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Forsyth County school board votes to opt out of statewide property tax cap
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From left to right on Feb. 18, 2025: FCS Superintendent Mitch Young and school board members Wes McCall, Mike Valdes, Chris Grimes, Trisha Hoyes and Dorian Usherwood. Photo courtesy of Forsyth County Schools
Travis Jaudon
Forsyth County News
Updated: Feb 19, 2025, 3:27 PM
Published: Feb 19, 2025, 2:26 PM
A month-long process of discussion and debate about House Bill 581 ended at a called meeting of the Forsyth County Board of Education on Tuesday, Feb. 18.
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Watch: This community robotics team is trying to make its way to the world championship

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Sophie Ralph
Forsyth County News
Published: Apr 4, 2025, 8:57 PM

Last year, this FIRST Robotics Competition team split from Central Forsyth High School to become a community team, supported by nonprofit Forsyth Robotics and now, Team 1833, or Team BEAN, is vying for a spot in the FRC World Championship. To qualify, Team BEAN and their robot, Sprout, are competing in the Peachtree District Championship (DCMP) in Macon, Georgia.