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Ceremony marks launch of jail, courthouse work
By: Alyssa LaRenzie Forsyth County and the city of Cumming will celebrate the start of construction on a new courthouse and jail Monday with a groundbreaking ceremony. At 8:30 a.m., before the trucks...
View ArticleFCFD taking part in safety, health week
By: Newsroom Staff The Forsyth County Fire Department will participate in the 2013 Fire/EMS Safety and Health Week that starts today. Sponsored by the International Association of Fire Chiefs and the...
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Family visits 36 parks in one Saturday
By: Hilary A Forsyth County family recently gave itself a challenge to explore the local outdoors in one day. The Kelloggs — mom, Trish, dad, Brad, and 8-year-old daughter, Annabelle — set out to visit...
View ArticleLake Alice aftermath: Sides seek long-term solution
By: Jennifer Sami In addition to dampening holiday plans, the relentless rain of the past week has also served as a reminder of unfinished business. Several protective measures have been taken since...
View ArticleWoman drowns in Lanier
By: Newsroom Staff The Georgia Department of Natural Resources has identified Sunday’s drowning victim at Lake Lanier as Marines Rosa Dillon of Cumming. Dillon, 59, who could not swim, fell off a dock...
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Work begins on new courthouse, jail
By: Alyssa LaRenzie What could have been a once-in-a-lifetime event has happened again for Forsyth County Superior Court Chief Judge Jeffrey S. Bagley. As a teenager in 1976, he attended the...
View ArticleEx-FCSO employees won't get civil service hearing
By: Alyssa LaRenzie A Superior Court judge ruled Monday that he cannot order a civil service board hearing for 11 Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office employees who were dismissed earlier this year....
View ArticleCorps could get money for roads
By: Newsroom Staff The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers — and Lake Lanier in particular — could be getting at least a small amount of money under the government’s 27-month transportation spending bill...
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Robotics camp opens path to STEM academy
By: Jennifer Sami On a recent week, they were building and teaching robots to pick up balls. A decade from now, they could be the engineering industry’s brightest minds. Forsyth Central High School was...
View ArticleMore cases getting closed
By: Alyssa LaRenzie Once faced with a growing backlog of cases, Forsyth County Superior Court seems to have gotten some relief with the addition of a third judge in January. The court has experienced...
View ArticleOpen house opens doors
By: Jennifer Sami Tamiko Tallington is just shy of finishing her accounting degree. “I’m coming back,” she said Tuesday as she filled out an application to attend Lanier Technical College’s Forsyth...
View ArticleProject financing back up for review
By: Alyssa LaRenzie Concerned with rising interest rates, Forsyth County commissioners decided Tuesday to review financing options for the jail and courthouse construction projects. The commission...
View ArticleOwner takes steps to keep sign
By: Alyssa LaRenzie A Forsyth County billboard owner is undertaking some unusual measures to keep a sign on Buford Highway. The county sign ordinance prohibits new billboards, but allows existing ones...
View ArticleHealth of county’s workers a concern
By: Alyssa LaRenzie About four out of five Forsyth County employees are overweight, according to the first round of wellness screenings conducted under a new health insurance plan. The data also show...
View ArticleEx-DeKalb cop indicted for aggravated assault
By: Alyssa LaRenzie A Forsyth County grand jury has indicted a former DeKalb County Police Officer on two counts of aggravated assault for reportedly pointing a “deadly weapon” at two Lambert High...
View ArticleStudents shine at national technology meet
By: Jennifer Sami Students from South and West Forsyth high schools found themselves on a global playing field during a recent Technology Student Association national competition. Nick Crowder, South’s...
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Fire chief celebrates decade in post
By: Alyssa LaRenzie The date and time had been reserved on his office calendar as simply: 2 p.m. Be there. At that time Friday, Forsyth County Fire Chief Danny Bowman walked into a room of smiling...
View ArticleSome tax, plat records out of sync
By: Alyssa LaRenzie Parcels and plats don’t always match up in Forsyth County planning and tax maps when it comes to minor subdivisions. The issue sparked some discussion among the board of tax...
View ArticleSchool system growth steady
By: Jennifer Sami Another year, another growth spurt. Even during the rough economy, the Forsyth County school system has continued to grow, and this year is no exception. As of Friday, the district...
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Weathering the rain
By: Hilary Even adults have had trouble finding time to play in what has been an uncommonly wet summer. “Golf is no fun in the rain,” said Stuart Cobb, assistant general manager at Canongate Golf...
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