The Forsyth County Board of Commissioners recognized the accomplishments of several Eagle Scouts at their Nov. 20 meeting. Evan Rex Gravitt, Nathaniel Green, Andrew Hiltbrand, Jacob Hiltbrand, Timothy Pouncey and Ben Strube were presented with a Resolution from the commissioners in recognition of attaining the rank of Eagle Scout. The scouts are members of Troop […]
Commonwealth Primary Care will become the site for a holiday marketplace. Unique items, handcrafted items, art, clothing and gifts will be offered from local crafters and businesses at Holiday Shoppe 141. All vendors will donate 10% of their sales to the Ronald McDonald House Atlanta “This is a great opportunity to give back to the […]
The Forsyth County Animal Shelter has dogs and cats available for adoption.
Thanksgiving is the one day of the year when people who do not normally drink wine, have at least one glass with their traditional Thanksgiving Feast. If you are going to have a glass of wine only once per year, make it a good one, since it is a long time between now and the […]
The National BBQ Cup returns to the Cumming Fairgrounds on Nov. 21 and 22 with dozens of professional and amateur barbecue teams from around the country. Smoke masters will show off their skills in a number of categories, including pork, chicken and beef brisket during the contest, which is one of the largest of its […]
This is the report, as promised last week, regarding the red wine highlight at our a small gathering of college classmates in Lagrange, Georgia. Coincidently the hometown college, Lagrange College, was having their homecoming and alumni reunion, which added a festive atmosphere to our weekend. We indulged in large quantities of food and drink, most […]
The North Forsyth High School Varsity Academic Team won the region championship this past weekend. The competition took place at Flowery Branch High School on Saturday, Nov. 15. NFHS competed with 11 other teams as part of the Foothills RESA Region. They will now go on to compete in the state tournament on Feb. 7 […]
Forsyth County has been awarded the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) for the fourteenth consecutive year. The recognition was presented to Forsyth County for its comprehensive annual financial report (CAFR) issued for Fiscal Year 2013. “The comprehensive annual financial […]
South Forsyth High School will hold this year’s German Christmas Market on Saturday, Dec. 6 from 9am to noon in the East Hall Cafeteria. This popular annual event has high school students teach younger kids seasonal arts and crafts. There will be about 20 arts and crafts stations where children and their families can decorate […]
Forsyth County Schools has announced a plan to recover instructional time lost due to school closures by utilizing asynchronous (not at the same time) online learning using itslearning, the district’s online learning management system. For the 2014-15 school year, two Inclement Weather Days were built into the calendar when it was approved in November, 2013. If both Inclement […]
