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Cumming First UMC welcomes new pastor
By: Jennifer Sami After about 16 years at Cumming First United Methodist Church, the Rev. John Cromartie gave his final sermon Sunday. The 72-year-old has retired, as required by the denomination, and...
View ArticleSewage spill cleaned up in neighborhood
By: Alyssa LaRenzie About 2,400 gallons of sewage reportedly spilled into a tributary of Dick Creek in south Forsyth on Thursday night. The Forsyth County Department of Water and Sewer responded to a...
View ArticleTax rate to remain unchanged
By: Alyssa LaRenzie As anticipated, the Forsyth County commission has proposed no increase in the property tax rate for 2014. The board voted 4-0 on Thursday, with Commissioner Todd Levent absent, to...
View ArticleCounty to refurbish vehicles
By: Alyssa LaRenzie Forsyth County commissioners on Thursday voted 4-0 to release about $178,000 from the 2013 vehicle replacement fund for refurbishing Ford Crown Victorias, which are no longer in...
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Party chairman joins protest of IRS
By: Alyssa LaRenzie Forsyth County resident Bob Frey joined a gathering of more than 10,000 Tea Party activists Wednesday at the Capitol building in Washington, D.C. The “Audit the IRS Rally” followed...
View ArticleCommittee reviews nonprofit funding process
By: Alyssa LaRenzie Forsyth County will begin seeking proposals for its 2014 grants to nonprofits starting this week. The social services committee met Friday to make final tweaks to the application...
View ArticleAppeals down as appraisals on rise
By: Alyssa LaRenzie The number of Forsyth County property owners who appealed their assessed values has dropped significantly from last year. Chief Appraiser Mary Kirkpatrick said the office had...
View ArticleBOE settles on 2014 budget
By: Jennifer Sami The Forsyth County Board of Education voted 5-0 on Thursday to approve a $285.9 million budget for 2014. To cover the cost of the spending plan, which includes a 2 percent raise for...
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Overturned truck closes highway
By: Newsroom Staff Hwy. 369 in north Forsyth was closed for some time Monday afternoon when a truck hauling sludge overturned near Hubert Martin Road. Both east and westbound traffic on the corridor,...
View ArticleName of drowned man released
By: Newsroom Staff The 33-year-old man who drowned Sunday afternoon in Lake Lanier has been identified as Lindy James Murdock of Atlanta. Murdock, who authorities previously said was a Lawrenceville...
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Four selected as lacrosse All-Americans
By: Sports Staff Lambert rising senior Logan Wood, rising junior Jake Standford, rising sophomore Hayden Barnes and South Forsyth rising junior Jeff Durden have been named 2013 Brine National High...
View ArticleLambert's Mickelson named to Perfect Game tournament team
By: Sports Staff Lambert rising sophomore Daniel Mickelson was named to the 2013 Perfect Game East Cobb Invitational All-Tournament Team in early June. Mickelson hit .500 (5-for-10) with a walk, three...
View ArticleASHWAY: Meet Mary Cain, track’s future
By: Denton Ashway We have seen the future of American track and field, and her name is Mary Cain. With one lap to go in the women’s 1,500 meter final at the U.S. Outdoor Track and Field Championships...
View ArticleSCHEDULE ANALYSIS: South Forsyth
By: Brian Paglia The high school football season is still a couple months away, but it’s never too early to look ahead. The Forsyth County News sports department will break down one team’s schedule...
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North girls basketball getting ready for big season
By: Brian Paglia If North Forsyth girls basketball coach Eric Herrick was worried the Lady Raiders would forget the team’s goals next season, he made sure they would sweat in them. During strength and...
View ArticleBig projects remain on schedule, budget
By: Alyssa LaRenzie Construction on the new jail and courthouse should start July 8, reportedly on schedule and within budget. During a meeting Tuesday, the SPLOST VII Jail/Courthouse Project Team...
View ArticleDriver pleads guilty in fatal wreck
By: Jennifer Sami Jimmy Darrell Barnett Jr. handed over his driver’s license Tuesday after pleading guilty to second-degree vehicular homicide in connection with a September collision that killed a...
View ArticleMan sentenced to 10 years in prison
By: Jennifer Sami A Forsyth County man was ordered Wednesday to spend 10 years of his 20-year sentence in prison after being found guilty of statutory rape earlier this month. A jury convicted Todd...
View ArticleContested rezoning moves on
By: Alyssa LaRenzie A contested rezoning application passed through Forsyth County’s planning board on a split vote Tuesday night. The board recommended a Res-4 zoning with 247 homes for the nearly...
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