PRESS RELEASE FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. – Keep Forsyth County Beautiful and the Forsyth County Department of Water & Sewer invite high school students to showcase their artistic abilities in the 2021 Storm Drain Art Contest. Current Forsyth County high school students are asked to submit original artwork that educates about water quality and clearly enhances the theme: […]
Read More »BOC to consider purchase of trench rescue, extraction tools for Fire Dept.
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. – The Board of Commissioners will consider a Fire Department request to purchase two critical, life-saving tools when it meets in a work session Tuesday at 2 p.m. in the County Administration Building 110 East Main Street in Cumming. The first is a sole source purchase of extrication equipment from Hurst Extrication […]
Read More »Aug. 31 is Overdose Awareness Day in Forsyth County
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. – On Aug. 31, many city and county buildings and facilities will be lit with purple in recognition of Overdose Awareness Day in Forsyth County. In a proclamation introduced at the last Forsyth County Board of Commissioners meeting, Chairwoman Cindy Mills revealed some alarming statistics: In 2020, 94,000 people died of a […]
Read More »Planning Commission debates standards for conservation subdivisions
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. – The Taylor Morrison Georgia, LLC application for rezoning 78.80 acres of land from A-1 to Res 2 Conservation Subdivision for the purpose of developing 93 residential lots generated a lengthy discussion about the definition of a conservation subdivision at Tuesday’s Planning Commission work session. All four of the commissioners who attended […]
Read More »BOC must decide on 310-unit residential, and commercial development Thursday
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. – The Board of Commissioners is expected to render a decision on a massive commercial/residential development with 310 attached residential units and 39,100 square feet of commercial buildings when it meets Thursday at 5 pm in the County Administration Building, 110 East Main Street in Cumming. If approved, the WP South Acquisitions, […]
Read More »Northside first in Georgia to perform intravascular procedure
PRESS RELEASE FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Northside Vascular Surgery’s Dr. Siddharth Patel has performed Georgia’s first balloon lithotripsy in the carotid artery. Balloon lithotripsy is an emerging endovascular technology that breaks up calcified plaque within arteries using sonic pressure waves. Lithotripsy has previously been used to treat kidney stones that are too large to pass through the urinary tract. […]
Read More »Qualifying for city races starts Monday
WHITE COUNTY, Ga. – Qualifying for municipal elections in the City of CUMMING, Ga. — Cumming begins Monday Aug. 16 in the City Clerk’s office, 100 Main Street in Cumming and will continue through Wednesday, Aug. 20. Hours are 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Offices to be filled include the Mayor and City Council Post […]
Read More »Planning Commission to consider modifications to UDC Tuesday
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — The Forsyth County Planning Commission will consider a number of modifications to the Unified Development Code when it meets Tuesday, Aug. 17 at 6:30 p.m. in the County Administration Building, 110 East Main Street in Cumming. UDC modifications related to construction hours; UDC modifications related to signage for open storage yards; […]
Read More »Forsyth County leaders meet to address COVID-19 Delta Variant
Forsyth County Forsyth County, Georgia – Following a recent uptick in the number of COVID-19 cases, and reports of the virus’s Delta variant spreading, Forsyth County government leaders met with the County’s Emergency Management Agency Director, Northside Hospital Forsyth administration and officials with District 2 Public Health (D2PH) on Aug. 2. “Hearing our local health […]
Read More »BOC called meeting set for Thursday
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. – The Board of Commissioners will hold a series of public hearings during a called meeting Thursday at 5 p.m. in the County Administration Building, 110 East Main Street in Cumming. Public hearings to be considered include: The county-Initiated variance request to reduce the Georgia Highway 400 undisturbed buffer from 40 ft. […]
Read More »Forsyth County earns award for excellence in financial reporting
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. – Christopher McKellar of the CPA firm of Mauldin and Jenkins presented the results of the 2020 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report at Tuesday’s Board of Commissioners meeting. “We issued a clean opinion, which means your financial statements do represent fairly in al material a reports,” McKellar said. “The county received the Certificate […]
Read More »Daves Creek culvert repair among items on Tuesday’s BOC work session agenda
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. – The Board of Commissioners will discuss the need for emergency repairs to the Daves Creek culvert when they meet in a work session at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the commissioners meeting room, 110 East Main Street in Cumming. Staff is expected to recommend awarding the bid to G.P.’s Enterprises, Inc in […]
Read More »Lambert High School junior earns Eagle Scout rank
PRESS RELEASE FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — During their Aug. 5 meeting, the Board of Commissioners recognized Omkar Tamhane, a rising junior at Lambert High School and Eagle Scout, for completing all 137 merit badges through the Boy Scouts of America. Less than 500 scouts in history have achieved the honor. Attached, please find a […]
Read More »Three firefighters injured in house fire that appears to be arson
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. – A house fire believed to be arson at 4305 Hopewell Manor Drive injured three Forsyth County firefighters late Wednesday evening. Fire Division Chief Jason Shivers said one firefighter who suffered significant burns to his upper extremities was transported to Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta. Another suffered first degree burns and a […]
Read More »Board will recognize 25-year employees during Thursday’s meeting
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. – County Commissioners will have several important presentations to make when they meet Thursday. The first will go to Omkar Tamhane for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout. The others presentations will go to county employees who have reached 25 years of service during 2020. The Board will also hold public hearings […]
Read More »Inflation, DEI opponents could pose serious challenge to E-SPLOST VI
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. – On July 20, the Forsyth County Board of Education unanimously approved an education special purpose local option sales tax (E-SPLOST) referendum resolution that will be voted on in November. The millage rate will remain at 17.30 where it has been the last five years but rising home values will add about […]
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