PRESS RELEASE FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga.– The Forsyth County Fire Department invites all local third-grade students to share their artistic talents while promoting a commitment to safety in their annual Safety Poster Contest. Students are asked to make an original poster about one of three themes: • Water Safety • Bike Helmet Safety • Stop, Drop […]
Read More »Planning Commission will hear WP South Acquisitions’ request for 310 attached residential homes on Settingdown Circle Tuesday
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — WP South Acquistions request to rezone 51.72 acres on Settingdown Circle for the purpose of constucting 310 attached residential units with 172 parking spaces is just one of the public hearings on the agenda when the Planning Commission meets Tuesday (Mar. 16) at 6:30 p.m. in the County Administration Building. The […]
Read More »Commissioners set to implement permit process for short-term rental
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Short-term rental in Georgia is a multi-billion dollar industry and that was the hot topic at Tuesday’s Board of Commissioners meeting. Forsyth County does not have a permitting process for short-term rentals and is currently losing hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of dollars in fees and potential sales tax revenue. […]
Read More »Suspected Forsyth County drug dealer arrested in major drug bust
PRESS RELEASE FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — In late 2020, the Johns Creek and Forsyth County Drug Task Force conducted an operation targeting a Forsyth County-based methamphetamine dealer. The information gained from the operation was turned over to the Forsyth County Deputy assigned to the DEA Atlanta Task Force. The Task Force Officer (TFO) was able […]
Read More »Deputies make arrest in catalytic converters case
PRESS RELEASE FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — During the past few months, Forsyth County and neighboring agencies have received reports of catalytic converters being stolen from vehicles. On March 9, 2021, at approximately 10 p.m., while conducting a business check at 3758 Post Road, a deputy observed a Dodge Durango in the rear of the business […]
Read More »Join the Great Forsyth County Cleanup Mar. 27 Residents invited to help cleanup their community
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. – Keep Forsyth County Beautiful welcomes everyone to take part in the Great FoCo Cleanup by helping remove litter from the community’s roadways on Saturday, March 27. The effort is a part of the Keep America Beautiful Great American Cleanup. Participants, as an organized team of volunteers or as individuals, can pick […]
Read More »Board of Commissioners work session Tuesday
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. – The Board of Commissioners will hold a work session Tuesday (Mar. 9) at 2 p.m. in the commissioners meeting room in the County Administration Building, 110 East Main Street, Suite 220. Items the Board will consider for approval include: An Amendment to the Master Services Agreement between Healthstat, Inc. and […]
Read More »Northside opens new vaccine clinics
PRESS RELEASE The Northside Hospital System continues to broaden its COVID-19 vaccine distribution to the community with vaccine clinics opening in Canton, Cumming, Lawrenceville, Roswell and Sandy Springs. Beginning Monday, March 8, the following groups will be eligible for vaccine appointments: Health care workers Residents and staff of long-term care facilities Adults aged 65+ and […]
Read More »Ethics Panel finds Levent violated two articles of Forsyth County Code of Ethics; recommends warning
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. – After two full days of sworn testimony and a $265,000 bill to Forsyth County taxpayers, an independent three-member ethics panel found Commissioner Todd Levent violated two of the provisions in the ethics complaint filed by fellow Commissioner Laura Semanson and added the appropriate action is a warning. The panel found that […]
Read More »Day 2 in Levent ethics hearing set for today
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Former assistant to the Board of Commissioners Carol Haag Balcome and District 4 Commissioner Cindy Mills gave key sworn testimony on the first day of the Todd Levent ethics hearing Monday. The hearing will resume at 9 a.m. today in the commissioners meeting in the County Administration Building, 110 East Main […]
Read More »Levent ethics hearing scheduled Monday
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. – An ethics complaint that has consumed 10 months and cost Forsyth County taxpayers nearly $200,000 in legal fees could finally, mercifully, be decided by a Forsyth County Ethics Board Monday (Feb. 28). The Board will meet at 9 a.m. in the Commissioners Meeting Room in the County Administration Building, 110 East […]
Read More »Deputies arrest Atlanta man following a second high-speed chase
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. – A 28-year-old Atlanta man chose to return to the scene of the crime Tuesday (Feb. 23) and now will have to pay the price. Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office deputies attempted to stop Jeremy Deshun Morris 24 hours earlier, but he lead them on a high-speed chase into another jurisdiction before supervisors, […]
Read More »Johns Creek, Forsyth County score key drug bust
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Surveillance of a suspected drug dealer’s home paid off big time last week when Johns Creek and Forsyth County detectives arrested five people on various drug and weapon charges and took a sizeable amount of drugs off the street. Detectives spotted the suspect, Levi Brown, 27, of Dawsonville leaving the home, […]
Read More »Poultry farm fire not believed to be suspicious
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. – A poultry farm fire that killed about 17,000 birds Monday may have been the result of a mechanical failure. Forsyth County Fire Department Division Chief Nathan Shivers said “Nothing about this appears to be suspicious. All indications are it was some kind of mechanical failure, although it is under investigation.” The […]
Read More »Worker in stable condition after trench collapses
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. – A construction worker suffered injuries to his lower extremities but is lucky to be alive today after a trench he was working in collapsed on him in the Habersham Gates subdivision just off Buford Highway, trapping him from the waist down. “Fortunately it didn’t cover his head or his chest,” said […]
Read More »BOC expected to renew Legacy Link agreement today
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. – The Board of Commissioners will consider approval of the 2021 Legacy Link/Area Agency on Aging Grant Program when it meets Tuesday (Feb. 23) at 2 p.m. in the County Administration Building, 110 East Main Street. The program includes Federal and State funding totaling $448,836 with local share match of $11,450, and […]
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