Fitting end for Lambert's Bennett
By: John McWilliams Trexler Bennett had high expectations going into his senior season as Lambert’s team captain on the soccer team. And he didn’t disappoint. Local coaches named the Longhorns’...
View ArticleForsyth man found guilty of statutory rape
By: Jennifer Sami A Forsyth County man was found guilty of statutory rape Friday following a weeklong trial. Todd Algren, 48, faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison for having sex with a...
View ArticleConvicted child molester arrested in California
By: Alyssa LaRenzie A convicted child molester who went missing halfway through his 2009 trial in Forsyth County was found and arrested in California on Thursday night. Marcus Shane Tillman, 42, was...
View ArticleForsyth man indicted for practicing dentistry without a license
By: Alyssa LaRenzie The Forsyth County Grand Jury last week indicted a man for practicing dentistry without a license. Marvin Efren Sandoval, 38, was arrested Jan. 31 at a Dawsonville Highway home that...
View ArticleLocal restaurant to raise funds for Autism tool
By: Jennifer Sami For children, it might seem like watching television, but for a group of researchers, an eye-tracking device could be a new tool in autism detection. The device uses cameras to focus...
View ArticleA house full of children and laughter
By: Crystal Ledford There’s a photo of the Haines family in their west Forsyth home with the caption “one crazy family.” With four biological children, one adopted son and currently two foster children...
View ArticleSTATE OF THE PROGRAM: Pinecrest Academy
By: Brian Paglia Before the 2012-13 school year began, Pinecrest Academy athletic director Tom Palmer’s biggest concern was how to get Paladin athletes from place to place. Such is the burden of Class...
View ArticleSTATE OF THE PROGRAM: Forsyth Central
By: Brian Paglia As he looks toward his third season as Forsyth Central athletic director, everything is going according to plan for Mike Woodard. He wanted to sit back, observe and listen his first...
View ArticleSTATE OF THE PROGRAM: Lambert
By: Brian Paglia How audacious of Lambert athletics – to be only four years old and yet have seven state championships and a top-5 finish in Class 6A in the Georgia Athletic Directors Association’s...
View ArticleSenior fitness fair returns tomorrow
By: Alyssa LaRenzie After a successful first year, Forsyth County Senior Services Healthy Aging and Fitness Fair returns Tuesday for the second annual event. The free event offers important health...
View ArticleLocal paddlers join benefit
By: Hilary The ninth annual Paddle Georgia canoe and kayak trip will take 350 paddlersdownthe lower Flint River from Warwick to Bainbridge this week. This year all of the money raised by the trip will...
View ArticleFour sheriff's cars damaged in pursuit
By: Alyssa LaRenzie A Johns Creek man was arrested early Sunday morning following a car chase through nearly 20 miles of road in south Forsyth. Robert Johnson, 48, has been charged with two counts of...
View ArticleA champion among seniors
By: Hilary Forsyth County resident Ted Borzak received the Senior Champion of the Year Award, an accolade only given to one person in Georgia each year. Borzak, a 90-year-old man active in the Forsyth...
View ArticleLegislators discuss session
By: Jennifer Sami About 100 Rotarians and business leaders gathered at the Forsyth Conference Center Tuesday morning to hear from the county’s legislators about a variety of topics. Forsyth’s...
View Article10-year-old entrepreneur steps up
By: Hilary A 10-year-old Sawnee Elementary student started his own business last weekend to raise money for a former classmate’s surgery. Jake Stephens was Tyler Lillard’s bathroom buddy when they went...
View ArticleDrivers reminded to hide valuables
By: Newsroom Staff The Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office issued a theft prevention reminder this week following several recent entering auto incidents. Pool and clubhouse parking lots in neighborhoods...
View ArticleThousands turn out for Humane Society festival
By: Crystal Ledford Mother Nature finally cooperated for a Forsyth County animal event. After having to be postponed from a previous date in May due to thunderstorms, the Mutts & More Festival saw...
View ArticleNorth's Billstrom signs with Maryville
By: Sports Staff North Forsyth’s Gabrielle Billstrom signed her letter of intent to play soccer for (Div. III) Maryville College in Tennessee next season. Billstrom started playing soccer at 5 years...
View ArticleSCHEDULE ANALYSIS: Forsyth Central
By: John McWilliams The high school football season is still a couple months away, but it’s never too early to look ahead. The Forsyth County News sports department will break down one team’s schedule...
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