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THE BUZZ: buzzworthy moments - Sept. 19, 2014
By: Newsroom Staff Our new weekly print and video series where local high school students share "The Buzz" about what’s going on at their school. Every Friday, sports editor Brian Paglia ranks the top...
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Council awards bid for City Park grading
By: Kelly Whitmire CUMMING — The Cumming City Council on Tuesday night voted 5-0 to award the bid for grading for a new building at City Park to Jasper Grading and Pipeline. The Cumming-based firm...
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Forsyth Central football hangs with Kell in loss
By: Sports Staff MARIETTA – On paper the No. 5-ranked Kell Longhorns might have seemed to outclass the Forsyth Central Bulldogs, but on the field it was quite a different story. In a game where...
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Guard's 2 TDs lift Pinecrest Academy football
By: Sports Staff TRION – Adam Guard scored two touchdowns, including a 3-yard run in the fourth quarter to lift Pinecrest Academy to 21-14 victory against Trion on Friday in a Region 6-A cross-over...
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South Forsyth dominates North Forsyth in 55-3 win
By: Sports Staff In the 17th edition of the Civil War game between North and South Forsyth, the War Eagles exacted a hefty measure of revenge on the team that pushed them out of the playoff picture in...
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Peppenhorst, South take down Central at county meet
By: Foster Lander South Forsyth senior Ryan Peppenhorst led nearly wire-to-wire and finished in 17 minutes, 1 second to win Saturday’s Forsyth County Cross Country Championships at Mary Alice Park on...
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Carnahan, South Forsyth girls dominate county meet
By: Brian Paglia Savannah Carnahan had barely finished her race, but already her breathing was composed. There was the picturesque shore of Lake Lanier to enjoy, or the satisfaction of near-certain...
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Payette Bible Series — 1610 Map of Scotland by John Speed
By: Adlen Robinson FORSYTH COUNTY — In this seventh installment in the Forsyth County News series on resident Charles Payette’s Bible collection, we will examine perhaps the most famous and...
View ArticleHearings to be held on animal control changes
By: Kelly Whitmire NORTH FORSYTH — The Forsyth commission decided Thursday night to proceed with public hearings to amend the county’s animal control ordinance. The change would require anyone adopting...
View ArticleCounty extends sign ordinance moratorium
By: Kelly Whitmire FORSYTH COUNTY — After hearing from members of the community, the county commission voted to extend a moratorium on enforcing Forsyth’s sign ordinance for another 90 days. The motion...
View ArticleDOT seeks input on widening of Hwy. 9
By: Kelly Whitmire SOUTH FORSYTH — The Georgia Department of Transportation wants to hear from residents on its plan to widen the well-traveled section of Hwy. 9 between Peachtree Parkway and the...
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Man indicted for murder in child’s death
By: Newsroom Staff NORTH FORSYTH — A 25-year-old Butts County man has been indicted on several charges in connection with the February beating death of a 3-year-old boy north Forsyth boy. A Forsyth...
View ArticleBody of drowning victim found in lake
By: Newsroom Staff BUFORD —The drowning victim who fell in Lake Lanier early Sunday has been found. The Hall County Sheriff’s Office identified the man this morning as Jacob Thomas, 28, of...
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FRIDAY NIGHT STARS: Sept. 19, 2014
By: Sports Staff Here are some of the best high school football performances from Forsyth County players this past Friday. Grant Anderskow, West Forsyth: The senior rushed for 65 yards and two...
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EXTRA POINTS: Lambert still searching for answer at QB
By: Foster Lander The Longhorns completed just one pass in the first half of Friday’s loss to Alpharetta (a 20-yard strike from Reid Martin to Houston Earnest), so senior Drew Cole stepped in. He may...
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Cadet from Cumming finds support at Riverside
By: Newsroom Staff GAINESVILLE — Ben Brewer, a Riverside Military Academy senior from Cumming, learned what it means to be a caretaker when his father was stricken with cancer. Brewer spent last summer...
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Indictment in theft case
By: Newsroom Staff NORTH FORYSTH — A Forsyth County grand jury handed down an indictment last week of a north Forsyth woman arrested as part of an investigation into possible fraudulent legal...
View ArticleShore Sweep to tackle Lake Lanier cleanup
By: Newsroom Staff GAINESVILLE — Millions enjoy Lake Lanier each year, and lake groups want those visitors to return the favor with some litter cleanup. This year’s Shore Sweep is set for 8 a.m. to 1...
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FCSO training draws attention in north Forsyth
By: Jim Dean NORTH FORSYTH — Motorists traveling along Ga. 400 near Martin Road in north Forsyth have reported seeing a large number of sheriff’s vehicles and law enforcement activity this week. But...
View ArticleRetired high-ranking Marine to speak at armory Saturday
By: Kelly Whitmire CUMMING — The public is invited to hear from the 12thsergeant major of the U.S. Marine Corps during an event Saturday at the National Guard Readiness Center in Cumming. Gene...
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