FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. – Forsyth County Sheriff’s Deputy Dylan Holcomb, 26, was released from Northside Hospital Forsyth Wednesday after he suffered minor injuries in a traffic accident near the intersection of Brannon Road and Ronald Reagan Boulevard. According to the Georgia State Patrol accident report, Holcomb was following too closely behind a 2008 Mercedes Benz […]
Read More »Cumming woman killed in single-vehicle crash
CUMMING, Ga. — A Cumming woman was killed in a single-vehicle accident in the area of Polo Fields Parkway and Bethelview Road Wednesday. According to the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office, 58-year-old Sheila Giglia was traveling westbound on Bethelview in the inside lane in a 2007 KIA Sedona and did not navigate the slight curve. The […]
Read More »Board of Commissioners will meet Thursday
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. – The Board of Commissioners will hold a regular meeting, including five public hearings Thursday at 5 p.m. in the County Administration Building, 110 East Main Street. The meeting will be via an in-person assembly but is also available by remote streaming at www.forsythco.com Commissioners will hold public hearings and possible vote […]
Read More »Schools, county government will operate on 2-hour delay today
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. Forsyth County schools and government will operate on a 2-hour delay today (Feb. 16).
Read More »Parks and Recreation Dept. continues to add to Therapeutic Recreation programs
PRESS RELEASE Forsyth County, Ga. – Forsyth County Parks & Recreation’s therapeutic recreation added ten new programs, saw a year-over-year membership growth of 32% and offered several new out-of-school programs in 2020, despite the COVID-19 pandemic. Therapeutic recreation, which launched in March 2018, offers programs for individuals with specific needs in order to develop leisure […]
Read More »Cumming Arbor Day Celebration Feb. 19
PRESS RELEASE CUMMING, Ga. — The City of Cumming is again partnering with Keep Forsyth County Beautiful, UGA Extension Services, and the Georgia Forestry Commission to present a Community Arbor Day Celebration on Friday, Feb. 19th from 5:30-7 p.m. at Cumming City Park (437 Pilgrim Mill Road). Masks and social distancing are strongly encouraged for this event. K-12th grade […]
Read More »Northside announces expansion of health care network
PRESS RELEASE FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Northside Hospital is committed to expanding access to leading health care across Georgia. The health system announces the following network updates. Advanced Neurosurgery Associates joins the Northside Network Northside is pleased to welcome Advanced Neurosurgery Associates to its network of providers. Drs. Harlan Bruner, Christopher Comey, Matthew Hazard and […]
Read More »Northside BMT Program ‘significantly’ exceeds expected survival for 12th consecutive year
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — For a 12th consecutive year, The Blood and Marrow Transplant (BMT) Program at Northside Hospital has been recognized as having among the very best survival outcomes in the United States for bone marrow transplants. The data were provided by the Centers for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research (CIBMTR) in their Final 2020 Transplant […]
Read More »County commissioners file objection to City annexation along Antioch Road
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. – The Board of Commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday to file an objection to the City’s proposed annexation of 21.259 acres along Antioch Road for use as a construction operation. The annexation would require a change of zoning from Residential 1 to Heavy Business. The proposed use anticipates redevelopment of existing structures on […]
Read More »Information Systems employees create system for COVID-19 shot appointments
PRESS RELEASE FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — During the Board of Commissioner’s Feb. 4 meeting, County Manager Kevin Tanner recognized two employees from the Information Systems & Technology Department for creating and maintaining an appointment system for people to register for COVID-19 vaccinations as well as to retrieve needed documentation after making the appointment. Database Administrator […]
Read More »BOC will consider Information Systems purchase during Tuesday’s work session
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — The Board of Commissioners will consider approval of a number of purchases during Tuesday’s work session, including one in the amount of $570,406.19 for a three-year agreement with Microsoft Enterprise through Dell Marketing LP for the Department of Information Systems and Technology. Tuesday’s meeting will be held in the second-floor meeting […]
Read More »Fire destroys local storage facility
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. – Division Fire Chief Jason Shivers reported Wednesday morning that a maintenance and storage facility belonging to Rakestraw Sanitation at 4065 Browns Bridge was destroyed by fire. Shivers said the building was not occupied and there were no injuries reported. A passing motorist saw the smoke and reported the fire. “It sits […]
Read More »Board of Commissioners meeting Thursday
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. – The Board of Commissioners will hold a regular meeting and public hearings Thursday (Feb. 4) in the County Administration Building, 110 East Main Street at 5 p.m. The meeting will be in-person assembly. Information regarding remote streaming and participation opportunities is available at www.forsythco.com. Water and Sewer Director Tim Perkins will receive […]
Read More »Ex-Forsyth deputy charged with sexual assault
PRESS RELEASE Cumming, GA. (February 3, 2021) – On Tuesday, February 2, 2021, the GBI arrested former Forsyth County Deputy Nicholas Maddox, 34, of Dawsonville, Georgia for Sexual Assault by a Person of Supervisory or Disciplinary Authority, O.C.G.A.16-6-5.1 (b)(3). Maddox was booked by the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office and is out on bond. On May […]
Read More »Feb. 8-12 proclaimed FBLA Week in Cumming
PRESS RELEASE Mayor Troy Brumbalow and City Council presented a proclamation during their January Work Session recognizing the week of Feb. 8-12 as “Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) Week” in Cumming. Yugeshwar Muralidhar, a member of the City of Cumming Youth Council, accepted the proclamation on behalf of the FBLA chapters at his school, […]
Read More »Mayor Brumbalow issues first-quarter memo
PRESS RELEASE CUMMING, Ga. Despite the pandemic, we were still able to hold our 3rd Annual City of Cumming Christmas Parade on Dec. 5. Since the event was completely outdoors and spectators had plenty of room to spread out (and were encouraged to wear masks), we proceeded with the event in order to bring our […]
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