grants awarded to five schools
By: Jennifer Sami RBM North Atlanta has given $10,000 in mini grants to five Forsyth County schools. Liberty and Little Mill middle schools and Brookwood, Johns Creek and Matt elementary schools each...
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Body found near vehicle fire
By: Jim Dean The Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a person whose body was found Monday afternoon behind a burning vehicle northeast of Cumming. The fire was reported about...
View ArticleStream restoration project awarded
By: Alyssa LaRenzie Forsyth County’s first stream restoration project was recently awarded the 2012 Outstanding New Initiative Grand Award by the Georgia Urban Forest Council.The stream restoration...
View ArticleCounty weighs dispute over buffer
By: Alyssa LaRenzie Residents of a south Forsyth subdivision have pleaded their case that a 15-foot difference in stream buffers for eight lots would negatively affect dozens of nearby and Keystone...
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Christmas parade coming Saturday
By: Crystal Ledford Santa will make an early stop in Cumming this weekend. On Saturday, the jolly man in red will be among the numerous participants in the annual Cumming Christmas Parade &...
View ArticleWrecks claim two from here
By: Alyssa LaRenzie Two Forsyth County residents died in separate single-vehicle wrecks over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend.According to Georgia State Patrol spokesman Gordy Wright, Edward Denton...
View ArticleHunter dies in fall from tree stand
By: Crystal Ledford A 44-year-old man died Monday night after falling from a tree stand while hunting deer in a remote, wooded area of south Forsyth near the Chattahoochee River. Forsyth County Fire...
View ArticleFinancing set for sales tax projects
By: Alyssa LaRenzie The Forsyth County courthouse and jail projects in downtown Cumming will be financed with a bank plan described as “flexible.” Commissioners voted 3-2 on Tuesday to select a...
View ArticleCounty renews ambulance service contract
By: Alyssa LaRenzie Commissioners split over a vote Tuesday to renew Forsyth County’s ambulance service contract for 2013 with a 10 percent increase in costs.Advanced Ambulance sought the increase to...
View ArticleBasketball: Roswell takes two from Lambert
By: John McWilliams ROSWELL — The road woes continued for Lambert’s boys. Despite four players reaching double-figures and a one point lead at halftime, the Longhorns fell 73-68 on Tuesday at Roswell...
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Two face drug charges after high-speed chase
By: Newsroom Staff DAWSONVILLE — A 25-year-old Cumming man faces drug and traffic charges in Dawson and Forsyth counties following a late-night, high-speed chase that spanned nearly 30 miles. According...
View ArticleCollege Football: Defense could rule in SEC title game
By: John McWilliams They say defense wins championships. And for the seventh consecutive year, the Southeastern Conference can continue to prove that. The winner of the No. 2-ranked Alabama vs. No....
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Hockey: Skating along
By: Jared Putnam There is little question that hockey has seen better days. That’s perhaps no more evident anywhere than in Georgia. The Atlanta Thrashers became the second NHL franchise to leave the...
View ArticleCounty funding awarded to groups
By: Alyssa LaRenzie The Forsyth County Social Services Committee came in under budget in recommending grants for nonprofit agencies.The group went through its annual review Thursday morning,...
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Voters may get say on horse racing
By: Jennifer Sami If he were a gambling man, District 27 state Sen. Jack Murphy would bet on a horse racing bill hitting the 2013 General Assembly.But Murphy, chairman of the Study Committee on Horse...
View ArticleSewage spill likely result of vandalism
By: Alyssa LaRenzie Officials say an estimated 3,000 gallons of sewer spilled from a manhole Wednesday afternoon near the Deerlake subdivision in south Forsyth.According to Tim Perkins, the county’s...
View ArticleSign-ups begin for Girls on the Run
By: Crystal Ledford Girls are invited to sign up for a 12-week running and empowerment program. Registration for the spring 2013 Girls on the Run program for Forsyth, Hall, Cherokee and Dawson counties...
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Stand-ins shadow school principals
By: Jennifer Sami Bus lines, tornado drills, lunch duty and conference calls — they’re all in a day’s work for principals at Forsyth County schools. But for one day, bankers, administrators, executives...
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