County gymnastic meet raises the bar this season
By: Michael Foster Forsyth Central gymnastics coach Laurie Karickhoff could pen a manifesto on the logistical issues high school gymnastics teams face on a regular basis. Filling schedules with team...
View ArticleWest Forsyth's May hired as new Collins Hill girls' basketball coach
By: Brian Paglia West Forsyth girls basketball coach David May is leaving the Lady Wolverines program to take the same position at Collins Hill, according to the Gwinnett Daily Post. May went 47-34...
View ArticleNew Forsyth County Courthouse dedicated
By: Kelly Whitmire CUMMING -- Flags flew, music played and hundreds gathered Thursday morning in downtown Cumming to celebrate the opening of the new Forsyth County Courthouse, a facility officials...
View ArticleSchool funds stolen from West Forsyth High
By: Kayla Robins WEST FORSYTH -- Money was reportedly stolen from the vault and cafeteria at a local high school over the weekend in between winter storms that closed school in Forsyth County for a...
View ArticleMilkshake thrown from passing car shatters Cumming school bus window
By: Kayla Robins CUMMING — He was almost finished with his Otwell Middle School bus route when a “large green blob came out of nowhere.” That was the only description the bus driver could give Forsyth...
View ArticleLake Lanier Association pushes boat title requirement
By: Newsroom Staff GAINESVILLE — The Gainesville-based Lake Lanier Association recently sent out an email blast with the subject line “Have you seen this houseboat?” The email contains a couple of...
View ArticleForsyth County’s top teacher driven to help students
By: Kayla Robins FORSYTH COUNTY — He says he’s only as good as his students, so his students must be the best. Forsyth Central High School automotive technology teacher Marlo Miranda was recognized...
View ArticlePREP ROUNDUP: Parker's hat-trick leads West girls soccer
By: Sports Staff GIRLS LACROSSE Norcross 16, North Forsyth 15 NORCROSS – The Lady Raiders thought they had the tying goal, but it wasn’t to be in a non-area loss Friday on the road. North (0-4, 0-2...
View ArticleJudge rules south Forsyth shooting was self-defense
By: Kelly Whitmire SOUTH FORSYTH — Some two years after an early morning shooting at a Forsyth County RV park left one man hospitalized and his next-door neighbor in jail, a judge ruled that the...
View ArticleForsyth school system seeks feedback about online learning
By: Kayla Robins FORSYTH COUNTY — Winter weather woes that froze classes in the Forsyth County school system at the end of February have subsided, and the deadline for students to turn in the homework...
View ArticleEx-deputies’ federal case against Forsyth sheriff dismissed
By: Kayla Robins FORSYTH COUNTY — A federal lawsuit filed by 11 former Forsyth County Sheriff’s employees who were fired in 2013 has been dismissed, effectively ending their case against the county and...
View Article2014-15 Forsyth County News All-County Wrestling Team
By: Sports Staff 2014-15 Forsyth County News All-County Wrestling Team Wrestler of the Year: Matthew Sheetz, Lambert. The junior finished the season with a 55-3 record that included a runner-up finish...
View ArticleWRESTLER OF THE YEAR: Matthew Sheetz, Lambert
By: Brian Paglia There’s a chance we haven’t seen the best out of Lambert junior wrestler Matthew Sheetz. What a thought for opponents. He managed a 55-3 season, a second straight appearance in the...
View ArticleLambert gymnastics reclaims county title
By: Michael Foster Katie Stuart finished in first place in three out of four events to take the all-around title as Lambert gymnastics won the Forsyth County Championship Saturday at BIO Gymnastics....
View ArticleMan wins $7M on lottery ticket in Forsyth County
By: Kelly Whitmire FORSYTH COUNTY — A Dawsonville man recently won $7 million on a Georgia Lottery instant ticket he bought at a Forsyth County store. According to the Georgia Lottery Corp, Gerard...
View ArticleBoat wreck on Lake Lanier kills 1, injures another
By: Newsroom Staff GAINESVILLE — Authorities are investigating a boating incident that killed a woman and injured a man Sunday night off Hwy. 369 in the Chestatee Bay area of Lake Lanier. The accident...
View ArticleAlpharetta police raid nets 23 accused of gambling on NCAA tournament
By: Associated Press ALPHARETTA (AP) — Police apprehended 23 people after raiding a suburban Atlanta restaurant, where authorities say patrons were gambling on the upcoming NCAA basketball tournament....
View ArticlePREP ROUNDUP: North Forsyth baseball wins fourth straight
By: Sports Staff Forsyth Central 8, Sprayberry 6 MARIETTA – Taylor Bauman went 3-for-3 with a triple and RBI and the Bulldogs got a Region 7-AAAAA, Div. B victory Monday on the road. Reed Clark got the...
View ArticleFederal lawsuit against Cumming settled for $200K
By: Kelly Whitmire CUMMING — A $200,000 settlement has been reached in a Roswell woman’s federal lawsuit against the city of Cumming over reported free speech and search and seizure violations. Nydia...
View ArticleNorth Forsyth woman dies in single-vehicle wreck
By: Kayla Robins NORTH FORSYTH — A single-vehicle wreck early Saturday claimed the life of a 36-year-old Forsyth County woman north of Cumming, authorities said. According to the Forsyth County...
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