The following is a list of Veterans Day discounts on restaurants, goods, services and events for 2014 provided by Military.com. Please check back frequently as the list is updated daily. All of the following discounts have been confirmed for 2014, either through press release or direct communication with the company. 2014 Veterans Day Restaurant Offerings […]
At their Nov. 6 meeting, the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners adopted the county’s 2015 operating budget. The $103.4 million General Fund budget was funded with no increase in the county’s property tax millage rate. Click here to view the budget summary. Millage Rates Earlier this year, the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners adopted the […]
Help brighten the holiday season for Forsyth County home-bound senior citizens by participating in the 2014 Home-Delivered Meals Holiday Gift Certificate Program. Meals purchased with a holiday gift certificate through Forsyth County Senior Services will be delivered through the Meals on Wheels program. Forsyth County Senior Services Director Judy Theilman said there is a continuous […]
I’ve always thought of small-business owners as heroes. They’re the women and men who battle for success despite obstacles, fears, physical challenges and mental exhaustion as they work towards success. As we approach Veterans Day and the end of National Veterans Small Business Week (NVSBW), I want to recognize the unique heroism of America’s veterans […]
Forsyth County staff and officials cut the ribbon Nov. 5 on the new playground at Central Park. Pictured (left to right) are: Park Maintenance Worker Terry Lynch; Park Maintenance Worker Ronnie Ferguson; Parks and Recreation Director Jim Pryor; County Commission Chairman R.J. (Pete) Amos; District 4 Commissioner Cindy Jones Mills; Park Maintenance Worker Malcolm Juneau; […]
Visitors to Forsyth County’s Chattahoochee Pointe will soon be able to enjoy a community orchard. Keep Forsyth County Beautiful (KFCB) recently received a $2,000 grant to plant the orchard as part of the Keep Georgia Beautiful Foundation’s Community Orchard Project. The trees for the orchard will be planted on Nov. 15 during a community fall […]
Pinecrest Academy seniors Gabby Elias, Wendy Oshinski and Andy Rodriguez, have been named Commended Students in the 2015 National Merit Scholarship Program. Commended Students placed among the top five percent of more than 1.5 million students who entered the 2015 competition by taking the 2013 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT).
Georgia voters will be sending David Perdue (R) to the U.S. Senate and Gov. Nathan Deal will serve another term as governor. Forsyth voters also passed a bond referendum to fund transportation projects. For all Georgia and Forsyth County results, visit Secretary of State Georgia Election Results.
The Forsyth County Animal Shelter has a wish list of items that will assist them in caring for the shelter’s animals. These items range from dog and cat food to paper towels and disinfecting wipes. View the list at www.forsythco.com/animalshelter. Your support of the Forsyth County Animal Shelter is appreciated! The Forsyth County Animal Shelter […]
The Forsyth County Republican Party will host an election night watch party on Tuesday, Nov. 4 starting at 7:00 pm at the Coo Coo’s Nest. (1920 Freedom Pkwy, Cumming, GA 30041)
