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The Place of Forsyth will hold its inaugural race fundraiser on Saturday. Read More
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A daughter is beautiful in the eyes of her mother, but the glare of her peers can challenge that perception each day. Lambert High School teenagers working to reset the definition of beauty recently gathered for a mother-daughter picnic to celebrate a school year of working toward that mission. Madison LaBelle, a junior, founded the club “Lambert Girls Redefining Beautiful” from her personal experiences and struggles starting high school. “I had a really hard time ... Read More
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Sherry Unwala will celebrate what would have been her son’s 30th birthday by honoring his life of service to others. Read More
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A concert and festival Saturday will help provide food to those in need. Read More
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Mothers will be honored during a fundraiser race Saturday. Read More
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Nine-year-old Will Martin loves baseball. Read More
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Chandler Cameron weighed less than 4 pounds when she was born. Read More
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A local choral group will present a family-friendly concert this week. Read More
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ARTS The Cumming Sunset Quilters is open to anyone interested in joining them at 7 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month in the first-floor classroom of Northside Hospital-Forsyth’s Building 1400. For more information, call (770) 889-9471. Auditions for “Brother Love” will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. May 1 and 3 at Cumming Baptist Church. CHILDREN The Place of Forsyth County will provide a limited number of two-week YMCA day ... Read More
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Hundreds of residents set aside life’s distractions for a while Thursday to pray together for Forsyth County and the nation. Read More
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Bellbottoms and peace signs will be back in style Friday during “Back to Woodstock,” a benefit for Forsyth County Family Haven. The second annual event returns following a great turnout in its inaugural fundraiser, said Tara Hall, executive director of Family Haven. “Last year, we had a few people dress up in the spirit of Woodstock,” Hall said. “This year, we’re asking people to dress up because it was so much fun.” The event at ... Read More
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Forsyth County’s Confederate heritage was honored by members of the Col. Hiram Parks Bell Chapter 2641 United Daughters of the Confederacy. On Saturday, members of the organization held a Confederate Memorial Day service in conjunction with the local Sons of Confederate Veterans chapter at Zion Hill Baptist Church in north Forsyth. Several members of the organization dressed in period Civil War-era costumes for the annual roll call event of 10 former Confederate soldiers who are ... Read More
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A food and wine fundraiser will benefit a local church. Members of Saints Raphael, Nicholas & Irene Greek Orthodox Church will hold the first Cumming Food & Wine Festival from 5 to 8 p.m. May 5 at Polo Golf and Country Club. Julie Chokos, chairwoman of the festival committee, said proceeds from the event will go toward a new multipurpose building at the church. “That will serve as a recreational building for our youth, a ... Read More
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Members of the Sawnee Woman’s Club are ready for a fiesta. The club will hold its annual fundraiser, Nite in Olde Cumming, at 7 p.m. Friday in the Lanier Technical College Forsyth Conference Center. Paula Glover, co-chair of the event committee, said the fundraiser is in its 27thyear. “It’s one of the longest running events in Forsyth County,” she said, noting this year’s theme is Cinco Celebration. Glover said the fundraiser, which will benefit all ... Read More
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Grace Baptist Church will have its summer mission trip yard sale from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. May 12 at 3775 Spot Road. Read More
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Jim Nelson has gotten used to turning heads when he drives his rare car through Forsyth County. On Tuesday, the Ultima GTR will be front and center as it’s featured in “My Ride Rules” on Speed TV. The cable channel’s Web site describes the show as “four ultra-competitive, thrill-seeking motor heads take a spin together in each other’s rides to see whose car really comes out on top and whose is left in the dust.” ... Read More
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Browsing through the display of student artwork, Morgan Schindler paused and fixated on a piece with trees composed of cables and a subtle self-portrait painted underneath. The Matt Elementary fifth-grader said she felt inspired by several of the works at the Cumming First United Methodist Church Festival of the Arts while attending the student gallery reception Wednesday night. “It’s amazing artwork,” said Schindler, returning her gaze to the work of a high school student. “You ... Read More
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Get ready for a rootin’, tootin’ good time at the Cumming Playhouse. Read More
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DAWSONVILLE — For the 11th year, the Bowen Center for the Arts is featuring an assortment of works by the Sawnee Artists Association. The Forsyth County-based group presents its members’ artwork of various mediums, including woodwork, painting and photography, through Saturday. It’s an event for art lovers and newcomers alike, according to Jeanne Tompkins, Dawson County Arts Council president. “The diversity and variety of artwork is awesome,” she said. “It’s just a very unusual show ... Read More
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The morning before his high school prom, Rob Massey waded through trash at an illegal dumping site on Fowler Road. Wearing gloves, the North Forsyth student carried random discarded items from the roadside to a large trash receptacle. Massey said he’d signed up for the Keep Forsyth County Beautiful Great American Cleanup with environmental science classmates as a way to “help the community.” “Next, I’m going to take a nice, long, hot shower,” Massey said. ... Read More
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About 200 cancer survivors and their caregivers attended a dinner in their honor Friday night. The annual Relay for Life Survivor Dinner was held at Matt Elementary in northwestern Forsyth. Suzanne Hendricks, American Cancer Society manager for Forsyth and Dawson counties, said the event was a success. “It was a wonderful evening honoring our cancer survivors,” Hendricks said. “The theme was ‘A Night at the Movies,’ so each guest got fresh popped popcorn when they ... Read More
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Forsyth County’s largest art event kicks off today. Read More
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An annual 5K run honoring a bicyclist killed in 2004 will return Saturday. Read More
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Dogs will be making a splash this weekend at the Rucker Jump Into Summer. Read More
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Cancer survivors and their caregivers are invited to dinner tonight. Read More
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After more than 40 years of living with little light, Merilee Watts didn’t hesitate to paint her work room in Georgia the color of sunshine. Read More
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Lori and George Molish smiled, waved and took photos as their children marched with their teams Saturday during the Central Park Athletic Association’s Baseball Opening Day celebration. Read More
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They may not have known the 5-year-old personally, but community members rallied behind Hyde Talbot on Saturday at Sawnee Mountain Preserve. Read More
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Ladies, gentlemen and children gathered in their Easter finery to raise money for Supporting Adoption and Foster Families Together, or SAFFT. Read More
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At just 5 years old, Hyde Talbot has spent more time in doctor’s offices and hospitals than most adults. Read More
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Several people who have made a difference in children’s lives will be recognized by Court Appointed Special Advocates of Forsyth County. Read More
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A few years ago, it was the family’s dog, not the children who found the missing piece of matzo during the Schonfeld family Passover. Read More
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A local food ministry will welcome a nationally known radio personality in an Easter fundraiser. Read More
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Families are invited to have brunch with the Easter bunny to raise money for a good cause. Read More
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Friday is the last day to help a Forsyth County family win a sizable donation for Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. Read More
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A South Carolina woman will honor the memory of her niece and nephew during a concert April 1 benefitting March of Dimes. Read More
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Hundreds of volunteers answered a local church’s invitation to “do one thing” for others over the weekend. Read More
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A used book sale over the weekend at the Cumming branch of the Forsyth County Public Library drew steady crowds to view the largest inventory yet. Read More
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Looking for some new flowers, trees or bushes to beautify your yard? Read More
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Sally Curry was a Girl Scout in the 1940s in Kansas. Read More
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While many Forsyth County Girl Scouts gathered at Cumming Elementary on March 10 for a 100-year celebration, a few others ventured to the birthplace of the organization. Read More
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Deer Creek Shores Presbyterian Church is preparing to play host to an international missionary based in Australia. Read More
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Pinecrest Academy will welcome an internationally known priest and author next week. Read More
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