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Hwy. 369 reopens after road striping truck overturns
By: Alyssa LaRenzie An overturned road striping truck blocked traffic for a couple of hours Monday in northwest Forsyth as authorities worked to prevent paint from seeping into a nearby creek. The...
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Forsyth fugitive shot by Gwinnett police
By: Newsroom Staff The 38-year-old man shot and killed during a confrontation with Gwinnett County police Monday afternoon in Buford was on Forsyth County’s most wanted list. According to the Forsyth...
View ArticleMutts & More coming back
By: Crystal Ledford Furry friends of all shapes, sizes and breeds will descend upon Fowler Park next weekend as the Humane Society of Forsyth County holds its third annual Mutts & More Festival.The...
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Man faces charges in hit and run
By: Alyssa LaRenzie An 86-year-old man has turned himself into authorities, the alleged driver in a hit and run incident.The Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office had been searching for the driver who struck...
View ArticleCentral charges to third in electric car event
By: Jennifer Sami A team from Forsyth Central High School fared well at the Run for the Peaches Electrathon America race.The students returned from Quitman with a third place trophy for the electric...
View ArticleRecent drive tops 19 tons of food
By: Crystal Ledford A food drive this weekend set a new record. United Way of Forsyth County teamed up with the local post office to again participant in the annual National Letter Carriers Association...
View ArticleForsyth Reads Together selection announced
By: Alyssa LaRenzie Pulitzer Prize-winning author Rick Bragg will be visiting Forsyth County in September to wrap up the sixth annual community reading program.Bragg’s “All Over But the Shoutin’” has...
View ArticleCounty workers eligible for half-price rec passes
By: Alyssa LaRenzie Forsyth County government employees will be offered recreation center fitness passes at half price as part of a new wellness program.The parks and recreation board voted 4-0 on...
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Ex-parapro indicted on sex abuse charges
By: Alyssa LaRenzie A former Forsyth County Schools paraprofessional has been indicted on two counts of sexual battery against a child younger than 16 and one count of simple battery.The Forsyth County...
View ArticleSchool officials: New index better gauge of progress
By: Jennifer Sami The Forsyth County school system recently received strong results from the state’s new performance index.But perhaps more importantly, the new College & Career Ready Performance...
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Aquatic center readying for season
By: Crystal Ledford Unseasonably rainy and cool weather has slightly delayed the opening of the Cumming Aquatic Center’s outdoor leisure pool. But hopefully warmer temperatures and clear skies will be...
View ArticleIndictments handed down in several drug cases
By: Alyssa LaRenzie The Forsyth County Grand Jury handed down in indictments in several cases involving drug charges this week.Among those, five young adults were indicted on four counts each of drug...
View ArticleJuvenile justice overhaul carries additional costs
By: Alyssa LaRenzie Forsyth County Juvenile Court and the local finance committee used a Wednesday budget meeting to grapple with how to budget for new statewide requirements.Gov. Nathan Deal signed a...
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Students help research water mystery
By: Jennifer Sami It’s been an exciting two weeks for Little Mill Middle School seventh-graders. With the help of a Georgia Tech graduate student, all 275 of them got to be researchers on a water...
View ArticleReminder: Forms needed for summer driver tests
By: Newsroom Staff The Department of Driver Services is reminding students who want to test for an instructional permit or driver’s license over summer break to get a certificate of attendance form...
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Graduation season arrives
By: Crystal Ledford Thousands of Forsyth County students will be walking across stages this month to receive high school or college diplomas. In celebration of their accomplishments, families will be...
View ArticleTeen charged with faking his kidnapping
By: Newsroom Staff A 19-year-old Johns Creek college student faces several charges after he reportedly faked his own kidnapping last month rather than tell his parents he was failing an English course,...
View ArticleTemple expansion allowed
By: Alyssa LaRenzie Forsyth County commissioners granted a requested expansion Thursday for a Hindu temple on James Burgess Road.The board voted 3-1, with Commissioner Todd Levent opposed, to approve...
View Article2014 school budget taking shape
By: Jennifer Sami Forsyth County’s school board passed its tentative 2014 budget Thursday night.The nearly $281.5 million spending plan shows both an increase in revenue and expenses over the current...
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