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Local author's book targets youth
Local author Christopher Cleary will be meeting readers while signing his new novel, "Writing on the Wall. He will be in Cumming Sept. 1 at Humpus Bumpus bookstore from noon to 2 p.m....More |
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Local teen to compete in Miss Teen USA
The pageant will take place Nov. 8-10 in Cartersville. She will compete as Miss Duluth Teen USA and will compete in swimsuit, evening gown, and personal interview competitions. Winners will go on to represent the state in the 2008 Miss Teen USA Pageant....More |
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Local youth golfers compete in Florida
It's back to the fairways for young local golfers Michael Motz and Sloan Shanahan. Just their appearance at the Optimist International Junior Golf Championships at the PGA National Resort and Spa in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida prove both Motz, from Milton, and Shanahan, from Suwannee, are not your average kids. Both are incredibly talented and both are poised to forge noteworthy golf careers if all continues to go well....More |
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Sophia Academy moves
Swimming, shopping and taking life easy were not on the agenda on a recent Saturday for some 100 metro-Atlanta college-aged youth who provided service to Sophia Academy, a fast-growing school for children with learning differences....More |
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The Avenue developer speaks at Chamber
Provides overview of the tenants at the new development
A crowd of eager local businesspeople met at the Cumming-Forsyth Chamber of Commerce Aug. 22 to hear a speech about the new The Avenue development in Forsyth County....More |
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"Lord of the Fading Lands"
Former Cumming resident debuts novel
Former Cumming resident C. L. Wilson is poised to become a breakout star with the release of her debut romance novel "Lord of the Fading Lands" this October....More |
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A chance to meet the new superintendent
Community turns out to chat with Evans
Buster Evans has been a very busy man. The deputy superintendent has been spending his first month in Forsyth County meeting as many people as possible including individual principals, school boards, business leaders, and others....More |
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Bowling event raises $25,000
Big Brothers, Big Sisters needs male volunteers
It was a day filled with fun and laughter as more than 200 bowlers from 42 teams took part in the annual Bowl for Kids' Sake event at Stars and Strikes Aug. 18 that raised approximately $25,000 for the Big Brothers Big Sisters....More |
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Construction along McGinnis Ferry Road to impact travel
GDOT outreach designed to ease traffic frustrations
The Georgia Department of Transportation wants to ease frustration among businesses and motorists by conducting an extensive public awareness campaign about the McGinnis Ferry Bridge Road widening project in Johns Creek that began in late July....More |
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Cumming and Forsyth County receive LARP funds
On Aug. 20, officials from the City of Cumming and Forsyth County gathered in front of the Forsyth County Courthouse in downtown Cumming in order to be presented a check from the Georgia Department of Transportation's Local Road Assistance Program (LARP)....More |
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DOT studying Ga. 20 routes
Public comments still being submitted, reviewed
Decisions on Ga. 20 improvements are still months away, according the Georgia Department of Transportation....More |
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DUI Court earns state grant
Program helps addicts of substance abuse
A grant which helped to initially implement the DUI Court in Forsyth County more than a years ago has been awarded to the county for a third time....More |
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Forsyth schools offer used computers for sale
Forsyth County Schools has partnered with Impulse Technologies to offer a limited number of older desktop computers that are at the end of their lease cycle and will be available for purchase by parents of Forsyth students....More |
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Ga. 400 keeps on growing
Three new projects aimed to improve traffic flow and safety
The enormous growth to the North Metro area means that the main north-south artery, Ga. 400, is seeing unprecedented congestion....More |
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Governments ask: Whose bridge is it anyway?
McGinnis Ferry bridge damaged, but no one wants responsibility
Ah, the growing pains of a new city. The transition from Fulton County to Johns Creek has raised many questions between the county and the city over ownership and authority during the protracted transition period....More |
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Small cars, big fun
Families attend races at Cumming Fairgrounds
Enormous amounts of fun can come in small packages like the cars used in the Quarter Midget Races at the Cumming Fairgrounds Aug. 18....More |
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State grant helps Forsyth expand driver's education
Simulated program brainchild of LEADER community group
Forsyth County students can practice dealing with Atlanta traffic hazards without ever leaving their desks with the help of a simulated driver training class now offered in each of the county's four high schools....More |
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'Chicago the Musical'
Broadway hit to be performed at Cumming Playhouse
The Rosewater Theatre will present "Chicago the Musical," one of Broadway's most popular and thrilling smash-hit musicals, at The Cumming Playhouse in September....More |
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