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First female investigator retires from FCSO
By: Alyssa LaRenzie Sheer boredom started Jean Garner’s law enforcement career more than 34 years ago. With her youngest daughters having started school, Garner looked for ways to keep busy, including...
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Solicitor general shakes up staff
By: Alyssa LaRenzie Forsyth County Solicitor General Donna Gopaul kept returning to the word “efficiency” as she discussed the changes in the office and its staffing since she started in March. Gopaul...
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Women honored for efforts with pollinators
By: Crystal Ledford Two Forsyth women have been honored for their efforts to preserve butterflies and other pollinators such as bees, moths and hummingbirds. Lynn Pugh and Carrie Toth were recently...
View ArticleFCFD employee mulling lawsuit
By: Alyssa LaRenzie A Forsyth County Fire Department employee could launch a suit or seek to settle following a complaint made with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleging gender...
View ArticleRoadwork suspended for holiday weekend
By: Jennifer Sami Those planning to travel over the July Fourth holiday weekend will get some traffic relief later this week as the Georgia Department of Transportation plans to suspend its roadwork...
View ArticleFourth of July festivities on tap
By: Crystal Ledford Get ready to let your red, white and blue shine through. The city of Cumming’s annual Independence Day festivities begin at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Cumming Fairgrounds. Events kick...
View ArticleASHWAY: Braves first half was a roller-coaster
By: Denton Ashway The 2013 Braves roller-coaster ride reached its halfway point over the weekend. If the first half is any indication, the ride isn’t going to level off any time soon. The Braves...
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Pinecrest's DePalma ready for West Virginia to surprise
By: Brian Paglia By football’s standards, the sequence of plays that put John DePalma on the field last season in front of the largest crowd in Texas Longhorns history was swift. A three-yard rush,...
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Downed power line disrupts morning commute
By: Alyssa LaRenzie The intersection of Castleberry and Bethelview roads closed for about two hours Tuesday morning after a construction truck downed a power line and traffic signal. A CW Matthews...
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Stroke survivor taking on Peachtree
By: Crystal Ledford April Holbrook may not clock the fastest time in the Peachtree Road Race on Thursday, but that’s fine with her. The north Forsyth resident has had a much longer journey than most in...
View ArticleEmphasis on safety this holiday weekend
By: Alyssa LaRenzie The July Fourth holiday weekend starts today for law enforcement, though they won’t taking any time off. Local and state agencies will be out in force patrolling the roads and...
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Fireworks, parade won’t be rescheduled
By: Hilary It will take more than a little rain to dampen the Fourth of July festivities in Cumming. Organizers of the fireworks show, set for tonight at the Cumming Fairgrounds, and the...
View ArticleWreck claims Central grad
By: A 2006 Forsyth Central High School graduate died in a single-vehicle wreck in North Carolina over the weekend. According to a North Carolina State Highway Patrol report, Amy Katherine Glover, 25,...
View ArticleNew laws for tobacco pipes, beer
By: Alyssa LaRenzie Ordinances passed in Forsyth County on Tuesday welcome in breweries and put bong pipes out of sight. The county commission voted 4-0, with Cindy Jones Mills absent, to adopt a...
View ArticleCounty buys into pawn shop changes
By: Alyssa LaRenzie Months of discussion on pawn shop regulations came to fruition Tuesday night as the Forsyth County commission approved the ordinance amendments. Commissioners voted 4-0, with Cindy...
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Weather can’t hold off fireworks
By: Hilary Despite a steady drizzle, the city of Cumming delivered its annual July Forsyth fireworks show as promised Wednesday night. A determined, if not smaller than normal, crowd of spectators was...
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Steam engine parade rolls on
By: Hilary Hopeful spectators were not disappointed Thursday when the 56thannual Thomas-Mashburn Steam Engine Parade rolled on as planned. As if the weather had dared them to stay home, families who...
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South's Frye reaching new heights at Georgia Southern
By: Brian Paglia What Garrett Frye found when he went to Georgia Southern in 2011 to play college football was a simplified world of intensity. On his own in Statesboro, his life suddenly boiled down...
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