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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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New teachers put training into practice
By: Jennifer Sami Meet Kendall Robinson and Megan Barton. The 23-year-olds are two of the 35 first-time educators who are teaching at Forsyth County schools this year. Beginning today, the Forsyth...
View ArticleLady Raiders can't hold off Archer softball
By: Sports Staff North Forsyth dropped a doubleheader against defending Class AAAAAA champion Archer at home on Monday. The Lady Raiders lost 4-3 and 10-5. North (0-3) led Archer 3-0 in the first game...
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Man injured when car crashes into tree
By: Jennifer Sami A 19-year-old Canton man is in critical condition at an Atlanta hospital after a single-vehicle wreck Monday in west Forsyth. According to the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office, Jovi...
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Students help spruce up SAFFT house
By: Crystal Ledford About a dozen eighth-grade girls spent Friday morning organizing, dusting, sweeping and mopping at the Support Adoption and Foster Families Together, or SAFFT, Family Visitation...
View ArticleDelays possible along Hwy. 53
By: Jennifer Sami The morning commute may feel like more of a drag for motorists in northeastern Forsyth County as roadwork is causing traffic delays along Dawsonville Highway. The work, which requires...
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Progress of projects can be viewed online
By: Alyssa LaRenzie Residents can watch Forsyth County's new courthouse and jail rise in downtown Cumming without leaving their homes. Time-lapse videos of the construction are available for viewing on...
View ArticleLocal fugitive found asleep along Gwinnett road
By: Alyssa LaRenzie A man wanted for failing to register as a sex offender in Forsyth County turned up in neighboring Gwinnett County last week. Michael David Westbrook, 48, remained in custody at the...
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Auditions Monday for Forsyth Youth Orchestra
By: Crystal Ledford A recently formed youth orchestra will hold open auditions Monday. The Forsyth Youth Orchestra, which is open to any student in sixth through 12thgrades who plays a string...
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Solicitor-general will seek election
By: Alyssa LaRenzie Forsyth County Solicitor-General Donna Gopaul has announced she intends to seek election to a full four-year term in the office next year. Gopaul has been serving in the post since...
View ArticleTimeline nears for redistricting
By: Jennifer Sami School system officials will huddle this week with school principals to review the proposed redistricting timeline that the Forsyth County Board of Education approved Thursday. The...
View ArticleContested rezoning passes on split vote
By: Alyssa LaRenzie A rezoning for 247 homes in south Forsyth received approval at a lower density than initially requested during the county commission meeting Thursday night. The commission voted...
View ArticlePREP ROUNDUP: South volleyball wins Sequoyah Classic
By: Sports Staff South Forsyth volleyball was perfect on its way to winning the Sequoyah Classic on Saturday. The Lady War Eagles (9-0) never lost a set in wins against Rockdale (25-12, 25-14 and...
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Bus tour reinforces safety essentials
By: Jennifer Sami Every day, thousands of Forsyth County children ride a bus to school, but it’s not often they get to jump out of the emergency exit at the back. Yet that’s exactly what students at...
View ArticleConservative group honors lawmakers
By: Jennifer Sami Forsyth County’s state legislators tout themselves as conservative leaders. And once again, the American Conservative Union agrees, naming five of the county’s seven delegates...
View ArticleTrammel Road rezoning approved
By: Alyssa LaRenzie The Forsyth County commission on Thursday approved rezoning of 47 acres on Trammel Road near Daves Creek Drive from agricultural to Res-4 for applicant Howard Carson. The plan...
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College ready to welcome students
By: Crystal Ledford Melissa Furnish was busy Friday morning getting everything ready for her first-year nursing students who will arrive for classes Monday at University of North Georgia’s Cumming...
View ArticleClosing arguments in murder trial Monday
By: Alyssa LaRenzie Both sides rested Friday afternoon in the trial of a 21-year-old Forsyth County man accused of a series of armed robberies in 2010, the last of which led to the death of a security...
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Foundation opens second store that employs disabled
By: Crystal Ledford It’s been almost two years since Hutch and Cindy Matteson created the PIER Foundation to help adults with disabilities have a place to find employment and social interaction. A new...
View ArticleNorth softball drops doubleheader
By: Sports Staff North Forsyth softball dropped a doubleheader to Woodstock, 13-2 and 6-2, on Saturday. The Lady Raiders (0-4) were led in the first game by Breena Gwaltney, who was 2-for-2, and got...
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