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Dementia tour fosters deeper understanding
By: Crystal Ledford Imagine being placed in a small, dark room. Besides the lack of light, your vision is impaired by dark blobs covering the middle of your eyes. Someone appears in front of you,...
View ArticlePREP ROUNDUP: South boys cross country wins Pickens Preview
By: Sports Staff South Forsyth boys cross country had four runners in the top 25 out of over 180 to capture the Pickens Preview on Saturday. The War Eagles captured the meet with 67 points, ahead of...
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South softball gets walk-off win against Lambert
By: John McWilliams Stephanie Harris knew Lambert would rather face her than teammate Meghan Rud, so she was determined to make them pay. With South trailing 4-3 with two outs in the bottom of the...
View ArticleNew run, family festival takes on childhood cancer
By: Alyssa LaRenzie A first-time family festival and run on Labor Day will give the community an opportunity to show support for children with cancer and their families. The Kicking Childhood Cancer...
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Years later, fate of subdivision unresolved
By: Alyssa LaRenzie Behind the overgrown brush on Anderson Lake Road lies 40 acres of roads to nothing and shells of homes that never had a chance. The empty cul-de-sacs are littered with waste, weeds...
View ArticleCentral softball takes care of Chattahoochee
By: Sports Staff Forsyth Central got strong hitting and pitching in a convincing 7-1 victory over Chattahoochee in a non-region game on the road on Monday. Marisa Hull led the Lady Bulldogs (3-4) going...
View ArticleMan sentenced for home burglaries
By: Alyssa LaRenzie A Forsyth County man has pleaded guilty to committing four residential burglaries that took place in late 2012. Austin Schwartzenberger, 22, received a 12-year sentence, of which...
View ArticleState reopens probe of shuttered school
By: Jennifer Sami Georgia’s Department of Early Care and Learning has reopened an investigation into One World Academy. The now defunct foreign language immersion private school in south Forsyth has...
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Collins laments lack of dialogue
By: Jennifer Sami There are many problems in Washington, D.C., and there’s no such thing as a quick-fix for them, U.S. Rep. Doug Collins told local Rotarians on Tuesday morning. Any solution will take...
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Sides get 60 days for cove solution
By: Jennifer Sami Upset with what it perceives to be a lack of progress toward a long-term solution, the state has given the city of Cumming and a local family 60 days to resolve the Lake Alice Dam...
View ArticleState loan could fund groundwater well tests
By: Alyssa LaRenzie Forsyth County was awarded an $800,000 low-interest loan from the Georgia Environmental Finance Authority on Tuesday. The Georgia Reservoir and Water Supply Fund loan will finance...
View ArticlePark plans won't include archery, BMX
By: Alyssa LaRenzie Forsyth County has abandoned plans to work with local groups for an archery range and BMX course at the future Eagles Beak Park in northwestern Forsyth. The activities didn’t fit...
View ArticleRezoning near Lambert High moves on
By: Alyssa LaRenzie Forsyth County’s planning board recommended approval of a rezoning for a planned subdivision across from Lambert High School on Tuesday night. Ballantry Homes sought to rezone the...
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Forsyth weighs offer to share in Sanders repair costs
By: Alyssa LaRenzie Forsyth County commissioners grappled with the details of repairing and reopening Sanders Road during a work session Tuesday. The commission voted 3-1, with Commissioner Jim Boff...
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County avoids condemnation with $1.75M deal
By: Alyssa LaRenzie A shopping center next to the Forsyth County Administration Building won’t be condemned to make way for a parking deck after the county reached an agreement to buy the site for...
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Colors of Fall opens Saturday at Sexton Hall
By: Alyssa LaRenzie The Sawnee Artists Association will debut its new seasonal show on Saturday. Works of fine art from local members will be on display for nearly a week in Colors of Fall at Sexton...
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Rodeo returns to Cumming this weekend
By: Crystal Ledford The Cumming Fairgrounds will present the International Professional Rodeo Association, or IPRA, World Championship Rodeo this weekend. Dave Horton, fairgrounds director, said this...
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Rain remains storyline as summer winds down
By: Crystal Ledford It’s been an unusual summer with well above average rainfall and cooler than normal temperatures. But those who run seasonal businesses hope the upcoming three-day weekend falls...
View ArticleActive holiday weekend expected
By: Jennifer Sami Labor Day travel is expected to be at its highest since 2008. With that in mind, the state Department of Transportation is working to ensure traveling over the long holiday weekend is...
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High school football season starts tonight
By: Jennifer Sami The Raiders trailed by two touchdowns with just minutes remaining in the football game. But North Forsyth High School’s cheerleaders weren’t about to watch their team fall to...
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