UPDATE: Missing woman, daughter found safe in Mexico
News December 29, 2021
CUMMING, Ga. — The Cumming Police Department announced today via a Facebook post that a Cumming woman and her daughter who were allegedly kidnapped by the woman’s ex-husband have been found safe in Mexico.
“I am very happy to announce that Esperanza Parada-Olivas and Rachel Zecena have been safely located in Mexico and are now back in the US with law enforcement officials,” the Facebook post stated.
The woman’s ex-husband Alexis R. Zecena-Lopez, 55, has been arrested in connection with their kidnapping and is currently awaiting extradition. This is still an ongoing investigation and we will only release limited details but I am very thankful to the US Marshals and FBI for all the hard work they put into helping track down Esperanza and Rachel and bringing them home safely.”
The woman and her daughter had been missing sonce Monday.
Cumming American Legion Veterans Day ceremony Nov. 11
News, Press Release November 7, 2020
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — The Annual Veterans Day Ceremony will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 11, beginning at 11 a.m. The event, which this year is presented by American Legion Cumming Post 307, will be held at the Cumming Veterans War Memorial, next door to the Cumming Police Department.
This free community event will feature patriotic speakers, Forsyth County Sheriff and Fire Department Honor Guard, and music from Forsyth Central High School’s Flash of Crimson Band, local homeschool groups and soloists. Those in attendance are asked to wear masks and practice social distancing as much as possible, and to reserve parking spaces at the Cumming Police Department for the elderly or those with mobility issues. Additional parking is available at the Cumming Fairgrounds and the Castleberry Road parking deck.
Everyone is welcome to come out and help honor our community’s veterans and active duty service men and women.