By: Crystal Ledford More than 500 college students and professors from around the world will be in Forsyth County this weekend. Some 75 university engineering and aeronautic teams will compete in the Aero Design East 2012 competition, which will take p... »
By: Jennifer Sami The city of Johns Creek is playing host to the SouthEastern Lacrosse Conference 25thAnniversary Tournament this weekend. The tournament begins today and wraps up Sunday. Games are scheduled at South Forsyth and three other nearby high... »
By: Crystal Ledford The murders of Glenn Turner and Randy Thompson by the late Lynn Turner, a Forsyth County native, will be featured on a TV show tonight. The Investigation Discovery network will air an episode of “Motives & Murders” focused on the Tu... »
By: Crystal Ledford More than 1,000 people have signed up for Saturday’s Boulder Dash 5K, but there’s still room for more. The race begins at Northside Hospital-Forsyth and makes its way up Ronald Reagan Boulevard and into the Lafarge Aggregates and Co... »
By: Crystal Ledford A Norcross-based construction company has been cited by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration for six safety violations at a residential work site in Cumming. According to a release from OSHA, ... »
By: Alyssa LaRenzie Forsyth County’s planning board has postponed Eastgate Church’s rezoning request for two months in hopes that a sign ordinance change will address the issue. During a meeting Tuesday night, the board voted 4-0, with one post vacant,... »
By: Jennifer Sami The weather may not have cooperated, but the message was unwavering Tuesday afternoon on a wind-swept Lake Lanier. “We’d love to have more people who are safe on the lake,” said Margaret Sherrod with the U.S. Power Squadron’s Atlanta ... »
By: Jennifer Sami Authorities have identified the person that was struck and killed over the weekend on Interstate 75 in Bartow County as a 37-year-old Cumming man. According to Georgia State Patrol spokesman Gordy Wright, Shannon Larry Chumbler was fo... »
By: Alyssa LaRenzie 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 receptacl... »
By: Newsroom Staff The Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office is crediting the use of social media for helping crack a recent theft case. According to the sheriff’s office, two local women wanted for taking and using another person’s credit card turned themse... »
By: Jennifer Sami A 31-year-old Forsyth County man has been charged with sex crimes after authorities say he posed online as a female teenager to acquire graphic images of young boys. According to the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office, Brendan J. Spaar o... »
By: Alyssa LaRenzie Alert tones for the Forsyth County Fire Department have been locking up the radio system during nighttime emergencies, but a fix is on the way. Pat Giordano, director of the local 911 center, reported the issue and possible solution... »
By: Alyssa LaRenzie Forsyth County commissioners agreed to make a binding offer on water contracts with the city of Cumming during a work session Tuesday. The commission voted 4-0 on the proposal and a May 3 public hearing on the potential agreement, w... »
By: Crystal Ledford The Cumming-Forsyth County Chamber of Commerce is holding an informational meeting Tuesday for those interested in the organization’s upcoming visit to Germany. According to a release from the chamber, the nine-day tour in December ... »
By: Jennifer Sami A Forsyth County gas station likely will remain closed for some time following a fire early Monday. Forsyth County Fire Capt. Jason Shivers said about 20 percent of the Shell at Dahlonega Highway and Sawnee Drive was damaged by smoke... »
