SCHEDULE ANALYSIS: Pinecrest Academy
By: Brian Paglia 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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One injured in Castleberry wreck
By: Jim Dean One person was hospitalized after a pickup truck and tractor-trailer collided Wednesday afternoon in Cumming. The wreck occurred about 1:45 p.m. on Castleberry Road across from the Cumming...
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Watkins, Lambert girls basketball getting to work
By: Brian Paglia Kelsey Morkem grabbed the rebound, passed to Chelsea Thompson and Lambert was off and running up the court in transition. "Freeze!" Lady Longhorns coach Tony Watkins yelled. Players...
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Community grateful for late leader’s contributions
By: Jennifer Sami Every morning, William Everett Bennett brought his wife a glass of orange juice in bed. For 25 years, he never missed a Rotary Club meeting, and he was the driving force behind what...
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New pastor at Lanier Methodist
By: Jennifer Sami The Lanier United Methodist Church congregation will hear from a new leader Sunday as the Rev. Ed Tomlinson takes over as church pastor. Tomlinson previously has served at Northside,...
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Officials urge safety this summer
By: Alyssa LaRenzie Summer has officially arrivesd. And with it come temperatures typical of the season in Georgia. This month has seen a high of 90 degrees in Cumming, but hasn’t yet rivaled last...
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Cumming First UMC welcomes new pastor
By: Jennifer Sami After about 16 years at Cumming First United Methodist Church, the Rev. John Cromartie gave his final sermon Sunday. The 72-year-old has retired, as required by the denomination, and...
View ArticleSewage spill cleaned up in neighborhood
By: Alyssa LaRenzie About 2,400 gallons of sewage reportedly spilled into a tributary of Dick Creek in south Forsyth on Thursday night. The Forsyth County Department of Water and Sewer responded to a...
View ArticleTax rate to remain unchanged
By: Alyssa LaRenzie As anticipated, the Forsyth County commission has proposed no increase in the property tax rate for 2014. The board voted 4-0 on Thursday, with Commissioner Todd Levent absent, to...
View ArticleCounty to refurbish vehicles
By: Alyssa LaRenzie Forsyth County commissioners on Thursday voted 4-0 to release about $178,000 from the 2013 vehicle replacement fund for refurbishing Ford Crown Victorias, which are no longer in...
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Party chairman joins protest of IRS
By: Alyssa LaRenzie Forsyth County resident Bob Frey joined a gathering of more than 10,000 Tea Party activists Wednesday at the Capitol building in Washington, D.C. The “Audit the IRS Rally” followed...
View ArticleCommittee reviews nonprofit funding process
By: Alyssa LaRenzie Forsyth County will begin seeking proposals for its 2014 grants to nonprofits starting this week. The social services committee met Friday to make final tweaks to the application...
View ArticleAppeals down as appraisals on rise
By: Alyssa LaRenzie The number of Forsyth County property owners who appealed their assessed values has dropped significantly from last year. Chief Appraiser Mary Kirkpatrick said the office had...
View ArticleBOE settles on 2014 budget
By: Jennifer Sami The Forsyth County Board of Education voted 5-0 on Thursday to approve a $285.9 million budget for 2014. To cover the cost of the spending plan, which includes a 2 percent raise for...
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South grad recipient of new scholarship
By: Jennifer Sami A South Forsyth High School graduate’s generosity has earned him recognition through a new scholarship. After learning about the inaugural Nicole Marie Garrish Memorial Scholarship,...
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Midway church fights hunger
By: Crystal Ledford Some 200 members and attendees of Midway United Methodist Church in south Forsyth recently transformed the church’s sanctuary into a meal-packaging center. Led by Midway UMC members...
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Overturned truck closes highway
By: Newsroom Staff Hwy. 369 in north Forsyth was closed for some time Monday afternoon when a truck hauling sludge overturned near Hubert Martin Road. Both east and westbound traffic on the corridor,...
View ArticleName of drowned man released
By: Newsroom Staff The 33-year-old man who drowned Sunday afternoon in Lake Lanier has been identified as Lindy James Murdock of Atlanta. Murdock, who authorities previously said was a Lawrenceville...
View ArticleFire chars hay barn
By: Alyssa LaRenzie A barn filled with hay burned down Sunday morning in Forsyth County. Firefighters arrived about 2:30 a.m. to find the small barn engulfed in flames, said Division Chief Jason...
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