Church encourages community ‘to get out and dance’
By: Crystal Ledford While historically dance hasn’t been embraced within church walls, one local place of worship is encouraging the rhythmic movement. Cumming First United Methodist Church will take...
View ArticleDaves Creek rezoning decision delayed
By: Alyssa LaRenzie Forsyth County commissioners have postponed to Aug. 15 a decision on the rezoning application for 88 Daves Creek LLC for nearly 84 acres on Daves Creek Drive. Commissioner Todd...
View ArticleDistrict switching to new learning platform
By: Jennifer Sami The Forsyth County Board of Education approved the school district’s new personalized learning platform during a meeting Thursday. The program, known as itslearning, will replace the...
View ArticleNew standards set for subdivisions
By: Alyssa LaRenzie Residential developers in Forsyth County have some new standards to follow. Commissioners approved several unified development code changes on Thursday, including different lot size...
View ArticleThe Collection planning back-to-school celebration
By: Crystal Ledford While most kids probably don’t want to think about it, parents are getting ready to send them back to school. And The Collection at Forsyth, formerly known as The Avenue Forsyth, is...
View Article1 injured as scooter, car collide
By: Jennifer Sami A woman was hospitalized this morning after a two-vehicle wreck involving a scooter northwest of Cumming. The collision occurred about 10:45 a.m. on Spot Road at McCoy Circle,...
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Ryan Braun is a prisoner of his own brewing
By: Sports Staff Ryan Braun entered his personal jail on Monday evening but no bars clanged shut, at least none that you could see or hear. He might move about freely. His sentence is the remainder of...
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Ashway: It couldn’t have happened to a nicer guy
By: Denton Ashway Every now and then, nice guys finish first. That was the beautiful part of Phil Mickelson’s British Open victory Sunday at Muirfield, home to The Honourable Company of Edinburgh...
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Ruark family hopes to keep the winning going at Eastern Grands
By: John McWilliams Like most 5-year-old boys, Carson Ruark didn’t want to talk. He wanted to race. Ruark brushed back his blond hair, put on a helmet and waited for his turn on the track. He was ready...
View ArticleCity, AG in court Thursday
By: Crystal Ledford Cumming may become the first city in the state to be cited with violating Georgia’s new open meetings laws. Oral arguments in a case against Mayor H. Ford Gravitt filed by Georgia’s...
View ArticleAdvisory issued for FCSO impersonator
By: Jennifer Sami The Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office is investigating several reports of an impersonator claiming to be a lieutenant with the agency and demanding payment for speeding tickets....
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Atlanta Stampede U15 win tournament
By: Sports Staff Last weekend, the Atlanta Stampede U15 girls lacrosse team won their division championship in the "Chattanooga Challenge" tournament in Tennessee. All of the girls go to Forsyth...
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North Georgia Celtics win national title
By: Sports Staff The North Georgia Celtics AAU eighth grade travel team, led by head coach Bruce Kidwell and assistant coaches Joe Gazza and Rick Poff, took the national title at the recent AAU...
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For Randalls, racing is all about family
By: Brian Paglia They had pushed Chase Randall’s quarter midget car back to the trailer, the one with the Texas flag on it swaying from the Tuesday morning wind and feint sounds of video games from...
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Local driver is all about racing
By: John McWilliams Eli Bennett’s bedroom mirrors what he loves most — racing. The 8-year-old boy from Dawsonville hoped his racing-themed bedroom might give him luck on Monday in one of the biggest...
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ROAD TO KICKOFF: Central's Branigan ready to air out
By: Brian Paglia Michael Branigan’s college football viewing will be much different this fall. Last year, the Forsyth Central quarterback devoted his Saturdays to watching Air Force or Georgia Tech or...
View ArticleFox confirmed as rabid
By: Newsroom Staff A fox that bit two people in Forsyth County earlier this week has been confirmed as rabid, authorities said Thursday. Two women, ages 23 and 58, received medical treatment after...
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Judge gives sides until Aug. 9
By: Crystal Ledford A visiting judge has given attorneys until Aug. 9 to resolve a dispute over whether Cumming’s mayor violated the Georgia Open Meetings Act in April 2012, as state’s attorney general...
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