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Woman finishes Boston Marathon — in Forsyth
By: Crystal Ledford Monday’s tragic attack at the Boston Marathon prevented Laura Semanson from finishing the 26.2-mile trek. However, the Forsyth County woman got her chance to cowmplete the run at...
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Company opens new facility in south Forsyth
By: Crystal Ledford Leaders of an Italian firm with a Forsyth presence held a ribbon cutting ceremony for their new local facility Thursday. James Suh, president of Motovario Corp., welcomed guests to...
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Weather can’t dampen Games
By: Jennifer Sami As rain poured down outside, it was nothing but fun and dancing inside as the Forsyth County Special Olympics athletes enjoyed their Spring Games. High school athletes went to Forsyth...
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Volunteers celebrate campaign
By: Crystal Ledford Supporters of United Way of Forsyth County were honored Thursday night during the organization’s annual celebration. A crowd of more than 100 people attended the event at the Lanier...
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Midway parents upset over campus quandary
By: Jennifer Sami Melissa Grohovac has volunteered at Midway Elementary School since 2006, serving on the PTA board and helping coordinate the Watchdog DADs group. But when Grohovac spoke to the...
View ArticlePreparations under way for Nite in Olde Cumming
By: Crystal Ledford Sawnee Woman’s Club members are inviting the community to take a trip to the islands. The civic club, which has been a part of the community since 1985, will hold its 28thAnnual...
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Boys hailed for actions during house fire
By: Alyssa LaRenzie Anthony Jambro, 8, awoke to the smell of smoke about 6 a.m. The older brother by about eight minutes, he made sure his identical twin, Joseph, was awake, and the two then got Ian...
View ArticleMan sentenced for crash into school bus
By: Alyssa LaRenzie A south Forsyth man who rear-ended a full school bus in August has pleaded guilty to driving under the influence. Kenneth Roger Drake, 51, received a 24-month sentence, of which all...
View ArticleSheriff’s office resumes alcohol sweep
By: Newsroom Staff In the wake of another sweep, the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office is reminding merchants licensed to sell alcohol to review the local ordinance with their employees. During the most...
View ArticleLawsuit filed over deputies’ dismissal
By: Alyssa LaRenzie The 11 employees terminated from the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office in February have asked a judge to direct the local civil service board to hear their case. Attorney Lance...
View ArticleBaseball: South tops North in crucial region battle
By: John McWilliams They say defense wins championships, and if Monday was an indication of things to come, Russ Bayer and his South Forsyth squad might make some noise in the state baseball playoffs....
View ArticleBaseball: Central keeps playoff hopes alive
By: Sports Staff Forsyth Central’s baseball team kept its late-season surge going with a 9-2 win over North Springs on Monday, but the Bulldogs still need some serious help if they are going to return...
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Lacrosse: Lambert boys secure playoff spot with win over West
By: Jared Putnam Spencer Wilson and Peyton Smith were even more dangerous once they started working together. The Lambert duo each scored a pair of goals in the first quarter off assists from other...
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Golf: Lambert girls win fourth consecutive region championship
By: Jared Putnam DAHLONEGA — You can’t win them all? Tell that to Lambert’s girls golf team. The Lady Longhorns crushed second place Alpharetta by 54 strokes and won their fourth region title — this...
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Baseball: Wolverines more than a match for Longhorns
By: Jared Putnam West Forsyth and Lambert matched each other number for number for eight consecutive innings, starting with six zeroes. When the scoring finally began, West’s never-say-die attitude was...
View ArticleSheriff's office to get new vehicles
By: Alyssa LaRenzie The Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office will buy new cars and possibly some bulletproof vests after getting approval Tuesday from county commissioners.The commission agreed to release...
View ArticleTemple expansion approved
By: Alyssa LaRenzie A proposed expansion to the Hindu temple on James Burgess Road received Forsyth County planning board approval Tuesday amid concerns from neighbors.The Shirdi Sai Temple amended its...
View ArticleSoccer: Lambert girls beat Central without Richey, Lacy
By: John McWilliams Lambert’s girls soccer team looked just fine despite the absence of its two most recognizable players. The No. 9-ranked Lady Longhorns rattled off four goals from four different...
View ArticleSoccer: Lambert boys blank Central in heated regular season finale
By: John McWilliams A game that had nothing but bragging rights at stake may have created ramifications for the state soccer playoffs. No. 4-ranked Lambert knocked off Forsyth Central 3-0 in a...
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Tennis: Lambert squads advance to second round of playoffs
By: Sports Staff Lambert’s boys tennis team advanced to the second round of the Class 6A state playoffs with a 3-1 victory over Collins Hill on Tuesday at Lambert. The No. 1 seeded Longhorns picked up...
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