Residents share snow photos
By: Newsroom Staff CUMMING — Forsyth County residents share some of their scenes from the snow Tuesday afternoon.
View ArticleForsyth County Schools closed Wednesday
By: Newsroom Staff FORSYTH COUNTY — The Forsyth County school system has announced that there will be no school Wednesday due to the winter weather. All 12-month employees should report when or if...
View ArticleRoads icing as winter storm arrives
By: Crystal Ledford FORSYTH COUNTY — As winter weather makes its way across north Georgia, Forsyth County residents are being advised to stay home or use caution if they must be out in the icy...
View ArticleSenate hopeful Kingston stumps in Forsyth
By: Jennifer Sami U.S. Senate hopeful Jack Kingston highlighted his career — from his early days selling programs at sporting events to his work in Congress — during a visit Monday with the Republican...
View ArticleA note to our readers
By: Newsroom Staff Dear Reader: As you can likely understand, today's weather conditions will impact our ability to deliver your newspaper. While our carriers will be delivering papers to areas they...
View ArticleSchools will remain closed
By: Newsroom Staff FORSYTH COUNTY — The Forsyth County school system has announced that there will be no school on Thursday due to the lingering icy conditions. In a statement from the district, all...
View ArticleNo significant thawing expected until Thursday
By: Jim Dean FORSYTH COUNTY — With temperatures in Forsyth expected to stay below the freezing mark Wednesday, authorities were being blunt: Road conditions were unlikely to improve significantly until...
View ArticleCentral wrestling peaking before area traditional meet
By: Brian Paglia Since returning to action after the State Team Duals, Forsyth Central wrestling coach Jeremiah Walker has seen steady signs of progress in his team. There was the sweep of Gainesville...
View ArticleState in mind at 6-AAAAAA traditional meet
By: Andrew Hirsh With the final stretch of the wrestling season underway, local wrestling programs have spent the last several weeks focused on the 6-AAAAAA traditional duals, which will take place...
View ArticleForsyth County Schools closed Friday
By: Newsroom Staff FORSYTH COUNTY — The Forsyth County school system has announced that there will be no school on Friday due to the lingering icy conditions. In a statement from the district, all...
View ArticleOne commuter’s icy — and emotional — trek home
By: Jennifer Sami When I entered the ramp to Ga. 400 about 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, I thought I knew what to expect. My normal 45-minute commute of 30.7 miles home to Cobb County would probably take two to...
View ArticleFire destroys home off of Buford Hwy.
By: Crystal Ledford A family of four lost their home in a fire early Thursday morning in southeast Forsyth. Forsyth County Fire Division Chief Jason Shivers said the house at 2687 Buford Highway (Hwy....
View ArticleLingering ice keeps many at home
By: Crystal Ledford Despite what authorities described as terrible driving conditions, there weren’t any major wrecks from Tuesday night into Thursday morning in Forsyth County. Forsyth County...
View ArticleOne of three missed school days to be made up in Forsyth County Schools
By: Jennifer Sami FORSYTH COUNTY — It appears students in Forsyth County Schools won’t have to make up all of the days of class they missed last week due to the winter weather.“At this time, we are...
View ArticlePinecrest basketball sweeps Tallulah Falls on Senior Night
By: Brian Paglia Michael Bruckner heard the noise from the Pinecrest Academy crowd after he delivered block after block. He didn’t hear specific words or phrases, nothing that stuck in his memory after...
View ArticleLambert boys cruise past North on Senior Night
By: Andrew Hirsh Lambert (18-4, 11-0) cruised to a 70-48 victory over North Forsyth (1-21, 1-10) on Friday night for The Raiders, who earned their first victory of the season last Friday, has since...
View ArticleNorth girls get wake-up call at Lambert
By: Andrew Hirsh For North Forsyth head coach Eric Herrick, winning alone isn’t enough to feel content. Not when the Lady Raiders sit atop their region. Not when they are among the best teams in the...
View ArticleOutdoors: As temperatures rise, the fishing thaws out
By: Sports Staff Water conditions: Lake Lanier’s water level is almost exactly full pool and is 1,070.91 feet or 0.09 feet above a full pool of 1,071. The CORPs continues to pull a lot of water through...
View ArticleMental health program beginning
By: Crystal Ledford CUMMING — A free educational program for family and friends of adults living with mental illness will begin next week in Forsyth County. The National Alliance on Mental Illness, or...
View ArticleRunoff for special election Tuesday
By: Jennifer Sami FORSYTH COUNTY — While attention is beginning to shift to the May 20 primary election in Georgia, Barbara Luth is hopeful some southwest Forsyth residents haven’t forgotten about the...
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