Belk holding event for children Saturday
By: Crystal Ledford CUMMING — Belk in Lakeland Plaza will be holding its annual Kidfest from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday. The free event will feature games, an inflatable obstacle course, refreshments, an...
View ArticleNorthside lands new technology
By: Crystal Ledford CUMMING — Northside Hospital-Forsyth will become one of just two hospitals in Georgia to offer a new, high-tech treatment for brain tumors and other neurological conditions....
View ArticleMissing teen ID’d as lake search continues
By: Crystal Ledford NORTHEAST FORSYTH — Authorities have released the name of a 19-year-old man who is officially considered a missing person after disappearing in the aftermath of a lakeside party...
View ArticleSecond local bride featured on TV show tonight
By: Crystal Ledford CUMMING — A Forsyth woman will be the second bride from the county in less than two months to appear on a national television series. Zelda Taylor of Cumming will be featured on a...
View ArticleComplaint against commissioner dies
By: Crystal Ledford CUMMING — An ethics complaint filed earlier this summer against a Forsyth County commissioner won’t move forward in the hearing process. During a meeting Wednesday afternoon, the...
View ArticleRoad projects set for referendum
By: Crystal Ledford FORSYTH COUNTY — A list of potential road projects that likely will be included on a November transportation bond referendum will be presented next week to the Forsyth County...
View ArticlePolice: Mom of 4 left toddler in car while shopping at Walmart
By: Newsroom Staff CUMMING — A 26-year-old mother of four remained in custody Thursday, a day after Cumming police say she left her youngest child in a car for about an hour. According to police, Amber...
View ArticleBody of missing teen recovered from Lake Lanier
By: Newsroom Staff NORTHEAST FORSYTH — The body of a missing teenager was recovered Thursday morning from Lake Lanier, according to authorities. The Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that it...
View ArticleShopping trip for school supplies nearly turned tragic
By: Newsroom Staff CUMMING — New details have emerged in the case of an 11-month-old child who was treated for heat exposure Wednesday after being left for an hour in a hot car while her mother and...
View ArticleOutdoors: Bass feeding on bream near the banks
By: Sports Staff Lake Lanier’s water level continues to be less than a foot down from full pool at 1,070.14 or .84 feet below a full pool of 1,071 feet. Lake temperatures remain steady in the lower...
View ArticleSouth Forsyth hires swimming, wrestling coaches
By: Foster Lander South Forsyth High School athletic director Keith Gravitt announced the hires of new wrestling and swim coaches. Corinna Spurlock, a counselor at the school, will take over South’s...
View ArticleVOLLEYBALL PREVIEW: Team-by-team capsules
By: Sports Staff FORSYTH CENTRAL Coach: Katie Vazquez, second season. Key returners: OH Emma Gore, so.; OH Julia Jasion, jr.; S Liepa Vaicekaveciute, sr.; L Amber Waddell, sr.; OH Amber Walsh, jr. Key...
View ArticleVOLLEYBALL PREVIEW: South Forsyth has tough act to follow
By: Brian Paglia Kelly Wren’s gaze followed her South Forsyth volleyball team as they ran up, down and sideways on the bleachers at the high school’s football stadium on Tuesday. During the tough...
View ArticleTablets donated to mentoring program
By: Newsroom Staff FORSYTH COUNTY — Mentor Me North Georgia, a nonprofit dedicated to impacting the lives of young people through mentoring, recently received 10 tablets for young people enrolled in...
View ArticleWoodall talks VA woes, immigration
By: Newsroom Staff CUMMING — U.S. Rep. Rob Woodall opened his remarks at the August meeting of the Cumming Vietnam Veterans group by acknowledging that the current atmosphere in the nation’s capital...
View ArticleBusinesses disciplined for selling to minors
By: Crystal Ledford FORSYTH COUNTY — A diverse group of businesses was disciplined by the Forsyth County commission for underage alcohol sales Thursday night. During administrative hearings held as...
View ArticleFCN series on the Payette Bibles begins
By: Adlen Robinson FORSYTH COUNTY — To say Forsyth County resident Charles Payette’s extraordinary collection of Bibles is rare would be an understatement. Many of the Bibles are one of just a handful...
View ArticleSystem set for first full week of classes
By: Newsroom Staff FORSYTH COUNTY — The 2014-15 school year began with a short two-day week Thursday and Friday for Forsyth County Schools, giving the system’s 42,000 students — as well as staff and...
View ArticleFundraiser for Special Olympics on Tuesday night
By: Newsroom Staff SOUTHWEST FORSYTH — Rick Tanner’s Grille & Bar in Vickery Village will raise funds for Forsyth County Special Olympics during an event Tuesday. From 6 to 8 p.m., the restaurant...
View ArticleNorth grad active in zombie trilogy
By: Newsroom Staff NORTH FORSYTH — Jeff Bucchino has always loved art, acting and films. This month, he has the opportunity to combine the passions as an actor and storyboard artist for the movie “Test...
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