FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — The Forsyth County Tea Party has been the No. 1 source of information this year for voters who want to learn about the Republican candidates in the May 24 General Primary Election. In January, Tea Party President Bobby Donnelly started inviting candidates up and down the ballot to come and present […]
Read More »Board of Commissioners work session set for Tuesday
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — The Board of Commissioners will consider awarding RFP 21-165-2410 for the purchase of three (3) replacement Brush Trucks at $285,443.00 each to Ten-8 Fire and Safety Equipment in the amount of $856,329when the Board of Commissioners meets in a work session Tuesday at 2 p.m. in the County Administration Building, 110 […]
Read More »John Luchetti campaigns for House District 28
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. – Republican John Luchetti is the blue collar candidate in the Georgia House District 28 race. He is a contractor who has never run for an elected office. His campaign is almost 100 percent self funded and he has no campaign manager to help guide him through the political process. But he […]
Read More »New district lines, precincts and polling places now in effect for May 24 Election
PRESS RELEASE FORSHTY COUNTY, Ga. — Multiple changes have been made that will impact Forsyth County voters during the 2022 election cycle including voter district lines, precincts and polling places. “We strongly encourage all voters to familiarize themselves with where they will be voting and which districts now represent them before they head out […]
Read More »Precinct cards will be mailed to county voters after recent changes to polling places
PRESS RELEASE FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. -– Forsyth County Voter Registrations & Elections will be mailing precinct cards to all of the county’s approximately 172,000 registered voters following recent changes to district lines, precincts and polling places. “We are sending precinct cards out to every registered county voter (registered as of March 25, 2022) because all […]
Read More »Monday is voter registration deadline
PRESS RELEASE FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Monday, April 25, 2022, is the last day for Forsyth County residents to register to vote or to change their name and/or address on the voter registration list for the May 24, 2022 General Primary and Nonpartisan General Election. The following are ways to register: • Online: o The […]
Read More »Mike Valdes vs. Erin Knight in school board debate
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — The District 5 seat on the Forsyth County Board of education opened up when Kristen Morrissey chose not to run for reelection. Mike Valdes, a construction manager, and Erin Knight, an independent reading specialist, qualified last month to run for the position. They participated in the Republican Party debate Wednesday evening […]
Read More »Scheidt vs. incumbent McCall in School Board debate
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. – For 12 months, parents of school children in the Forsyth County School System have clamored for a change in an increasingly woke Board of Education. During Wednesday’s Republican Party debate with School Board incumbent Wes McCall, Dennis Scheidt promised to be a strong advocate for that change. Scheidt, said, “I’ve been […]
Read More »Board of Commissioners holds public hearing on four new subdivisions
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — The Board of Commissioners will consider requests from developers to rezone property for four new subdivisions when it meets Thursday at 5 p.m. in the County Administration Building in Cumming. Toll Brothers, Inc. ZA 4037 is a request to rezone115.253 acres for 128 residential lots and ZA 049 is a request […]
Read More »Motorcycle accident claims life of Waleska man
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — A Waleska man was killed early this morning when he failed to negotiate a curve on Matt Highway on his 2009 Yamaha FZ 600 and impacted a utility pole. Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office identified the man as 39-year-old Dustin Darby. He was pronounced deceased at the scene. Due to the final […]
Read More »Leadership Forsyth to hold dedication ceremony for Tolbert Street Cemetery
Forsyth County, Georgia – A dedication ceremony for a revitalized cemetery property located at 351 Tolbert St. will be held at 11 a.m. on May 2 following a recent restoration of the cemetery that contains unmarked and marked graves. During a Leadership Forsyth class project to provide a place of dignity to those buried at […]
Read More »Braselton man killed in motorcycle accident
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — The Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office reports that a Braselton man was killed today when he lost control of his Harley Davidson FXDP while negotiating a curve near the intersection of Little Mill Road and Paddocks Mill Drive at approximately 1:40 p.m. The initial investigation determined the motorcycle was driven by 28-year-old […]
Read More »Erin Knight reportedly backs out of Wednesday’s school board debate
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Officials with the Forsyth County Republican Party told Mike Valdes that his opponent in the District 5 Board of Education election, Erin Knight, will not participate in next Wednesday’s candidate debate. Valdes said GOP Secretary Mendy Moore broke the news at the town hall meeting at South Forsyth High School and […]
Read More »School Board debate set for April 20 in the County Administration Building
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — The Forsyth County Republican Party will host a debate between Republican candidates for the Board of Education on Wednesday, April 20 in the County Administration Building 110 East Main Street in Cumming. Doors open at 6 p.m. The debate will begin at 6:30 p.m. Commissioner Kristen Morrissey has decided not to […]
Read More »GDOT releases funds for Post Road widening project
Forsyth County, Ga. – The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) is making funds available sooner than originally anticipated for a project to add lanes on Post Road from S.R. 9 to Kelly Mill Road. “Forsyth County is one of Georgia’s fastest-growing communities and appropriately managing congestion is a top priority for state and local transportation […]
Read More »Carter Barrett campaigns for State House Dist. 24
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. – Carter Barrett has built a 30-year reputation of getting things done for the community from the startup of Community Business Bank during the great recession to rebuilding the Rotary Club of Lanier Forsyth and Leadership Forsyth. Now he would like to take that record of success to the state capitol as […]
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