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Clubs throw holiday party
By: Crystal Ledford Two local Optimist clubs recently came together to brighten the holiday season for students involved with Mentor Me North Georgia. The Sawnee-Cumming and Cumming-Forsyth clubs...
View ArticleDual enrollment program praised
By: Jennifer Sami When Molly Quade walks across the stage to accept her North Forsyth High School diploma in May, she’ll have two years of college under her belt. That’s because she, along with a...
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Christmas play a timely production
By: Alyssa LaRenzie Kids had their lines whispered to them, wiggled in their costumes and cried on stage as they performed the traditional Christmas play.Parents smiled, snapped photos and applauded at...
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Volunteers lend helping hands at hospital
By: Jennifer Sami They are the ones who point the sick in the right direction. They help transport patients to their rooms. They sell balloons and teddy bears to welcome a new life or cheer up someone...
View ArticleWreck claims one in north Forsyth
By: Jennifer Sami Forsyth County Sheriff’s investigators are attempting to determine what caused a fatal single-vehicle wreck over the weekend in northeast Forsyth. The driver, 44-year-old Kathryn J....
View ArticleSchool system takes extra security precautions
By: Jennifer Sami Kristin Morrissey doesn’t always go past the end of her driveway to welcome her daughter home. But after watching details of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Connecticut...
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STEM students get to show off their skills
By: Crystal Ledford While hammering a nail may be a relatively simple task, a group at Forsyth Central High School competed to see who could make it the most complex.Students in the school’s Science,...
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West band serves seniors holiday lunch
By: Crystal Ledford Most field trips are taken to sites other than schools.On Monday, however, participants in Forsyth County Senior Services’ program at Charles Place visited West Forsyth High...
View ArticleLawmakers talk issues at breakfast
By: Jennifer Sami The state budget, health care and transportation will be among the top priorities for lawmakers when the Georgia General Assembly reconvenes next month. All seven members of Forsyth...
View ArticleDeadly year continues on local roads
By: Jennifer Sami A woman who died in a single-vehicle wreck over the weekend in northeast Forsyth was the 22ndtraffic fatality in Forsyth County this year. That number has continued to rise over the...
View ArticleWoman injured as car rolls into creek
By: Alyssa LaRenzie Authorities say a 20-year-old Alpharetta woman remains in critical condition after her vehicle rolled into a creek Tuesday afternoon in south Forsyth.Jasmine Khanna, 20, was taken...
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Ex-treasurer admits to PTO theft
By: Alyssa LaRenzie The former treasurer of a parent teacher organization pleaded guilty Wednesday to stealing money from the Cumming Elementary School group.Jamie Garfield, 37, was ordered to repay...
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Helpings of Hope dished out
By: Alyssa LaRenzie With a plate full of cranberries, sweet potatoes and ham, Dorothy Bagwell sat down to a holiday meal Tuesday with others from the Forsyth County Center at Charles Place.“We look...
View ArticleResidential rezonings on rise in south Forsyth
By: Alyssa LaRenzie In the continuation of a recent trend, the Forsyth County planning board on Tuesday approved rezonings for two new subdivisions in south Forsyth.The board voted 5-0 to recommend...
View ArticleNew private school set for city office park
By: Crystal Ledford Plans for a new private, Christian school in Cumming cleared the city council Tuesday night.During its regular monthly meeting, city council unanimously approved a conditional use...
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Big time for the big screen
By: Jennifer Sami Released last week, “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” has ushered in the ever popular Christmas holiday movie season. Peter Jackson’s follow-up to the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy...
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Family helps students attend Lanier Tech
By: Newsroom Staff American Proteins recently presented the Lanier Technical College Foundation with a check for $9,000 to go towards the Bagwell Family Foundation Fund. Tommy and Chantal Bagwell have...
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Lawmaker takes part in national conference
By: Jennifer Sami State Sen. Jack Murphy recently attended the National Conference of State Legislatures in Washington, D.C.The bipartisan conference, held earlier this month, welcomed legislators and...
View ArticleGolf course battle drawing to a close
By: Alyssa LaRenzie Lanier Golf Club’s neighbors have dropped a lawsuit against its owners that has spanned more than five years in court.The case originated in 2007 when Michael Peck, who lives...
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Boys basketball: Gift Rap
By: John McWilliams This game meant something to Brandon Rapson. Despite it being a non-region matchup, the senior forward wanted to prove to Forsyth Central that his team was better than its record,...
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