Small business Saturday started in 2010 by American Express. In 2011, the Senate unanimously passes a resolution in support of the day and officials in all 50 states participate.
This weekend, bikers will make their way from downtown Cumming to Dahlonega for a good cause.
The 27th annual Buck Jones Memorial Toy Run will start at 1 p.m. Sunday at the Cumming Fairgrounds and first stop at Dawsonville City Hall before ending at a final stop in Dahlonega.
Of the 18 athletes on the team, 15 came from Forsyth County schools:
The GHSA state championship meet this past weekend featured a fill of success from county teams. Lambert won the Class 7A title, with South coming in second, West coming in third, and North coming in fifth, and Central finished sixth in the co-ed standings. Denmark, in its first year in the program, finished second in Class 4A.
Our 15 are
- Kenna Bange, Forsyth Central, Sr.
- Lindsey Dishon, Forsyth Central, Sr.
- Audrey Smith, Forsyth Central, Jr.
- Lizzie Coffin, South Forsyth, So.
- Sadee Sherrick, South Forsyth, So.
- Kendall Stephens, South Forsyth, So.
- Blaire Hilliard, North Forsyth, Sr.
- Payton Hurley, North Forsyth, Fr.
- Anna Lindsey Sturtevant, North Forsyth, Sr.
- Jacqueline Miller, West Forsyth, Sr.
- Mackenzie Pierce, West Forsyth, Sr.
- Jordan Wilder, West Forsyth, Sr.
- Danielle Kunin, Lambert, Jr.
- Maddie Tattersall, Lambert, Sr.
- Savannah Vo, Lambert, Jr.
The “special, strong six” sounds like a group of superheroes, but it’s the nickname for the six Student Advocacy Specialists working with Forsyth County students. The specialists build positive and appropriate relationships with students, educators and families and guide students to problem-solving.
They engage in crisis prevention, which involves a commitment to continuous learning, primary intervention, assessing volatile situations and anticipating necessary interventions. There is one specialist at each school cluster:
The only city in Forsyth County is about to get a makeover. The mayor of Cumming unveiled a project he said will make the city a destination.
Being in the Marine Corps for 17 years, it was always difficult for Cumming resident Dave Robbins and his wife Ammee to leave their dogs in the care of strangers, especially when Dave was deployed to Iraq in 2004.
From 2 to 5 p.m. on Saturday, November 17, 2018 SR Homes will host an afternoon with Santa Claus! Festivities include FREE Santa pictures.
Brighten the day of a local senior citizen this holiday season!
Forsyth County Senior Services invites everyone to be a holiday angel to a local senior citizen by participating in the 2018 Holiday Gift Angels Program.
Shiva Durga Temple, in west Forsyth County, is ready for devotees for an evening service on Friday, Nov. 2, 2018 marking the beginning of the Festival of Lights 2018.
Forsyth County residents have have only 9 days to name some of their top manufacturers.
Northside Hospital Forsyth’s Building 2000 opened earlier this year, and this past week, members of Forsyth County’s business community had a chance to check it out.
...COLDER AIR TO AFFECT NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA TONIGHT...
.Colder and drier will move across the region tonight resulting in
widespread sub-freezing temperatures across north and central
Georgia overnight into early Friday morning.
One man was arrested recently after he was found napping in a car containing marijuana.
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has announced a flash flood warning for Forsyth County and surrounding areas.
The body of a Johns Creek woman, missing since last week, has been recovered.
188,000 gallons of stormwater and wastewater spilled into Big Creek on Monday and Tuesday, according to Forsyth County officials.
Forsyth County, Georgia – Forsyth County Manager Eric Johnson has appointed Chris Grimes to serve as director of emergency management effective Nov. 5. Grimes has been serving as interim director of the department since the Oct. 16 retirement of Fire Chief/Director of Emergency Management Danny Bowman.
