Hammons named risk and safety manager
Featured Stories July 9, 2021
Heather Hammons
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Forsyth County, Georgia – Heather Hammons has been named Forsyth County Risk and Safety Manager effective July 5, 2021. Hammons replaces former Risk and Safety Manager Charity Clark after Clark was named director of Personnel Services.
“Heather is an ideal fit for the position of risk and safety manager,” said County Manager Kevin Tanner. “We look forward to working with her in this role.” Hammons has worked for the County for 15 years with her last position being Claims Administrator before accepting this position.
She began her career in 1998 as a Property and Casualty Insurance Agent with Northside Insurance and Commercial Lines Specialty high-risk underwriting before transitioning into the government sector. Hammons is an active member of both the Georgia Public Risk Management Association and National Public Risk Management Association.
She is a member of the 2016 Class of the National Public Risk Management Association (PRIMA) Institute and a 2020 Graduate of Leadership Forsyth. Hammons has earned a Certified Workers’ Compensation Professional designation and is currently pursuing a Property & Casualty Insurance Adjustor License for the State of Georgia. Forsyth County Risk Management achieves an appropriate balance between realizing the County’s opportunity for gains that are set forth and adopted as policy by the Board of Commissioners, elected officials and constitutional officers of Forsyth County while protecting County assets and minimizing the County’s overall exposure to loss.
Johns Creek, Forsyth County score key drug bust
News February 24, 2021
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, carrying a large backpack. When they tried to approach him, he dropped the backpack and ran but was quickly apprehended.
The backpack contained approximately 40 grams of methamphetamine, 92 LSD tabs, 15 ounces of GHB, 20 grams of marijuana, 3 amphetamine pills, as well as a sawed-off shotgun.
After Brown was taken into custody, detectives obtained a search warrant for the home where an additional large quantity of methamphetamine was found along with various drug paraphernalia and counterfeit US currency.
Arrested along with Brown are William Johnson, 61, of Cumming, Marsha Baker, 61, of Cartersville, Shanna Anderson, 29, of Cumming and Ivory Stone Guy, 25, of Cumming.
Those individuals face the following charges:
Brown
- Fraud: Altering the Identification of a Weapon
- Trafficking Methamphetamine
- Possession of Schedule I or II Controlled Substance with Intent to Distribute
- Possession of a Fire Arm During the Commission of a Felony
- 2 counts Possession, Purchase, Manufacture, Distribution or Sale of Controlled Substance
- Possession, Purchase, Manufacture, Distribution of Sale of Marijuana
- Possession of a Sawed-Off Shot Gun
- Possession of a Fire Arm by a Convicted Felon
- Obstruction of Law Enforcement
- Probation Violation
Johnson
- Forgery 2nd Degree
- Possession of Methamphetamine with Intent to Distribute
- Possession of Drug Related Objects
Baker
- Possession of Methamphetamine
- Possession Purchase of Any Controlled Substance Schedule III
Shanna Anderson
- Possession of Methamphetamine
Ivory Stone Guy
- Possession of Methamphetamine
- Probation Violation
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