BASEBALL PLAYOFFS: Luella at Lambert
By: Sports Staff Luella at Lambert When, where: Tuesday, 5 and 7:30 p.m., at Lambert High School in Suwanee; Wednesday, 5:55 p.m., if necessary. Records, rankings, seedings: Luella is 19-8, unranked in...
View ArticleFamily moves into new Habitat home
By: Crystal Ledford SOUTH FORSYTH — The Paulk family was recently welcomed into their new home in south Forsyth. During a Habitat for Humanity-North Central Georgia dedication ceremony May 3, the...
View ArticleYoung Life growing in Forsyth
By: Crystal Ledford SOUTH FORSYTH — A Forsyth County ministry for young people continues to take root. Chris Ashburn, area director of the county’s Young Life program, an interdenominational nonprofit...
View ArticleAt least 4 injured in BUI accident on Lanier
By: Newsroom Staff GAINESVILLE — An Atlanta woman has been charged with boating under the influence in connection with a Sunday boating accident in Forsyth County that injured four people. Georgia...
View ArticleFirefighters honor state lawmaker
By: Jennifer Sami CUMMING — Jack Murphy said he remembers when Forsyth County’s fire department was comprised solely of volunteers. While today’s force is staffed with paid employees, volunteer...
View ArticleCounty finance committee reviewing budget requests
By: Jennifer Sami CUMMING — Forsyth County’s finance committee has been meeting with department heads to discuss their requests for the 2015 budget. To date, officials have reviewed the proposed...
View ArticleLambert holds on against Milton to reach state finals
By: Brian Paglia MILTON - The game was chaotic and the urgency was palpable when Lambert Longhorns director of lacrosse Rich Wehman called a timeout with 1 minute 31 seconds left in the Class AAAAAA...
View ArticleEight arrested in Forsyth County meth busts
By: Newsroom Staff A months-long drug investigation culminated in two separate raids on opposite ends of the county that resulted in the arrests of eight people on methamphetamine charges. According to...
View ArticleYoung artists honored for fire safety poster entries
By: Newsroom Staff FORSYTH COUNTY — The Forsyth County Fire Department recently announced the winners and runners-up for its 2014 Fire Safety Poster Contest. The three winners were: Diego Martinez of...
View ArticleForsyth Youth Orchestra holding concert Sunday
By: Crystal Ledford FORSYTH COUNTY — A group of young musicians will welcome the community to a spring concert Sunday. From 5 to 6 p.m. at the Forsyth Central High School Performing Arts Center, the...
View ArticleStudents near milestone in cosmetology
By: Crystal Ledford FORSYTH COUNTY — Five Forsyth County seniors will be ready to pursue a professional career not long after graduation later this month. Four seniors at West Forsyth and one at...
View ArticleSuspect sought in armed robbery
By: Jennifer Sami FORSYTH COUNTY — The Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office is looking for leads in an armed robbery that occurred Tuesday night. Armed with a handgun, the suspect walked into a Chevron gas...
View ArticleOfficials investigate sign with offensive language at South Forsyth High
By: Crystal Ledford SOUTH FORSYTH — Administrators at South Forsyth High are investigating a senior prank that involved the use of a racial slur Wednesday at the school. Principal Jeff Cheney said a...
View ArticleTwo from Forsyth named Georgia Scholars
By: Jennifer Sami FORSYTH COUNTY — Two Forsyth County high school students have received top honors from the state. Molly Butler of West Forsyth and Maggie Little of Forsyth Central were each named a...
View ArticleCancellation policy for parks tightened
By: Crystal Ledford FORSYTH COUNTY — Some of those who use Forsyth County Parks and Recreation facilities could pay more in cancellation fees. Members of the parks and recreation board voted 4-0, with...
View ArticlePlug pulled on fountain for new courthouse
By: Crystal Ledford CUMMING — It appears there won’t be a fountain at the front of the new Forsyth County Courthouse after all. The Forsyth County Development Authority, which approved the project last...
View ArticleLakeside seventh-graders stage living museum
By: Micah Green EAST FORSYTH — Lakeside Middle School may have been the only place on the planet Wednesday and Thursday that you could meet John Wayne, Al Pacino, Vivien Leigh and Tyra Banks. And it...
View ArticleOutdoors: Bait fish spawning as fishing heats up
By: Sports Staff Lake Lanier’s water is 1,071.13 feet, or 0.13 above a full pool of 1,071 feet. Lake temperatures are in the upper 70s. Lake Lanier is clear on main lake and stained in the rivers and...
View ArticleSouth Forsyth's Sivak signs men's volleyball scholarship
By: Andrew Hirsh Every year, high school seniors across the country spend a tremendous amount of time deciding what college to attend the next fall. Those who wish to play sports at the collegiate...
View ArticleFraud suspect arrested on new charges
By: Jennifer Sami NORTH FORSYTH -- A north Forsyth woman has been arrested a second time in less than a week. Kimberly McAfee Pruitt, 42, who bonded out of jail May 9 on four charges related to...
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