Scout organizing 'senior' prom Saturday
By: Crystal Ledford Ben Bagwell’s mom took him to dance lessons when he was 12 years old. While he wasn’t thrilled about it at the time, they have served him well.“My mother said, ‘Son, you need to...
View ArticleTool helps match students to internships
By: Crystal Ledford The Forsyth County school system is hoping to make matching students to internships and part-time jobs easier with a new online tool. Valery Hall, the system’s governance and career...
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Teen teams with others to beautify park
By: Alyssa LaRenzie Natalie Wilson carried ferns across the covered bridge at Poole’s Mill Park and dropped them in the ground on the other side.“They weren’t being appreciated over there,” she said,...
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Kiwanis fundraiser overcomes weather
By: Jennifer Sami The song “It’s a Beautiful Morning” may have been blaring over the loud speakers, but that couldn’t change the dreary conditions Saturday as cyclists gathered for the annual Cumming...
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School honored for recycling effort
By: Jennifer Sami Third-graders at Kelly Mill Elementary School are hoping to change the way people think about recycling, one tire at a time. Their efforts earned them a first-place finish in the...
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Living memorial honors spirit of service
By: Alyssa LaRenzie The memory of Jackie Collins came alive Monday with the planting of a memorial tree at the center she helped guide for many years. The white crepe myrtle honors the late Collins,...
View ArticleLanier Golf owners awarded attorney’s fees
By: Alyssa LaRenzie A neighbor of Lanier Golf Club and his lawyer have been ordered to pay nearly $87,000 in attorney’s fees for a portion of their multi-year lawsuit. Visiting Judge Frank C. Mills...
View ArticleElectronics recycling this weekend
By: Alyssa LaRenzie Forsyth County residents will have the opportunity to recycle their old, unused electronics Saturday.Organized by Keep Forsyth County Beautiful, the semiannual electronics recycling...
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Annual boot drive starts Saturday
By: Alyssa LaRenzie The Forsyth County Fire Department will join more than 100 fire departments across Georgia on Saturdays this month to help “Give Burns the Boot” during an annual fundraiser.Starting...
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Bilingual celebration marks two occasions
By: Alyssa LaRenzie Children of many cultures giggled as storyteller Barry Stewart Mann described the adventures of Juan Bobo, whether he was speaking in English or Español.Mann’s gestures, props and...
View ArticleRelay for Life begins tonight
By: Crystal Ledford Hundreds of Forsyth County residents will come together tonight to battle cancer. The annual Forsyth Relay for Life event kicks off at 6 p.m. and goes until 6 a.m. Saturday at the...
View ArticleSides strike deal in Walmart appeal
By: Alyssa LaRenzie The appeal of a permit issued for a south Forsyth Walmart has been dropped after the parties involved reached an agreement.Smart Growth Forsyth County and Laurel Springs Homeowners...
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Lambert drum line wins bronze
By: Jennifer Sami If one word could sum up the year Lambert High School’s drum line has had, it would be “Superfly.”That also happens to be the name of the line’s competition piece, which earned it...
View ArticleAmerican Legion to gather at armory
By: Crystal Ledford A new Cumming facility soon will see its first public guests. The National Guard Armory on Aquatic Circle, just off Pilgrim Mill Road, will play host to a district meeting of the...
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Battle of the Books rages on
By: Jennifer Sami Hailey Coyne read 10 books three times each to ensure she didn’t miss any details. She knew all the characters, plot lines and settings.After working “really, really, really, really...
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Hundreds huddle for lunch, prayer
By: Crystal Ledford Hundreds of people came together Thursday to pray for the community and the United States during a National Day of Prayer luncheon.Held Thursday at Cumming First Baptist Church, the...
View ArticlePost office, United Way team to fight hunger
By: Crystal Ledford Mail carriers will be picking up special packages later this week.On Friday and Saturday, all postal customers are asked to place nonperishable food items in or near their mailboxes...
View ArticleChanges to UDC approved
By: Alyssa LaRenzie During a Thursday meeting, the Forsyth County Commission approved several modifications to the Forsyth County Unified Development Code intended to streamline the rezoning process...
View ArticleFirst measure of excise tax seen
By: Alyssa LaRenzie A look at first quarter collections on an energy excise tax had one Forsyth County commissioner interested in eliminating it.Commissioner Todd Levent wanted to start the process of...
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