Attorney running for solicitor general
By: Crystal Ledford A second candidate has announced her intention to run for Forsyth County solicitor general next year. Susan Zereini, a veteran prosecutor with 13 years of experience, said her...
View ArticleSponsors sought for holiday outreach
By: Crystal Ledford Several more sponsors are needed for an annual Christmas program that helps children whose families can’t afford to provide gifts for the holiday. Jerry Dupree is again heading up...
View ArticleNew security measures in place on campus
By: Jennifer Sami Visitors to any Forsyth County elementary school this fall likely have noticed a new layer of security after the system installed buzzers at each of their entrances over the summer....
View ArticleParade ushers in Christmas season
By: Crystal Ledford Amanda McCullough snuggled under a couple of pink blankets with daughters Ava, 1, and Emma, 3, on Saturday as they waited in lawn chairs. Dad Brad McCullough stood watch along...
View ArticleWoman decorates house with 20 trees
By: Newsroom Staff When most people were thinking about decorating for Halloween, Forsyth County resident Ivy McKinley was busy hauling out Christmas decorations. Why so early? Well, according to...
View Article5 from Central headed to automotive competition
By: Crystal Ledford Five Forsyth Central High School automotive technologies students will journey to Indianapolis this week to compete in a national engine competition. The students will leave Monday...
View ArticleChamber CEO addressing UNG business graduates
By: Jennifer Sami What do a former state senator, current congressman and James McCoy have in common? They will all be giving commencement addresses to students graduating this month from the...
View ArticleNorth cruises to fourth straight county title
By: Brian Paglia North Forsyth’s history in the Forsyth County Duals was already unparalleled, but within the Raiders’ dominance of the county event is another layer to be reached for each successive...
View ArticleLambert's Laye anxious for start at Auburn
By: Andrew Hirsh It was arguably the greatest play in college football history. Auburn’s Chris Davis returned a missed field goal attempt 109 yards to beat Alabama in the Iron Bowl, leading many of the...
View ArticleSchool evacuated after smoke reported
By: Jennifer Sami Reports of smoke prompted the evacuation of students Monday afternoon at Sawnee Elementary School. To ensure safety to the students, the building was cleared and Forsyth County fire...
View ArticlePaving at Army Corps parks nearly finished
By: Newsroom Staff Work is finished on an extensive paving project at Lake Lanier parks and campgrounds, the biggest of three improvement projects in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ first use of...
View ArticleJog jingles all the way
By: Crystal Ledford More than 500 runners took part in Saturday’s Jingle Jog 5K. The annual fundraiser for the Forsyth County Community Connection began a day of Christmas festivities in Cumming....
View ArticleSenior citizens enjoy holiday meal
By: Jennifer Sami Lesley Schneider has lived in Forsyth for about three years. A transplant from New Orleans, the senior citizen knew only her family when she first moved to the county. “The senior...
View ArticlePlanning board member resigns
By: Alyssa LaRenzie Joe Moses has resigned his post of three years on Forsyth County’s planning board as he continues to work toward the passage of a rezoning affidavit.“I think I can be more effective...
View ArticleSlaying case remains unsolved
By: Alyssa LaRenzie More than a year later, the murder of Nelson Garner remains a mystery. The 60-year-old Cumming man was found dead in his middle Georgia deer processing business on Dec. 2, 2012....
View ArticleReward offered in theft of guns
By: Alyssa LaRenzie Information about the recent theft of firearms from a Cumming pawn shop could lead to a $10,000 reward. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the National...
View ArticleCentral wrestling splits area tri-dual
By: Sports Staff Forsyth Central wrestling split an Area 7-AAAAA tri-dual Wednesday on the road. Central lost to Cambridge (55-21) but bounced back to defeat Sequoyah (36-27). Hunter Kurowski, Nathan...
View ArticleLambert wrestling crushes Johns Creek
By: Sports Staff Lambert wrestling had a near-flawless Area 6-AAAAAA dual Wednesday on the road. Lambert (10-3) got pins from Matthew Sheetz (113), Daniel Morin (132), Wyatt Veal (152), J.D. Straight...
View ArticleNorth sweeps area tri-duals wrestling match
By: Sports Staff North Forsyth wrestling swept an Area 6-AAAAAA tri-match Wednesday at home. North (26-2) had a come-from-behind 34-33 win over area rival Chattahoochee and held off county rival South...
View ArticleSouth wrestling raises numbers and expectations
By: Andrew Hirsh Before Danny Sinnott took over as head coach of South Forsyth’s wrestling team, the program had about 20 wrestlers and struggled to achieve relevancy. Now, in Sinnott’s second year at...
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