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A Johns Creek man was arrested early Sunday morning following a car chase through nearly 20 miles of road in south Forsyth. Read More
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Liberty Middle School’s musical theater camp offers something for everyone. Thursday, it was comedy. Read More
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After a successful first year, Forsyth County Senior Services Healthy Aging and Fitness Fair returns Tuesday for the second annual event. Read More
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For children, it might seem like watching television, but for a group of researchers, an eye-tracking device could be a new tool in autism detection. Read More
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The Lakewood 400 Antiques Market will celebrate its 10th anniversary this weekend. Read More
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A revitalized field may soon be part of Midway Park. Read More
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The Forsyth County Grand Jury last week indicted a man for practicing dentistry without a license. Read More
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Three soldiers visited the Senior Center at Charles Place Friday morning, joining members there for a Flag Day ceremony. During the event, the soldiers demonstrated the proper way to fold a United States Flag, while retired service members recited meanings commonly attributed to the 13 folds. Read More
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A Forsyth County man was found guilty of statutory rape Friday following a weeklong trial. Read More
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A convicted child molester who went missing halfway through his 2009 trial in Forsyth County was found and arrested in California on Thursday night. Read More
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Sarah Shapiro will take some weight off her shoulders in the hopes that other families can someday do the same. Read More
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A Forsyth County man found in possession of a stolen bronze eagle statue was indicted this week on one count of theft by receiving. Read More
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A $20,000 donation could fund a room to house about three dozen more cats in the Forsyth County Animal Shelter before it opens next year. Read More
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A deputy fired from the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office hopes to get his job back through a civil service board hearing scheduled for next month. Read More
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It appears David Johnson got exactly what he was looking for Tuesday morning. Read More
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Brody Nelson has never arrested anyone, but he wants to. Read More
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Northside Hospital-Forsyth recently was named to an honor roll for Georgia hospitals. Read More
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A 17-year-old Forsyth County woman was arrested on a host of charges after crashing and abandoning her vehicle on a closed portion of Sanders Road Wednesday night. Read More
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The Forsyth County News has again been honored as one of the top newspapers in Georgia, taking second place in general excellence for papers its size during the 2013 Georgia Press Association’s Better Newspaper Contest. Read More
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Sanders Road was closed again on Monday, and on Tuesday the Forsyth County commission agreed to pick up half the tab for the temporary repair that’s no longer in use. Read More
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District 27 state Sen. Jack Murphy, R-Cumming, will chair a new committee during the summer. Read More
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Trial began Wednesday for a Forsyth County man accused of statutory rape and child molestation. Read More
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Deputies are looking for at least two people who were believed to be in a Saturn Aura that crashed on Sanders Road sometime after 6 P.M. on Wednesday. Read More
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Wednesday morning kept the Forsyth County Fire Department busy. Read More
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A local mentoring organization recently completed a successful book fair event. Read More
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For high school students, it pays to start college early. Read More
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They came from different schools and backgrounds, but five recent graduates were honored Saturday not for the schools from which they came, but rather those to which they are going. Read More
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A local gun club is inviting the public to the range Saturday for a special fundraising event. Bulls Eye Marksman Gun Club, 6190 Parkway North Drive, will serve as a host site for National Take Your Daughter to the Range Day. All proceeds from the event, which is set for noon to 4 p.m., will go to Stick It 2 Cancer, a local organization of business people that raises money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma ... Read More
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Sanders Road will remain closed while officials determine what needs to be done to repair the roadway. The road was originally closed following a May 19 storm, during which the Lake Alice Dam was breached sending a rush of water across the road and into a Lake Lanier cove, causing clouding of the water and damage to the road. ... Read More
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A 23-year-old man was killed just after midnight Tuesday morning after his motorcycle collided with a car. Charles Griffin Hall, a Forsyth Central High School graduate, was pronounced dead at the scene. According to Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office Cpl. David Garrison, Hall was traveling west on Hwy. 369 on a 2007 Kawasaki EX650A motorcycle. Shortly after crossing over Two Mile Creek Bridge, his motorcycle merged into the eastbound ... Read More
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The Forsyth County Family YMCA is inviting the public to participate in the world’s largest swim lesson. YMCA facilities across the country are teaming up with other swim instruction locations around the world in hopes of breaking the Guinness Book of World Records entry for largest swimming lesson. The facilities will come together at 11 a.m. June 18 in hopes of reaching the mark. An organized effort appropriately called the World’s Largest Swimming Lesson saw ... Read More
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District 7 U.S. Rep. Rob Woodall will hold a town hall meeting Saturday morning at University of North Georgia’s Cumming campus. Set for 9 a.m., the event likely will run for about an hour. The campus is at 300 Aquatic Circle, off Pilgrim Mill Road near Ga. 400 Exit 16. The Republican whose district includes south Forsyth and a large swath of Gwinnett County is also offering two telephone town hall meetings for those who ... Read More
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As most of the 51 members of the Pinecrest Academy class of 2013 head to college this fall, they’ll be the beneficiaries of many scholarships. According to information provided by the private Catholic school in south Forsyth, this year’s graduates received more than $2.3 million in scholarship offers. And of the 51 graduates, 45 will attend a college or university this year, with the other six taking the year to commit service to the church, ... Read More
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Nearly 20 law firms from Forsyth and Hall counties participated in the 2013 Georgia Legal Food Frenzy to support the Gainesville-based Georgia Mountain Food Bank. The statewide food drive asks attorneys in Georgia to challenge each other outside the courtroom for the benefit of seven regional food banks. A total of 249 law firms and legal organizations, representing 14,000 employees in 47 cities competed in the 2013 drive, which collected monetary and food donations. Georgia ... Read More
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The community is invited to hear from Forsyth’s legislative delegation later this month. At 7:30 a.m. June 18, the Cumming-Forsyth County Chamber of Commerce will present its annual Post-Legislative Session Breakfast in conjunction with the Rotary Club of Lanier Forsyth. Scheduled to speak at the event are: State Reps. Mike Dudgeon, Geoff Duncan, Mark Hamilton, Calvin Hill and Kevin Tanner; and state Sens. Steve Gooch and Jack Murphy. Laura Stewart, director of communications and events ... Read More
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The University of North Georgia will present a classical concert in Cumming later this month. The local performance is set for 3 p.m. June 23 at Cumming First United Methodist Church. It’s one of several being offered as part of the university’s second annual North Georgia Chamber Music Festival. Concerts will include performances by several members of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, or ASO. Andy David, head of the university’s music department, said the first festival ... Read More
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More than 30 Scientific Games employees recently participated in a volunteer project to revitalize an outdoor area at Bald Ridge Lodge. The company donated and installed landscaping materials and supplies to the lodge, which temporarily houses boys ages 12 to 18 who are in foster care or who have been referred by Juvenile Court. The center currently has nine boys, and last year the average stay lasted between four and six months, said John Haigler, ... Read More
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A recent lunch gathering proved so popular, the Forsyth County Child Advocacy Center is holding it again this week. The concept is simple. Working with Outrageous Occasions catering, the center and its volunteers plan to deliver lunch to businesses, organizations and individuals between 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Wednesday. Tennile Chapman, the center’s victim support manager, said nearly 100 lunches were delivered during the most recent Lunch Bunch in April. “The first one went so ... Read More
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Pregnant teenagers face more difficulties in achieving their future plans and their babies are at a higher risk for health problems. Given the challenging outlook for a teen and her child, local pregnancy resource centers are encouraged that the birth rate has dropped in recent years. A recent report by the national Centers for Disease Control found that teen birth rates declined by about 25 percent from 2007 to ’11. The trend is reflected in ... Read More
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The last of three men involved in an October home invasion in Cumming entered a guilty plea in Forsyth County Superior Court on Thursday. Yusef Davis, 26, received a 15-year sentence, of which seven will be served in prison and the remainder on probation, for one count of robbery. Davis was indicted on charges of armed robbery, aggravated assault, theft and first-degree burglary, but those were reduced to the robbery count in the negotiated plea. ... Read More
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They may still take family vacations, but state lawmakers from Forsyth County spend much of their summer working. District 24 state Rep. Mark Hamilton has spoken to two county Rotary clubs since the 2013 legislative session ended, with a third appearance slated for later this month. “I typically speak to most if not all of them,” said Hamilton, a Republican from Cumming. “Most of the time it’s a legislative update ... about the previous session ... Read More
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Forsyth County commissioners voted Thursday to set the proposed annual fee for a non-traditional tobacco paraphernalia sales license at $1,000 following a second public hearing on the new regulatory ordinance. Commissioner Jim Boff voted against the fee in a 4-1 vote, stating he was comfortable with the staff recommendation of $750. A third public hearing will be held July 2 before a final vote on the ordinance, which will require licenses for businesses selling non-traditional ... Read More
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Literacy Forsyth was one of about 300 literacy organizations nationwide to receive a grant from Dollar General Store’s Literacy Foundation. The local nonprofit works in conjunction with Lanier Technical College’s adult education program to help adults learn to read and write and earn their GEDs. It also has classes to assist adults whose first language is not English better learn the language. Annaliza Thomas, executive director of Literacy Forsyth, said the grant funding, which the ... Read More
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Forsyth County commissioners have taken the first step toward condemning a property needed for the new courthouse and jail projects. The commission voted 4-1, with Commissioner Jim Boff opposed on Thursday night to approve a resolution to use the power of eminent domain to acquire the shopping center site at 108 Pilgrim Mill Road. Chris Hamilton with the county attorney’s law firm said the resolution begins the process of condemnation. The .86-acre property is included in the plans for ... Read More
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Once five green lights shone on the Forsyth County commission voting board, Chip Crawford was ready to begin offering beer samples at his growler store. Commissioners voted 5-0 on Thursday night to allow tastings at stores selling growlers, which are typically 32- or 64-ounce containers of draught beer. Crawford, owner of Tap It Growlers on McGinnis Ferry Road, said he had prepared the store to meet the new regulations in case the ordinance amendment passed. ... Read More
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Authorities said a woman and child escaped serious injuries in a single-vehicle wreck Friday night on Old Atlanta Road. Both were taken to Northside Hospital-Forsyth for evaluation after the crash, which happened about 6 p.m. during heavy rain. The rescue was complicated by the fact the vehicle had come to rest against a tree that had a limb touching a high voltage power line high overhead. As bystanders attempted to free the woman and child, ... Read More
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The exterior of a local car dealership recently got a facelift. Billy Howell Ford Lincoln added the new, more modern front façade as part of an overall renovation that began in 2011. Bill Howell, general manager and vice president of the dealership on Atlanta Highway, said the new façade is part of a joint project with Lincoln. “They wanted to standardize the look of all Lincoln dealerships, so it was a blueprint design that we ... Read More
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A local restaurant will serve both humans and canines during a special event this weekend. The Ridge Great Steaks & Seafood, 1035 Turner Road, is holding “Pooches on the Patio” from 4 to 9 p.m. Sunday. The event is a fundraiser for the Humane Society of Forsyth County, which includes the county’s only no-kill animal shelter and a number of other programs to help local pets and their owners. Pooches on the Patio will give ... Read More
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District 7 U.S. Rep. Rob Woodall will hold a town hall meeting Saturday morning at University of North Georgia’s Cumming campus. Set for 9 a.m., the event likely will run for about an hour. The campus is at 300 Aquatic Circle, off Pilgrim Mill Road near Ga. 400 Exit 16. The Republican whose district includes south Forsyth and a large swath of Gwinnett County is also offering two telephone town hall meetings for those who ... Read More
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