Requests hint at housing rebirth
By: Alyssa LaRenzie Forsyth County commissioners cast votes on zoning condition changes or variance requests for 10 subdivisions on Thursday night.“Just like the old days,” said Commissioner Brian Tam...
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Law lengthens lines for license
By: Jennifer Sami The suggestion box at the Department of Driver Services in Cumming was getting some use last week.“The longer we sit here, the longer the suggestion list gets,” said Debbie Merck,...
View ArticleEatery’s anniversary aids ambulance fund
By: Crystal Ledford A Cumming restaurant will raise money for Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta on Monday night. From 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., Tam’s Backstage will hold its seventh annual anniversary...
View ArticleLate businessman honored at college
By: Crystal Ledford A scholarship honoring a late Forsyth County businessman has been established at Lanier Technical College. The Herbert Ascott “Buddy” Lang Jr. Memorial Scholarship was recently...
View ArticleEarly voting for primary begins Monday
By: Jennifer Sami Early voting for the July 31 primary begins Monday. “We are ready,” said Forsyth County Elections Supervisor Barbara Luth. “We’re going to try to do it in the office like we have...
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Organizers: Still room on the bus
By: Crystal Ledford Melissa Corliss has been “knee-deep in school supplies” this week.The director of community impact with the United Way of Forsyth County said the supplies came from the...
View ArticleSchools preparing for start
By: Jennifer Sami It may have looked like the first day of school for those in the Silver City community. Buses were running routes and picking up students, taking them to and from the elementary...
View ArticleSPLOST team visits with project manager
By: Jennifer Sami A group charged with helping oversee construction of a new Forsyth County courthouse and expanded detention center met Monday morning with the newly selected project manager. Joe Lee...
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Crowds show appreciation for eatery
By: Jennifer Sami Like hundreds of customers before and after her Wednesday, Amy Mullivan and her four children waited in line with a sea of others at the Chick-fil-A on Atlanta Highway. “I’m here to...
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Afternoon storms destroy mobile homes, spark house fires
By: Alyssa LaRenzie Afternoon storms Wednesday likely contributed to fires, fallen trees and downed power lines in Forsyth County, authorities said. The Forsyth County Fire Department responded to...
View ArticleStance toughened on synthetic marijuana
By: Alyssa LaRenzie Forsyth County commissioners on Thursday approved an ordinance making synthetic marijuana not already regulated by state law illegal in the county. A first violation will...
View ArticleTwo contests set for recount
By: Jennifer Sami Nearly 35,400 ballots will get a second look Wednesday during a recount of two Republican primary races. The losing candidates in both the District 27 state Senate and District 26...
View ArticleWrite-ins didn't count, but reflected in results
By: Alyssa LaRenzie Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck grabbed the confidence of some Forsyth County voters during Tuesday’s primary.The Disney cartoon characters’ chance of earning a local judgeship,...
View ArticleSchool safety fair today
By: Jennifer Sami The Forsyth County school system and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Forsyth are holding the SOAR Back to School safety fair Monday at Lanier Technical College Forsyth Conference...
View ArticleInput sought on FCSO reaccreditation
By: Newsroom Staff Residents are invited to a meeting tonight as part of a reaccreditation process for the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office. A team of assessors from the Commission on Accreditation for...
View Article'Light night' for reaccreditation
By: Crystal Ledford Turnout was low at a meeting held as part of the reaccreditation process for the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office.Jim Lockwood, accreditation manager with the agency, said just one...
View ArticleEatery's fundraiser aids cancer research
By: Crystal Ledford A local restaurant will be raising money for breast cancer awareness tonight. Norman’s Landing, on Peachtree Parkway in south Forsyth, will hold a fundraiser from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m....
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A new year dawns
By: Jennifer Sami As school starts today in Forsyth County, the system’s youngest students came prepared following open house events at its various elementary schools Tuesday.There were many...
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Roads ready for start of school
By: Alyssa LaRenzie Summertime road closures in Forsyth County have ended just in time for students to go back to school today.Kelly Mill Road and Grand Avenue, each with a segment blocked to through...
View ArticleRecount upholds results in two races
By: Jennifer Sami A recount Wednesday afternoon upheld the outcome of two Forsyth County state legislative contests in the July 31 primary. The process confirmed the re-election of District 27 state...
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