Second-half surge lifts Forsyth Central
By: Sports Staff ATLANTA – After a sluggish first half for both the North Springs Spartans and the Forsyth Central Bulldogs, the Bulldogs pulled away in the second half, capitalizing on the Spartans’...
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Too many mistakes cost North Forsyth
By: Sports Staff North Forsyth was outmatched by Centennial on their way to a 27-3 loss on senior night on Friday. "A lack of consistency is what’s hurt us all year," North head coach Jason Galt said....
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Alpharetta hands South Forsyth second straight loss
By: Sports Staff ALPHARETTA – Friday night featured a clash between the top two teams in Region 6-AAAAAA as second-place South Forsyth went on the road to take on region-leading Alpharetta. Despite...
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Ojeda's TD lifts Pinecrest Academy
By: Sports Staff ROSWELL – With the score tied at seven late in the fourth quarter, Fellowship Christian kicker Jake Williamson prepared to kick the go-ahead 40-yard field goal. Williamson had made 7...
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Siemens donates electric vehicle to Lambert
By: Kelly Whitmire SOUTH FORSYTH — An international company and a local high school are making a connection through an electric vehicle. On Thursday, Siemens AG donated an all-electric Transit Connect...
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Early voting expands this week
By: Kelly Whitmire CUMMING — Voter turnout increased in Forsyth County over the second week of advance voting for the Nov. 4 General Election. According to Barbara Luth, the local supervisor of voter...
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Officials lock in on name for new jail
By: Kayla Robins FORSYTH COUNTY — It’s official: Forsyth County’s new jail, which is well on its way to completion, will be called the Forsyth County Jail. The building’s name, a change from the...
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Buford Highway drawing car dealerships
By: Kelly Whitmire EAST FORSYTH — The Forsyth commission recently discussed whether the county should steer away from having too many car dealerships in one area. Commissioners, with Cindy Jones Mills...
View ArticleEscaped inmate back in custody
By: Jim Dean Koby Blanchard, an inmate who walked away from a work detail at the Cumming Police Department's headquarters on Friday, is back in custody. According to the sheriff's office, Blanchard...
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Deputy struck by vehicle while directing traffic at school
By: Newsroom Staff NORTH FORSYTH —A Forsyth County Sheriff’s deputy was struck by a vehicle this morning while directing traffic on Hwy. 369 in front of Coal Mountain Elementary School. According to...
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THE GRIND: From novice to elite, West Forsyth's Green is contender
By: Brian Paglia John Green sped past his teammates during the West Forsyth wrestling team’s 20-minute conditioning runs at practice, and so here was the first clue for the freshman athlete searching...
View ArticleTHE BUZZ: High school theater departments take center stage
By: Newsroom Staff Our weekly print and video series - presented by Lanier Technicial College – where local high school students share “The Buzz” about what’s going on at their school – and compete for...
View ArticleLocal businessman, 68, dies during N.C. triathlon
By: Kayla Robins CUMMING — A 68-year-old man who worked in Forsyth County died Saturday during a triathlon in North Carolina. Roger Ackerman, a real estate agent for 21 Century Results Realty Services...
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Retiring director leaves legacy of integrity at The Place
By: Kayla Robins FORSYTH COUNTY — The Place of Forsyth may always have its doors open in a commitment to help anyone in need, but as of Thursday those doors will no longer be held open by the...
View ArticleAshway: Smith sending Falcons the wrong message
By: Denton Ashway The Atlanta Falcons no longer play like a team trying to win. They play like a team trying not to lose. And when you’re trying not to lose, that’s when you make mistakes. Mistakes of...
View ArticleFour seriously injured in multi-car wreck
By: Kayla Robins A multi-car wreck on Old Atlanta Road left four people with serious injuries Tuesday evening. No one sustained life threatening injuries in the crash that closed the road down for...
View ArticleElectronics recycling event Saturday at fairgrounds
By: Kelly Whitmire CUMMING — If you have old electronics piling up, Keep Forsyth County Beautiful is ready to take them off of your hands during its biannual electronics recycling event Saturday at the...
View ArticleSheriff's office offers Halloween safety tips
By: Newsroom Staff FORSYTH COUNTY — As Forsyth County residents get their costumes in order and dream of buckets of candy, both parents and trick-or-treaters, no matter what age, should keep safety in...
View ArticleOpen meetings suit heads to be decided by jury
By: Kayla Robins Both sides recorded some victories, and some defeats, in summary judgment motion decisions rendered in federal court last month in the ongoing open meetings and free speech dispute...
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