Forsyth County’s top teacher driven
By: Kayla Robins FORSYTH COUNTY — He says he’s only as good as his students, so his students must be the best. Forsyth Central High School automotive technology teacher Marlo Miranda was recognized...
View ArticlePREP ROUNDUP: Parker's hat-trick leads West girls soccer
By: Sports Staff GIRLS LACROSSE Norcross 16, North Forsyth 15 NORCROSS – The Lady Raiders thought they had the tying goal, but it wasn’t to be in a non-area loss Friday on the road. North (0-4, 0-2...
View ArticleJudge rules south Forsyth shooting was self-defense
By: Kelly Whitmire SOUTH FORSYTH — Some two years after an early morning shooting at a Forsyth County RV park left one man hospitalized and his next-door neighbor in jail, a judge ruled that the...
View ArticleForsyth school system seeks feedback about online learning
By: Kayla Robins FORSYTH COUNTY — Winter weather woes that froze classes in the Forsyth County school system at the end of February have subsided, and the deadline for students to turn in the homework...
View ArticleEx-deputies’ federal case against Forsyth sheriff dismissed
By: Kayla Robins FORSYTH COUNTY — A federal lawsuit filed by 11 former Forsyth County Sheriff’s employees who were fired in 2013 has been dismissed, effectively ending their case against the county and...
View Article2014-15 Forsyth County News All-County Wrestling Team
By: Sports Staff 2014-15 Forsyth County News All-County Wrestling Team Wrestler of the Year: Matthew Sheetz, Lambert. The junior finished the season with a 55-3 record that included a runner-up finish...
View ArticleWRESTLER OF THE YEAR: Matthew Sheetz, Lambert
By: Brian Paglia There’s a chance we haven’t seen the best out of Lambert junior wrestler Matthew Sheetz. What a thought for opponents. He managed a 55-3 season, a second straight appearance in the...
View ArticleBoat wreck on Lake Lanier kills 1, injures another
By: Gainesville Times HALL COUNTY -- A person was killed and another injured in a boat wreck off Ga. 369 in the Chestatee Bay area of Lake Lanier, authorities said. The injured person was transported...
View ArticleForsyth County Republican Party elects new chairman
By: Kelly Whitmire SOUTH FORSYTH — The local Republican Party elected officers, including a new chairman, during its county convention Saturday at South Forsyth High School. The new leader of the...
View ArticleSuspicious package cleared near north Forsyth drug store
By: Kayla Robins NORTH FORSYTH — In what turned out to be a false alarm, a suspicious package led authorities to shut down Freedom Parkway at Keith Bridge Road for a short time Monday. According to the...
View ArticleMan wins $7M on scratch-off lottery ticket in Forsyth County
By: Kelly Whitmire FORSYTH COUNTY — A Dawsonville man recently won $7 million on a Georgia Lottery scratch-off ticket he bought at a Forsyth County store. According to the Georgia Lottery Corp, Gerard...
View ArticleNorth Forsyth woman dies in single-vehicle wreck
By: Kayla Robins NORTH FORSYTH — A single-vehicle wreck early Saturday claimed the life of a 36-year-old Forsyth County woman north of Cumming, authorities said. According to the Forsyth County...
View ArticlePREP ROUNDUP: North Forsyth baseball wins fourth straight
By: Sports Staff Forsyth Central 8, Sprayberry 6 MARIETTA – Taylor Bauman went 3-for-3 with a triple and RBI and the Bulldogs got a Region 7-AAAAA, Div. B victory Monday on the road. Reed Clark got the...
View ArticleSouth Forsyth promotes Givens to head boys' basketball coach
By: Brian Paglia What struck Scott Givens the most after he was announced as the next head boys’ basketball coach at South Forsyth on Wednesday was the similarity between this and his first head...
View ArticleTHE GRIND: West Forsyth's Bowman determined to get Lady Wolverines to playoffs
By: Michael Foster West Forsyth senior Landen Bowman keeps statistics of just about everything she does, though her reluctance to boast about them is the key component of her character. But there was...
View ArticleFederal lawsuit against Cumming settled for $200K
By: Kelly Whitmire CUMMING — A $200,000 settlement has been reached in a Roswell woman’s federal lawsuit against the city of Cumming over reported free speech and search and seizure violations. Nydia...
View ArticleMilkshake thrown at Cumming school bus comes at a chilling cost
By: Kayla Robins CUMMING — The mint chocolate chip milkshake that brought authorities and handcuffs to the front of Cumming Elementary School earlier this month may be the most expensive snack of a...
View ArticleCumming man jailed for 12th time after theft
By: Kayla Robins CUMMING — A Cumming man is getting reacquainted with familiar surroundings — the Forsyth County Detention Center — after his 12th arrest since 1996. Timothy Eric Gibson, 39, was...
View ArticleHomeschool hooper Oulette hopes to get noticed
By: Michael Foster Minutes are nothing to Xander Oulette. The 6-foot-1, 14-year old shooting guard is conditioned for just about anything. He plays on an Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) team, the Georgia...
View ArticleLockdown lifted at Forsyth Central after Lumpkin County teen caught on campus
By: Kelly Whitmire CUMMING — Forsyth Central High School was put on lockdown Thursday morning after a 16-year-old from Lumpkin County was discovered trespassing on campus, authorities said. The...
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