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Softball: Lady Raiders sign scholarships

By: John McWilliams North Forsyth’s Savannah Chapman will play softball for (Div. II) Georgia College and State University next season. The first baseman and outfielder paced North to its most wins...

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Girls basketball: South wins Holiday on the Hardwoods

By: Newsroom Staff South Forsyth’s girls basketball team went 3-0 to win the Holiday on the Hardwoods Tournament, held Dec. 27-29 in Cherokee, N.C. The Lady War Eagles (9-2) defeated Pisgah High School...

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Softball: Twenty-two make all-county team

By: John McWilliams Forsyth County head softball coaches named 22 players to the 2012 All-Forsyth County team. The decision process wasn’t easy, as all five teams made it to the postseason for the...

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Jurors, public reminded about downtown parking

By: Alyssa LaRenzie A week after the permanent closure of the parking deck in the Cumming square, more temporary public parking locations have become available. The 246-space deck at East Main and...

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Basketball: Creekview squads rout Central

By: Jared Putnam Once Forsyth Central’s boys shut down Matt Leahy in the second half, a comeback seemed to be in the works. But when Creekview turned up the defensive pressure, it gummed up the...

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Many 'Bring One for the Chipper'

By: Alyssa LaRenzie Forsyth County residents again turned out in droves to recycle their real Christmas trees Saturday during the Bring One for the Chipper event.The statewide tree recycling day...

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Firm picked to raze downtown structures

By: Alyssa LaRenzie The Forsyth County courthouse and jail project is proceeding on schedule as commissioners on Tuesday chose a company to demolish some existing downtown structures to clear the...

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Tighter rec center security considered

By: Alyssa LaRenzie Recent thefts from local recreation centers have led the Forsyth County’s parks and recreation board to consider tightening security measures at the facilities.During its meeting...

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County renews consulting contract

By: Alyssa LaRenzie Forsyth County commissioners’ decision Tuesday to renew an annual consulting services agreement has raised some concerns in the community about the state lobbying record of the...

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North grad dies following wreck in Tenn.

By: Alyssa LaRenzie A graduate of North Forsyth High School died Monday following a motorcycle wreck in Franklin, Tenn., south of Nashville.Kory Wayne Dickey, 25, was struck by a pickup truck at 1:24...

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Ranks of resource officers to double

By: Alyssa LaRenzie The Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office will double the number of school resource officers in February by reassigning current staff.|The increase from seven to 14 officers, plus at...

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Quarry among six Lafarge is selling

By: Crystal Ledford A Cumming quarry soon will be under new ownership.Lafarge North America Inc. on Thursday announced it has signed binding agreements to sell the local quarry and five others in...

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College merger hailed during campus visit

By: Crystal Ledford Students, faculty and leaders of University Center | GA 400 gathered with community members Thursday afternoon to celebrate the creation of the University of North Georgia. Formerly...

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Blaze chars auto workshop

By: Alyssa LaRenzie Fire leveled a home automotive workshop Thursday morning in eastern Forsyth County. The blaze occurred about 10:45 a.m. behind a home on Samples Road, near Buford Dam Road and not...

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Hospital job fair Wednesday

By: Crystal Ledford Northside Hospital is holding a job fair and meet and greet Wednesday as it looks to fill more than 500 new and existing positions at its medical facilities across north...

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Suicide -- Threats, attempts on rise

By: Alyssa LaRenzie The topic is morbid and unpleasant, but the calls came in more frequently this past year on Forsyth County first responder radio.Hearing the word, 911 dispatchers calmly relay the...

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Condemnation suit ends in settlement

By: Alyssa LaRenzie A 2008 Forsyth County condemnation dispute over land purchased for the Big Creek Greenway has been resolved with a settlement.Commissioners voted 4-1, with Todd Levent opposed, to...

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Organizers prep for homeless count

By: Crystal Ledford With its low unemployment rate and affluence, Forsyth County isn’t often thought of as a county where the homeless reside. However, there are people in the county without a home and...

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MLB: Braves coaches look ahead to 2013 season

By: John McWilliams Fredi Gonzalez and Roger McDowell have moved past the controversial wildcard play-in game and are ramping up for another season. The Atlanta Braves manager and pitching coach made a...

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Conservative leader to visit Monday

By: Jennifer Sami The Forsyth County Tea Party Patriots Alliance will welcome a special guest speaker to its first meeting of the year.Jenny Beth Martin, co-founder and national coordinator of the Tea...

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