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Local sex offender arrested in West Virginia
By: Alyssa LaRenzie A sex offender who failed to register in Forsyth County has been arrested in West Virginia by the U.S. Marshals Service. The Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office had been working since...
View ArticleTax rate likely to stay unchanged
By: Alyssa LaRenzie Forsyth County commissioners held two public hearings Tuesday on the proposed property tax rate for 2014, which is tentatively set to remain the same as in 2013. Just one resident...
View ArticleAuthorities credit rain for quiet holiday
By: Alyssa LaRenzie Forsyth County officials reported a mostly safe — and soggy — July Fourth holiday. Persistent rain kept fire from being as much of a threat because the brush and ground were moist,...
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Treat the Troops effort stays strong
By: Hilary After spending hours in the kitchen making about 20 to 30 dozen cookies, Linda Jones doesn’t want to smell freshly-baked sugary goods again for a while. And she won’t have to because her...
View ArticleCollege offers campus tours this week
By: Jennifer Sami Lanier Technical College is opening its doors this week to show off its educational programing. The Forsyth, Dawson, Oakwood and Winder/Barrow campuses of the college will be open...
View Article11 child care centers enroll in new program
By: Jennifer Sami Akers Academy is nationally accredited and has worked with several organizations to maintain a high standard of quality care. That’s why when director Samantha Seitz learned of...
View ArticleOffice of elections updating voter rolls
By: Alyssa LaRenzie By month’s end, more than 9,200 letters will have gone out to Forsyth voters who didn’t vote in the 2012 or 2010 elections. Barbara Luth, supervisor of voter registrations and...
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Ceremony marks launch of jail, courthouse work
By: Alyssa LaRenzie Forsyth County and the city of Cumming will celebrate the start of construction on a new courthouse and jail Monday with a groundbreaking ceremony. At 8:30 a.m., before the trucks...
View ArticleFCFD taking part in safety, health week
By: Newsroom Staff The Forsyth County Fire Department will participate in the 2013 Fire/EMS Safety and Health Week that starts today. Sponsored by the International Association of Fire Chiefs and the...
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Family visits 36 parks in one Saturday
By: Hilary A Forsyth County family recently gave itself a challenge to explore the local outdoors in one day. The Kelloggs — mom, Trish, dad, Brad, and 8-year-old daughter, Annabelle — set out to visit...
View ArticleLake Alice aftermath: Sides seek long-term solution
By: Jennifer Sami In addition to dampening holiday plans, the relentless rain of the past week has also served as a reminder of unfinished business. Several protective measures have been taken since...
View ArticleWoman drowns in Lanier
By: Newsroom Staff The Georgia Department of Natural Resources has identified Sunday’s drowning victim at Lake Lanier as Marines Rosa Dillon of Cumming. Dillon, 59, who could not swim, fell off a dock...
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Work begins on new courthouse, jail
By: Alyssa LaRenzie What could have been a once-in-a-lifetime event has happened again for Forsyth County Superior Court Chief Judge Jeffrey S. Bagley. As a teenager in 1976, he attended the...
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Ashway: Orioles' Davis biggest surprise so far
By: Denton Ashway The first half of this baseball season delivered some pleasant surprises. Who thought the Braves would spend the first three months ensconced in first place? And what about this guy...
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Versatile Smith adds to Detroit's athletic frontline
By: Sports Staff DETROIT – Josh Smith, the Pistons’ newest free agent-to-be, isn’t a good three-point shooter. In fact, he isn’t much of a jump shooter beyond 12 feet. This isn’t good news for those of...
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Lambert grad Shanahan grabs qualifying spot
By: Sports Staff Former Lambert golfer Sloan Shanahan grabbed one of nine qualifying spots at the U.S. Women’s Amateur Qualifier event at Dalton Golf and Country Club on Monday. Shanahan secured one of...
View ArticleEx-FCSO employees won't get civil service hearing
By: Alyssa LaRenzie A Superior Court judge ruled Monday that he cannot order a civil service board hearing for 11 Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office employees who were dismissed earlier this year....
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Robotics camp opens path to STEM academy
By: Jennifer Sami On a recent week, they were building and teaching robots to pick up balls. A decade from now, they could be the engineering industry’s brightest minds. Forsyth Central High School was...
View ArticleMore cases getting closed
By: Alyssa LaRenzie Once faced with a growing backlog of cases, Forsyth County Superior Court seems to have gotten some relief with the addition of a third judge in January. The court has experienced...
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