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WITNESS: Forsyth County Courthouse shooter wearing heavy vest, gear
By: Newsroom Staff FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. - Lenny Washington was driving through downtown when he saw the incident unfold in front of the Forsyth County Courthouse. Washington heard shots, looked up and...
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Authorities ID Forsyth Co. courthouse shooter; he's dead, acted alone
By: Newsroom Staff CUMMING (Updated 12:32 p.m.) — Authorities have identified the gunman this morning who shot a veteran sheriff’s deputy in the leg outside the Forsyth County Courthouse as 48-year-old...
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Name of Forsyth deputy who stopped courthouse gunman released
By: Newsroom Staff CUMMING — The Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office has identified the deputy who was wounded attempting to stop a gunman this morning at the Forsyth County Courthouse as Daniel Rush....
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Update: Forsyth courthouse shooter dead, was suing sheriff's office
By: Newsroom Staff CUMMING (Updated 5:47 p.m.) — Authorities have identified the heavily armed gunman who shot a veteran sheriff’s deputy in the leg Friday morning outside the Forsyth County Courthouse...
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‘Major catastrophe’ averted at Forsyth Courthouse, sheriff says
By: Jennifer Sami CUMMING — Over the past 18 months, Forsyth County Sheriff’s deputies had been aggressively training for the exact scenario that unfolded Friday morning when a heavily armed man...
View ArticleOutdoors:Striper fishing ready to flourish on Lake Lanier
By: Sports Staff Lake Lanier’s water is exactly the same this week as last weeks report at 1,071.03 or .03 foot above a full pool of 1,071. Lake temperatures have risen into the lower 80s. Lake Lanier...
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GIRLS LACROSSE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Monica Martelli, West Forsyth
By: Andrew Hirsh It was an early spring practice back in 2010, and West Forsyth girls’ lacrosse coach Dan Kaplan noticed an exceptional play down the field. "Great job, Martelli!" he yelled, and Marisa...
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BOYS LACROSSE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Sean Carruthers, Lambert
By: Andrew Hirsh Before every practice, Lambert boys’ lacrosse coach Rich Wehman asks his players to run four laps around the field. This past season, without fail, Sean Carruthers led the pack. One...
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2014 Forsyth County News All-County Lacrosse teams
By: Sports Staff Girls Player of the year: Monica Martelli, West Forsyth Coach of the year: Dan Kaplan, West Forsyth Kirsten Barth, Lambert, MF, Jr. 30 draw controls, 29 ground balls, 19 caused...
View ArticleAuthorities: Suspect in Forsyth Courthouse shooting made supply list
By: Newsroom Staff CUMMING (AP) — The man who police say staged an assault on a Georgia courthouse carefully planned the weapons and supplies he would need to enter the building and harm people inside,...
View ArticleCumming residents relieved gunfight wasn’t worse
By: Newsroom Staff CUMMING — Although their feelings of relief mingled with alarm, members of the downtown Cumming business community said they were grateful a Friday courthouse confrontation ended...
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Courthouse open for business on Monday
By: Jim Dean The Forsyth County Courthouse was still surrounded by crime scene tape Sunday afternoon, but county officials say the building will be open for business Monday morning. According to...
View ArticleFather, son among 3 who drowned in Lanier Sunday
By: FCN Regional Staff A father and son died around 2 p.m. Sunday in a Forsyth County section of Lake Lanier Hall County Fire Services and Marine Rescue 1, along with other agencies, were dispatched...
View ArticleFour treated for minor exposure to ammonia following leak
By: Newsroom Staff GAINESVILLE — Four people were taken to the hospital Monday morning with minor complaints from exposure to ammonia following a leak at Koch Foods, according to Keith Smith, spokesman...
View ArticleGainesville police investigating possible homicide
By: FCN Regional Staff Gainesville Police are investigating what they believe is a homicide after a body was found last week near Chestnut Street. The victim is identified by police as Gregory...
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Courthouse reopens after shooting
By: Jennifer Sami CUMMING — Forsyth County’s clerk of courts said it was business as usual in the courthouse Monday, three days after an armed man attempted to storm the building in a hail of...
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Chance sighting leads Forsyth Central's Branigan to pro baseball future
By: Andrew Hirsh Back on March 7, Arizona Diamondbacks scout T.R. Lewis travelled to Marietta to take in a Region 7-AAAAA baseball game. Forsyth Central was playing that day, but Lewis didn’t make the...
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Ashway: Don Zimmer had a baseball life well-lived
By: Denton Ashway Don Zimmer’s death at age 83 last week ended his 66-year relationship with professional baseball. As Commissioner Bud Selig noted, "Don was the kind of person you could only find in...
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North Forsyth athletics 'turning the corner'
By: Brian Paglia Right from the start, North Forsyth athletic director Nathan Turner could tell it would be a good year for the Raiders. Turner felt the football’s team first playoff appearance in...
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Finalist named for Forsyth school chief
By: Jennifer Sami FORSYTH COUNTY — The superintendent of Rome City Schools has been named the lone finalist to lead the Forsyth County school system. The Forsyth County Board of Education made the...
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