Lanier Tech named state’s top technical college
By: Newsroom Staff OAKWOOD — When it comes to performance, education and development at technical colleges, Lanier Tech is ranked as the best in Georgia. The college is this year’s recipient of the...
View ArticleSounds of Sawnee's Christmas concert Sunday
By: Kelly Whitmire SOUTH FORSYTH — The Sounds of Sawnee Concert band will present its annual Christmas concert Sunday afternoon at Sexton Hall Enrichment Center.“It is a great repertoire of music, from...
View ArticleTennis management firm out at Fowler Park
By: Kelly Whitmire SOUTH FORSYTH — The dispute between a tennis company and Forsyth County players has been resolved, but probably not how most people thought. At the end of the year, Tennessee-based...
View ArticleNorthside-Forsyth’s celebration of lights delights
By: Kelly Whitmire CUMMING — Christmas spirit was in the air Friday night at Northside Hospital-Forsyth as the annual Celebration of Lights filled its parking lot.“It was fabulous,” said Patricia...
View ArticleWest boys dominate fourth quarter to pull away from North
By: Foster Lander A four-point halftime lead had evaporated in to a four-point deficit after three quarters, but the West Forsyth boys never hit the panic button. Wolverines coach Jim Cook said his...
View ArticleNorth wrestling wins fifth straight Forsyth County championship
By: Foster Lander North Forsyth watched as an eight-point lead turned to a ten-point deficit in the span of three matches — pin, pin, pin. The frustration was palpable on the Raiders’ bench, so much so...
View ArticleHow to help out at the holidays
By: Newsroom Staff It has long been said that it's better to give than to receive, and Christmastime brings out the giver in all of us. If you've been blessed with more than you need or you just want...
View ArticleForsyth school system wins award for nutrition practices
By: Kayla Robins SOUTH FORSYTH — At an elementary school in south Forsyth, students can be seen reaching for a Cobb salad over cookies. They even get excited when kale chips are on the menu. A brownie...
View Article2014 Forsyth County News All-County Vollleyball Team
By: Sports Staff 2014 ALL-COUNTY VOLLEYBALL TEAM Player of the Year: Taylor Svehla, South Forsyth Coach of the Year: Kelly Wren, South Forsyth First Team Name, School, Position, Year Taylor Ashcraft,...
View ArticleVOLLEYBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Taylor Svehla, South Forsyth
By: Brian Paglia By Taylor Svehla’s standards, the 2014 volleyball season maintained the status quo. The South Forsyth senior middle hitter was named Region 6-AAAAAA Player of the Year (second time),...
View ArticleDeputy involved in Buford Hwy.crash
By: Jim Dean Forsyth County - A deputy involved in a crash on Buford Highway at Market Place Boulevard at about 9:30 Saturday night apparently escaped injury, and the other driver was taken to...
View ArticleBrookwood's Howard accepts Lambert head baseball coaching position for 2015-16
By: Foster Lander Lambert’s search for a new baseball coach is finally over. The Longhorns have hired Brookwood head coach Rick Howard, according to Lambert athletic director Drew Ferrer. Howard will...
View ArticleRain doesn’t dampen Cumming Christmas parade, race
By: Kelly Whitmire CUMMING — The weather outside was frightful — at least in the early going — but the day still turned out so delightful. On Saturday, Market Place Boulevard was the site of the annual...
View ArticleGSP: No citations in Buford Hwy. wreck involving Forsyth deputy
By: Kayla Robins CUMMING — A Forsyth County Sheriff’s deputy will not face charges from the Georgia State Patrol in connection with a two-vehicle wreck Saturday night at Buford Highway (Hwy. 20) and...
View ArticleAuthorities: Cumming Walmart theft arrests 'only a matter of time'
By: Kayla Robins CUMMING — Although two men suspected of shoplifting nearly $5,000 worth of merchandise from the Cumming Walmart remain at large, authorities say they have identified — and will...
View ArticleTeaching intern at north Forsyth school charged with stealing iPad from child, 6
By: Kayla Robins NORTH FORSYTH — A college student interning at a Forsyth County elementary school was arrested after she reportedly stole an iPad from a 6-year-old student and sold it online in an...
View ArticleSearch for Forsyth man who cut two with knife ends with arrest near Lake Lanier
By: Kayla Robins EAST FORSYTH — A southeast Forsyth man was arrested Tuesday morning for an incident four days earlier in which he reportedly cut two people’s hands with a knife on Buford Dam Road....
View ArticlePREP ROUNDUP: Central boys win another in OT
By: Sports Staff GIRLS BASKETBALL Forsyth Central 55, North Springs 34 SANDY SPRINGS – Abbey Fagan had 18 points as the Lady Bulldogs cruised to their third straight Region 7-AAAAA victory Tuesday on...
View ArticleTHE BUZZ: Records broken, school traffic and more
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 ArticleNationally-ranked St. Francis boys visit Pinecrest Friday
By: Foster Lander It’s unusual—downright rare, really—for one high school to have four Division I basketball prospects. More unusual, still, for three of those players to hold offers from a who’s-who...
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