County may hire workers in 2014
By: Alyssa LaRenzie New jobs appear to be on the horizon for Forsyth County government in 2014, as indicated by early budget projections.The finance committee met Friday to discuss the preliminary...
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Status of community shaping up
By: Jennifer Sami Forsyth County continued to break records last year. It was named the state’s healthiest county, educated more students than ever before and welcomed more businesses and home projects...
View ArticleFashion show benefits room makeover
By: Crystal Ledford The worlds of fashion and interior design will come together for a good cause this week as Allison Havill Todd Interiors presents its first spring fashion show and luncheon.Called...
View ArticleNew chamber series targets managers
By: Crystal Ledford The Human Resources Council, a committee of the Cumming-Forsyth County Chamber of Commerce, is launching a series of programs for managers.The first, titled “Discipline and...
View ArticleEducator honored for special-needs work
By: Jennifer Sami Her program is called Project Life, and that’s exactly what Helen Lane has given to dozens of Forsyth County students with special needs over the past six years.Lane’s success in...
View ArticleCounty closer to bong ordinance
By: Alyssa LaRenzie Forsyth County commissioners altered the scope of a proposed ordinance to regulate “non-traditional” tobacco pipes Thursday after a first public hearing.The new code would require...
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Food festival approaching
By: Crystal Ledford Have an appetite to help the community? United Way of Forsyth County has the event for you. The organization will present its fourth annual Flavors of Forsyth festival from 4 to 8...
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Strong Forsyth presence on scholarships, youth trip
By: Crystal Ledford Forsyth County high school students are shining through offerings from the Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation.Five of this year’s 12 scholarship recipients through the EMC’s...
View ArticleCourt targets mental illness
By: Alyssa LaRenzie Mental illness is no foreign topic in Forsyth County Superior Court.Chief Judge Jeffrey S. Bagley said people with mental health issues appear before his bench on a “fairly regular...
View ArticleFCSO keeping up with alcohol sweep
By: Newsroom Staff The Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office is continuing its crackdown on stores selling alcohol to minors.During the most recent sting, conducted Thursday, three of the 13 businesses...
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Society rededicates old family cemetery
By: Crystal Ledford They may not have gotten a proper burial when they were first laid to rest, but more than 200 souls were remembered Saturday. Members of the Forsyth County Historical Society and...
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Rain can't stop Relay
By: Crystal Ledford A little rain couldn’t dampen Forsyth County’s desire to fight cancer. Despite soggy conditions Friday night, more than 1,000 people came out to participate in the annual Relay for...
View ArticleSchools fare well on tests
By: Jennifer Sami Forsyth County’s schools performed well on new scores released Tuesday morning rating them on a wide variety of factors.The College & Career Ready Performance Index this year is...
View ArticleInput sought on Hwy. 20 widening
By: Jennifer Sami As many as 32,000 cars travel between Canton and Cumming on Hwy. 20 every day. And the Georgia Department of Transportation is hoping to hear from most of those motorists as it works...
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Men charged in $1.6 million theft
By: Jennifer Sami Two Forsyth County residents have been arrested in connection with the theft of about $1.6 million from a 91-year-old Cobb County woman. According to the Cobb County Sheriff’s Office,...
View ArticleBoard OKs grant for pedestrian bridge
By: Jennifer Sami During a work session Tuesday, the Forsyth County commission approved a $52,700 Georgia Department of Natural Resources Recreational Trail Grant award to design and build a pedestrian...
View ArticleLandscaping firm gets approval for fuel tanks
By: Crystal Ledford The Forsyth County Zoning Board of Appeals on Tuesday voted 5-0 to approve a variance that would allow a landscaping company to place petroleum containers 250 feet from residential...
View ArticleJudge awards damages in defamation suit
By: Alyssa LaRenzie A former Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office deputy was awarded $180,000 in damages Wednesday for a defamation lawsuit that dates to August 2009.Jonathan Smithgall filed suit for...
View Article$3.7 million restored to sheriff's budget
By: Jennifer Sami It may not be the $5 million he promised he could do without, but Sheriff Duane Piper has managed to make some cuts to his agency’s budget.Piper addressed county commissioners during...
View ArticleRun for Recovery on Saturday
By: Crystal Ledford Looking for a way to honor mom this Mother’s Day weekend? Abba House has the ticket. The residential facility that helps women overcome issues such as substance abuse and mental or...
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