Homestead exemption hunt drawing to close
By: Alyssa LaRenzie More than $105,000 has been collected so far from Forsyth County taxpayers who have claimed multiple homestead exemptions.The Forsyth County Tax Assessor’s Office began working with...
View ArticleLaid-off sheriff's employees plan appeal
By: Alyssa LaRenzie The 11 Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office employees laid off last week have hired an attorney to represent them in appealing the decision. The middle management positions were...
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Soccer: Lambert boys edge South in second overtime
By: Jared Putnam At the end of a night filled with missed opportunities, Cooper Coughlin didn’t let the most important one slip away. Coughlin sent a penalty kick into the bottom right hand corner of...
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Soccer: Shah, South girls shock Lambert
By: Jared Putnam Quality beats quantity every time, or so the argument goes. Rachel Shah and South Forsyth’s girls soccer team made a strong case for it against Lambert. South was out-shot by Lambert...
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Retirement awaits loyal canine
By: Alyssa LaRenzie K-9 Deputy Aron won’t be pulling burglars out of bushes now that he’s retired, but he may bury a few toys under one.The five-year Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office dog deputy was...
View ArticleArmory nearing completion
By: Crystal Ledford Contruction of a new National Guard Armory in Cumming remains on track to finish in late spring. Everett Thompson, chief building official with the city of Cumming, said the...
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Decision to give away horses questioned
By: Alyssa LaRenzie The recent donation of four horses from the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office to a police department in coastal Georgia has drawn scrutiny from another elected official.The mounted...
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South senior 'great leader' for DECA
By: Crystal Ledford It’s been a good year for Lauren Calvert.The senior at South Forsyth High School is about to complete her one-year term as the Georgia president of DECA, a marketing club that...
View ArticleExperiment may have irritated students' eyes
By: Jennifer Sami Four Dave’s Creek Elementary School students complained of eye irritation after a science experiment Thursday, school system officials confirmed.Forsyth County Schools spokeswoman...
View ArticleTalk tackles fate of euro
By: Crystal Ledford Politics, cultural beliefs and other factors have left the euro with an unclear future, a University of North Georgia professor told a gathering Thursday. Lance Bardsley tackled the...
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Businesses feel gas price pinch
By: Crystal Ledford For Apollon Constantinides, high gas prices just have to be absorbed.The owner of Lakeside Pharmacy, inside Northside Hospital-Forsyth’s 1505 Building, said the business’ medicine...
View ArticleHelp sought for cancer study
By: Crystal Ledford YMCA facilities around metro Atlanta have teamed up with the American Cancer Society to enroll residents in a cancer prevention study. The Forsyth County Family YMCA, off Post Road...
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Changes to GED test approaching
By: Crystal Ledford Anyone interested in obtaining their General Educational Development, or GED, should do so before the end of the year, say local adult education instructors. Elaine Glenn, lead...
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Sixth-grader, dad pen patriotic book
By: Alyssa LaRenzie Abe Benkhaled has a father from Pakistan and a mother from Ethiopia — and all three are proud to be Americans.The father-son duo used that love of this nation to write a children’s...
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Schools stress importance of breakfast
By: Jennifer Sami National Breakfast Week begins Monday, celebrating the importance of the day’s first meal.But Valerie Bowers, director of food and nutrition services for the Forsyth County school...
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Freshman lawmaker adjusting to role
By: Jennifer Sami Mornings for Geoff Duncan begin before sunrise.By 5 a.m., the freshman state lawmaker from Forsyth County is out of bed and ready to “fire up a cup of coffee.”For early days at the...
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Girls Lacrosse: Trio of scorers leads North past Central
By: John McWilliams North Forsyth’s girls scored almost at will against Forsyth Central. The trio of Sallie Wallace (6), Sam Pankow (5) and Stephanie Grove (4) combined for 15 goals as the Lady Raiders...
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Baseball: West crushes Cambridge
By: Jared Putnam Johnny Cassandra often looked like he was in a hurry during his four innings of work on the mound against Cambridge. With the way West Forsyth was scoring runs, it’s no wonder the...
View ArticleProgram helps find ‘lost’ members
By: Crystal Ledford Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation recently began a new program that could help former members claim funds they are owed. Each year, Sawnee EMC members receive an assignment of...
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Art show gets new name, features
By: Crystal Ledford Leaders of a local nonprofit are hoping to drive the community mad for art. The Sawnee Artists Association will present March Art Madness, a show and sale of members’ works, March...
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