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Festival of Arts opens today at Cumming First UMC
By: Kayla Robins CUMMING — Art lovers are in luck — Cumming First United Methodist Church has plenty to share over the next two weeks. The eighth annual Festival of Arts is open to the public starting...
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Sign-ups under way for Forsyth County Junior Fire Academy
By: Kelly Whitmire FORSYTH COUNTY — The Forsyth County Fire Department will hold its fifth annual Junior Fire Academy from July 6-10 at the Forsyth County Public Safety Complex. The camp is open to...
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Groups helping new Forsyth animal shelter care for critters
By: Kelly Whitmire NORTH FORSYTH -- Hundreds of animals have been able to find a new home thanks to area rescue groups and the new Forsyth County Animal Shelter. The facility on County Way in north...
View ArticleTornado warning in Forsyth cancelled
By: Jim Dean The tornado warning issued just after 2 P.M. today has been cancelled because the storm has continued to stay south as it moves east. Division Chief Jason Shivers with the Forsyth County...
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Masked man on UNG campus turns out to be female professor doing research
By: Newsroom Staff DAHLONEGA — To University of North Georgia students at the Dahlonega campus, fear not: someone in a Ronald Reagan mask lurking in the bushes is simply a professor doing research...
View ArticleForsyth parks official finalist for Jefferson director’s post
By: Newsroom Staff JEFFERSON — A Forsyth County parks official has been named one of the three finalists to become the city of Jefferson’s next parks and recreation director. The names, released by...
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Lambert baseball dominates West Forsyth in region win
By: Brian Paglia Ten days had passed since Lambert last played a baseball game entering Monday. The Longhorns’ schedule had fallen victim to days of relentless rain, but the team tried its best to...
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Spring symphony concerts feature UNG students, faculty
By: Newsroom Staff CUMMING — Fans of classical music have two upcoming opportunities to hear live performances of symphony standards and newly composed material. The University of North Georgia...
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State honors Chestatee Elementary as a Family-Friendly Partnership School
By: Kayla Robins NORTHEAST FORSYTH — A local elementary school was visited by “the boss of all schools” Monday, as the principal explained it to her students. During a ceremony for the student...
View ArticleStark's two HRs lead North Forsyth baseball past South Forsyth
By: Brian Paglia On his first home run, Brant Stark pumped his fist toward the sky as he rounded second in a mix of shock and affirmation. On his second, he gave a coy grin toward a special someone in...
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Forsyth school officials: Delayed dismissal a tornado precaution
By: Kayla Robins NORTH FORSYTH — As students sat in the hallway of their elementary school Monday, a woman read a story over the intercom for “today’s entertainment.” It was about 2:30 p.m., and...
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Rupert Sexton resigns from Cumming City Council
By: Kelly Whitmire CUMMING -- A long-serving Cumming official who was the focus of an impeachment investigation by his fellow councilmen earlier this year after a list of city employees’ personal...
View ArticleForsyth County school system doesn’t carry Blue Bell products
By: Kayla Robins FORSYTH COUNTY — Though some area school districts have removed all Blue Bell ice cream and frozen products after the Texas-based company issued a voluntary recall Monday night,...
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Healthy kids event Saturday at Forsyth County Family YMCA
By: Kelly Whitmire FORSYTH COUNTY — The Forsyth County Family YMCA is holding Healthy Kids Day on Saturday, part of a national event to keep children active over the summer.“All Y’s across the country...
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Authorities: Rash of wrecks with large trucks in Forsyth a safety reminder
By: Kayla Robins FORSYTH COUNTY — Public safety officials are urging motorists to use caution following three recent unrelated accidents involving large trucks over a seven-day span in Forsyth County....
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Confederate Memorial Day service planned at church in Forsyth
By: Kelly Whitmire FORSYTH COUNTY — The sesquicentennial anniversary of the end of the Civil War recently passed, but one group Saturday is honoring those Southerners who paid the heaviest price. A...
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Motorcycle safety event on Saturday in Cumming
By: Kayla Robins CUMMING — In preparation for Motorcycle Safety Month in May, the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office is holding its first Motorcycle Safety Day from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday. The event will...
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Boulder Dash, spring fling set for Saturday at Cumming quarry
By: Kelly Whitmire CUMMING — A different kind of rumbling will be coming from a local quarry Saturday as the Cumming-Forsyth Chamber of Commerce holds the sixth annual Boulder Dash. The fundraiser...
View Article2 indicted in Lanier boating crash that injured Forsyth family
By: Kayla Robins FORSYTH COUNTY — An Alpharetta man and an Atlanta woman were recently indicted for their reported involvement in a May 2014 boating incident on Lake Lanier that injured a Cumming...
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Two West Forsyth High school seniors named Georgia Scholars
By: Kayla Robins WEST FORSYTH — Two Forsyth County high school students have been recognized as 2015 Georgia Scholars by the state Department of Education. West Forsyth High School’s Noah Causey and...
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