Ready, Set, Go! Johns Creek Elementary School has started this school year fast and strong promoting and encouraging a healthy lifestyle. The school and PTA kicked off their “Healthy Fall Fundraiser” with an all day Fun Run. The students were scheduled throughout the day by grade to participate in the run and they danced, hopped, […]
Be a holiday angel to a local senior citizen in need by participating in the 2014 Holiday Gift Angels Program. The program is presented by Forsyth County Senior Services. “The Holiday Gift Angels Program helps remind our senior citizens that someone is thinking about them during the holiday season,” said Senior Services Director Judy Theilman. […]
Johns Creek Elementary held its eighth annual Veterans Day Program last week. Each year the school takes time on this very special day to honor veterans in the community who have served in the Armed Forces. Veterans were invited to a special reception before the ceremony. A 30-foot American flag hung for all to […]
“What The Health” allows customers to easily view health inspection scores for restaurants, hospitals, schools and many other establishments in the state of Georgia right from their mobile phone or tablet.
The Collection at Forsyth will kick off the holiday season with its annual holiday tree-lighting event Saturday, Nov.15 from 3 – 6 p.m. The Collection’s annual holiday tradition will feature the lighting of its spectacular 50-foot tree, Santa’s arrival and special story-time for children, complimentary horse-drawn carriage rides and more. Visitors will enjoy holiday music […]
Forsyth County Schools closed Friday, Nov. 7 on a 118.45-acre tract for the county’s sixth high school, projected to open in 2018. The property is located off Fowler Road with frontage on both Fowler and Mullinax Roads. The purchase includes an exchange of 1.602 acres from Forsyth County Government for right-of-way against 1.278 acres acquired […]
At their Nov. 6 meeting, the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners proclaimed November 2014 as Thrombosis Awareness Month in Forsyth County. More than 600,000 people in the United States are estimated to develop venous thromboembolism or clots in the vein every year, with about 400,000 of them developing deep vein thrombosis of the legs. The […]
Question: I received a letter from the government asking for me to “donate” my property. What should I do? Answer: You have a constitutional right to be paid just and adequate compensation for any property rights taken from you by the government. During these tough economic times, governments have been searching for ways to reduce […]
Make plans now to attend the annual Christmas Cookie Sale on Saturday, Dec. 13, 9:00 am – 12:00 pm, at Christ the King Lutheran Church, 1125 Bettis-Tribble Gap Road, Cumming, in the Fellowship Hall. A large variety of homemade cookies and other goodies will be sold by the pound. There are also special categories including […]
Red, white and blue will be proudly displayed as our nation’s veterans and active duty military are honored during the City of Cumming’s annual Veterans Day Ceremony. The public is invited to take part in the event, which will be held at 11 a.m. Nov. 11 at the city’s Veterans War Memorial, 301 Veterans Memorial […]