Sawnee EMC supports college foundation
By: Crystal Ledford The Lanier Technical College Foundation recently received a $5,000 donation from Sawnee EMC. The gift came from Sawnee’s unclaimed patronage capital funds and is being used to help...
View ArticleNew rec center closing this week
By: Alyssa LaRenzie The Forsyth County Old Atlanta Park Recreation Center will be closed Tuesday through Sunday so the gymnasium floors can be refinished. The facility will reopen at 7 a.m. March 4....
View ArticleParents pitch charter school for languages
By: Jennifer Sami A group hoping to launch a multi-language charter school in Forsyth County is holding a town hall meeting Tuesday night at Fowler Park. Board members of the International Charter...
View ArticleSoccer: Coughlin lifts Lambert boys over North
By: John McWilliams It was only a matter of time before Lambert’s No. 3-ranked boys soccer team broke through North Forsyth’s stingy defense. Longhorns midfielder Cooper Coughlin worked from the right...
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Basketball: North girls drop 2OT heartbreaker in second round
By: Jared Putnam CANTON — Something always kept North Forsyth’s girls from finishing off No. 4-ranked Cherokee. An offensive rebound at the end of regulation, a series of turnovers midway through the...
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Avid hiker, minister ready for next trek — retirement
By: Crystal Ledford For John Cromartie there are many parallels between his life’s calling and one of his favorite hobbies, hiking.“It’s all a journey,” said Cromartie, who’s led the congregation of...
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Mentor group raises money bowling
By: Alyssa LaRenzie Organizers were thrilled with the turnout Saturday at the annual Bowl for Kids fundraiser for Mentor Me North Georgia.The event at Stars and Strikes Family Entertainment Center had...
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Special Olympics grateful for support
By: Crystal Ledford The many supporters of Special Olympics Forsyth County were honored Saturday night at Central Park.For the second year in a row, leaders of the organization held Sweets ’n Thanks, a...
View ArticleHomestead exemption hunt drawing to close
By: Alyssa LaRenzie More than $105,000 has been collected so far from Forsyth County taxpayers who have claimed multiple homestead exemptions.The Forsyth County Tax Assessor’s Office began working with...
View ArticleLaid-off sheriff's employees plan appeal
By: Alyssa LaRenzie The 11 Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office employees laid off last week have hired an attorney to represent them in appealing the decision. The middle management positions were...
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Charter school meeting draws large crowd
By: Crystal Ledford It was standing room only Tuesday night during an informational meeting about a potential charter school.Several founding board members of the International Charter School of...
View ArticleSheriff's response next in appeal process
By: Alyssa LaRenzie Forsyth County Sheriff Duane Piper has until March 8 to respond to the appeals of 11 employees laid off in a recent restructuring at the agency.According to the county’s civil...
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Baseball: Raiders honor Orr, then beat Central
By: John McWilliams North Forsyth came through at the plate when it mattered most — with a little help from Mother Nature. With the bases loaded and two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning, Harris...
View ArticleLacrosse: Central girls defeat North Atlanta
By: Sports Staff Forsyth Central’s girls lacrosse team earned a measure of revenge by defeating North Atlanta 11-9 on Saturday in Atlanta. Many of Central’s players were part of a club team that lost a...
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Lacrosse: Lambert boys make fresh start
By: Jared Putnam The last time Lambert’s boys lost to Northview, they responded by winning 43 consecutive games, including a pair of state championships. One down, 42 to go. Lambert bounced back from...
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Decision to give away horses questioned
By: Alyssa LaRenzie The recent donation of four horses from the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office to a police department in coastal Georgia has drawn scrutiny from another elected official.The mounted...
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South senior 'great leader' for DECA
By: Crystal Ledford It’s been a good year for Lauren Calvert.The senior at South Forsyth High School is about to complete her one-year term as the Georgia president of DECA, a marketing club that...
View ArticleExperiment may have irritated students' eyes
By: Jennifer Sami Four Dave’s Creek Elementary School students complained of eye irritation after a science experiment Thursday, school system officials confirmed.Forsyth County Schools spokeswoman...
View ArticleTalk tackles fate of euro
By: Crystal Ledford Politics, cultural beliefs and other factors have left the euro with an unclear future, a University of North Georgia professor told a gathering Thursday. Lance Bardsley tackled the...
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Businesses feel gas price pinch
By: Crystal Ledford For Apollon Constantinides, high gas prices just have to be absorbed.The owner of Lakeside Pharmacy, inside Northside Hospital-Forsyth’s 1505 Building, said the business’ medicine...
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