LOCAL Section
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Neighbors want jail site moved People living near the site of Forsyth County's proposed new jail turned what was to be an informational session about the facility's design Tuesday into a heated discussion of its location. 
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County manager may be fired Forsyth County's manager is on her way out, at least two commissioners said Thursday, though the decision likely won't be made official until next week. |
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Officials weigh more budget cuts A countywide hiring freeze remains in place as commissioners and financial staff continue to brainstorm ways to offset a $6.9 million budget deficit, which could grow by $2.6 million. |
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District slips a spot in SAT rank South Forsyth High School again led Forsyth County Schools' SAT charge, while the district dropped one spot in the statewide rankings, figures released Tuesday show. |
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Mayor updates Rotarians on city affairs Cumming's mayor told Rotarians on Tuesday that residents are in "good hands" with the city when it comes to water and wastewater.
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County seeks poll workers for fall election Volunteers are needed to work the polls at the Nov. 4 General Election in Forsyth County. County residents who are at least 16 years old and a citizen of the United States may attend an informational "meet and greet" session to learn more. Sessions are scheduled for 2 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Thursday and 10 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Sept. 3. Because there are a limited number of seats at each meeting, those interested must ... |
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Students can buy school computers at discount Students who live in Forsyth County can get first crack at 1,000 used desktop computers the local school system is selling to make way for newer models. |
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Hospital seeks approval for scanner Northside Hospital-Forsyth must wait at least another two months to learn whether it will receive approval for its first mobile PET/CT scanner. |
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Sewage spills into Big Creek Between 1,000 and 1,500 gallons of raw sewage entered a tributary of Big Creek during a Friday sewer spill near Gatewater Circle. |
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We're all wet Forsyth County residents got off to a slick start this morning as remnants of Tropical Depression Fay continued to wash over the area. |
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Judge dismisses cheer mom's complaint The mother of a Forsyth County youth cheerleader failed to prove in court Tuesday why the head of her daughter’s cheer association should be arrested for simple battery. |
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Jail meeting moved The location has changed for the second and final public meeting to discuss Forsyth County's proposed new detention center. |
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District seeks help in funding fiber network The Forsyth County school system wants to beef up its fiber intake. But at an infrastructure cost of $13.6 million, the school district would like to share the benefits and the costs of such technology. Having its own dark fiber, or glass networking cable, would allow the system to control interconnectivity between its 18,000 computers countywide. Bailey Mitchell, the district's chief technology officer, has been pitching the idea to other entities that could gain from ...
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School system tightens budget Fewer trips, supplies and employees are among the measures the Forsyth County school system is taking in the wake of a deepening budget shortfall. |
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Board balks at land grant request Forsyth County's government may have to negotiate with its school system for property to widen Castleberry Road. |
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County grows, just not as fast Forsyth County has slipped two spots yet remains one of the fastest growing counties in the nation, according to recent U.S. Census figures. |
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Retail center gets go-ahead on Hwy. 20 After more than a year of negotiations, residents appear to have reached an agreement with a developer on 28 acres along Hwy. 20 just east of Cumming. |
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Plan would put more fiber in schools The Forsyth County Development Authority learned Wednesday that the future is going dark. During a meeting Wednesday, the panel heard how dark fiber made of glass has replaced copper cable as the best way to maximize capacity, flexibility and speed in telecommunications infrastructure. The authority was not familiar with the technology. But Bailey Mitchell, chief technology officer for Forsyth County Schools, has been using it for a dozen years. Mitchell told the authority about a ... |
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Attorney: Pruitt will fight child porn charges The attorney for a former Forsyth County Sheriff's deputy and unsuccessful candidate for sheriff said his client plans to fight the federal child pornography charges on which he was indicted last week. |
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Veterans groups welcome soldier home The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post and Ladies Auxiliary 9143 had a surprise for a returning soldier Wednesday night.
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Participants sought for Youth Leadership Forsyth Applications are being accepted for the Youth Leadership Forsyth class of 2009. The deadline to apply for the annual program, which is for high school juniors, is Sept. 2. Between 36-38 spots are available. Established in 2000, the program provides students from public, private and home schools an opportunity to meet their peers from across the county while developing lifelong leadership skills, service learning and a deeper understanding of their community. “Youth Leadership Forsyth is ... |
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Truck wreck closes Windermere Parkway A truck wreck Friday morning snarled traffic on Windermere Parkway at Buford Highway, leaving residents searching for another way to their homes.
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County reserves steady, money not moved Key Forsyth County officials have the authority to move up to $5 million from county reserves to cover the growing budget deficit, though they haven't done so yet. |
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Council OKs final phase of water plan At a price of nearly $6.4 million, Phase III of Cumming's 1020 raw water plan will be completed. |
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March-A-Thon hits streets of south Forsyth The South Forsyth High School band is taking it to the streets from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday during its fourth annual March-A-Thon fundraiser. |
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Open house for MBA program is Sunday It was a toss-up when Amy Davidson was narrowing her graduate school options. Davidson was weighing the long haul south to Georgia State University in Atlanta or a drive north to North Georgia College & State University's main campus. Then she learned that the NGCSU Mike Cottrell School of Business would be offering a master's of business administration program minutes from her Cumming home. "I'm really excited," the 27-year-old said. "It's wonderful because it's so ... |
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Funeral home takes lead in 'green' concept A local funeral director has joined with a Milton man who wants to set aside 17 acres of his land to be used as a "green" cemetery. |
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Seasonal tradition continues despite sluggish economy Blue skies, cooler temperatures, falling leaves. They can mean only one thing -- golf season. The economy may be slowing and contributions may not be on par with the past, but that's not enough to halt golf tournaments that have become a seasonal tradition in Forsyth. The Keller-Williams Realty Golf Classic, in just its second year, is one of several area tournaments set for September and October. But since last year's tournament, organizer Steve Shultz ... |
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Mom charged after fight with cheer coach A Forsyth County cheerleader's mom is going to court over a dispute with a local youth cheer association president that reportedly got a little bit rowdy.
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Federal jury indicts Pruitt A former Forsyth County Sheriff’s deputy and unsuccessful candidate for sheriff was indicted Wednesday by a federal grand jury on child pornography charges. |
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Jury hung in case of road rage After three days of jury deliberation, a criminal case of road rage that resulted in the death of an Iraq war veteran from Forsyth County has ended in mistrial. |
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Girl, granny hunt down suspect Authorities are praising the quick action a 12-year-old girl and her grandmother for the arrest of a Forsyth County man on child enticement charges. |
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Drowning victim ID'd Authorities have identified a man who drowned Wednesday morning in Lake Lanier. Capt. Frank Huggins, spokesman for the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office, said 30-year-old Jose Jimenez was wading in the water about 11:45 a.m. with a friend when he disappeared. Huggins was not sure where Jimenez lived. The Forsyth County Fire Department's dive team found Jimenez’s body about 12:20 p.m. some 20 feet from shore at West Bank Park. The park is off Buford Dam ...
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Runoff recount confirms Boff's win A recount has confirmed the results of the Aug. 5 runoff election, with Jim Boff edging Julie Tressler by 30 votes for the District 5 seat on the Forsyth County commission.
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Hand off to convention When the Democratic National Convention kicks off Monday in Denver, Beth Hand will be in the middle of the action. |
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Jail plan rankles residents Outcry from residents of a subdivision near property reserved for Forsyth County's proposed new jail has captured the sympathy of at least one county commissioner.
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Program heralds return to reading Using puppets, songs and movement, stories read to preschoolers transform from listening activities to interactive learning experiences through the Forsyth County Library's Welcome Back to Books program. |
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Center delivers 'more and more' babies Sean Lambert opened the floodgates at Northside Hospital-Forsyth. Since Aug. 6, when the physician delivered Forsyth's first scheduled baby in more than 25 years, nearly 30 babies have been born at the hospital's new Women's Center. "The numbers now are modest, compared to what we will be doing," Lambert said. "It's like the first breaks the ice, and now we're going to be doing a lot of work here." The number of births at the ... |
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Obama camp opens Forsyth County office A Democrat in Forsyth County? In a presidential election where Georgia may be up for grabs, anything seems possible. At least, that's the hope of presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama's campaign, which recently opened a local office. With nearly 90 percent of registered Forsyth County voters choosing a Republican ballot in the July primary election, setting up camp in a traditionally conservative stronghold may seem like a long shot. "Not this campaign. Not ...
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