PRESS RELEASE DECATUR, Ga. – Today, the GBI and the Department of Human Services (DHS) Division of Aging Services (DAS) recognize World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. We send our sincere appreciation to all of those who care for an elder person or an adult with disabilities and to those who protect victims, prevent future abuse, and […]
Read More »Expect another full house when BOE meets Tuesday
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. – The Forsyth County Board of Education will hold two called meetings prior to the regular monthly meeting on Tuesday June 15. At 5 p.m., the Board will meet to discuss ratification of a property sale, followed at 5:30 p.m. by a public hearing on the FY 2022 budget. Several key items […]
Read More »7th District Congresswoman visits Forsyth County
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — On Monday, June 14, Congresswoman Carolyn Bourdeaux (GA-07) visited Forsyth County’s Fowler Water Reclamation Facility (WRF) and Big Creek Greenway as part of a tour of infrastructure facilities in her district highlighting initiatives and legislation she supports for improved infrastructure. Photos from the visit, along with general B-Roll video and a […]
Read More »Forsyth Planning Commission meets Tuesday
FORSYTH COUNTY – The Planning Commission will hold a work session at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday (June 15) in the Commissioners Meeting Room in the Forsyth County Administration Building, 110 East Main Street in Cumming. Under New Business, commissioners will discuss: DC modifications related to zoning action; UDC modifications related to undisturbed areas of separation; UDC […]
Read More »County will advertise millage rate of 27.614
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — During Tuesday’s work session, the Board of Commissioners unanimously approved Chief Financial Officer Marcus Turk’s request to advertise a tentative millage rate for the FY 2021 budget. The overall millage rate is tentatively 27.614 mils, 19.718 mils for the Forsyth County School System and 7.896 for the county. The FY 2020 […]
Read More »CALEA re-accreditation demonstrates commitment to excellence
PRESS RELEASE FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. – The Forsyth County 911 Center was recently awarded the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) Public Safety Communications Re-Accreditation and was recognized for the accomplishment by the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners during their June 3, 2021, meeting. Forsyth County is one of eleven Georgia 911 Centers […]
Read More »Commissioners will consider request to advertise millage rate during today’s work session
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Forsyth County Commissioners will have a full workday Tuesday when they will consider a 40-item agenda that includes a request for authorization to advertise a tentative Millage Rate for adoption during a work session that will begin at 2 p.m. in the County Administration Building. Items under consideration include: Approval to […]
Read More »Commissioners will discuss advertising a tenative millage rate during Tuesday’s meeting
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Forsyth County Commissioners will have a full workday Tuesday when they will consider a 40-item agenda during a work session that will begin at 2 p.m. in the County Administration Building. A key agenda item will be the request for authorization to advertise a tentative Millage Rate for adoption; Other items […]
Read More »Anti-CRT fervor heating up in Forsyth County
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. – Parents of Forsyth County students are mad as hell and they say they are not going to take it anymore. The popular website Concerned Parents of Forsyth County Georgia exploded with negative comments about the Forsyth County Board of Education following the Board’s May meeting. School officials claim that the school […]
Read More »Two segments of Big Creekway now open
PRESS RELEASE FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Two segments of Phase V of the Big Creek Greenway trail system are now open following a ribbon cutting ceremony held on June 3. One of the segments of Phase V extends the Greenway from the intersection of Kelly Mill Road and Johnson Road to Canton Hwy. (SR 20), […]
Read More »New waterline extension policy allows residents to apply for water in areas not currently served
PRESS RELEASE FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — During their meeting on May 6, 2021, the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners approved a new waterline extension policy that outlines how residents can apply for County water service in areas currently not served by the Forsyth County Department of Water & Sewer (FCDWS). The policy can be found […]
Read More »State Board of Education approves resolution on the teaching of race in state’s classrooms
ATLANTA – Meeting in special session today (June 3) the Georgia State Board of Education voted 11-2 in favor of a resolution that supports Gov. Brian Kemp’s contention that “critical race theory (CRT) is a dangerous ideology that should not take root in the state’s standards or curriculum.” While the resolution does not specifically mention […]
Read More »Clark named director of personnel services
PRESS RELEASE FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Forsyth County Risk & Safety Manager Charity Clark has been appointed to the position of director of the Personnel Services Department effective June 7. Clark will be replacing retiring Director Pat Carson who served in the role since 2002. “Charity’s previous experience in County government human resources and her […]
Read More »Forsyth County Public Hearings Scheduled Thursday
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. – The Board of Commissioners will hold a Regular Meeting and Public Hearings on Thursday (June 3) at 5 p.m. in the County Administration Building, 110 East Main Street, Suite 220. Prior to the public hearings, the Board will recognize the Forsyth County 911 Center’s Re-Accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation for […]
Read More »Two killed in wrong-way wreck Sunday
PRESS RELEASE FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — The Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office along with Forsyth County Fire responded to an early morning crash on GA 400 that claimed the lives of two men. On May 30, 2021 at approximately 1:27 a.m., the 911 center began receiving calls regarding a wrong way driver on GA 400 […]
Read More »Ribbon cutting ceremony set for Big Creek Greenway extensions June 3
PRESS RELEASE FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. – Forsyth County officials will hold a ribbon cutting ceremony to officially open two segments of the Phase V portion of the Big Creek Greenway at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, June 3. “We are excited to offer these extensions of the Greenway that will eventually connect the trail system from […]
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