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[ In Local Business Events ]
Lakewood 400 Antiques Market - Free Admission Coupon
Visit Lakewood 400 Antiques Market this weekend for free!  Just print this coupon and bring it with you....a $3 instant savings just for visiting cumminghome!
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[ In Announcements ]
A Reminder About The Rules Governing our Comment Section
We will only accept comments on articles if you include your real full name and a real email address...
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[ In Opinion ]
Where is the Tea Party?
Unlike Democrats, Republicans, SuperPacs or other groups - the Tea Party Patriot movement is the largest local grassroots movement in American history to include "Training, Issue Education, Webinars and Tele-Town Halls, and Mobilizing Volunteers."...
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[ In Traffic & Infrastructure ]
Forsyth County Water Quality Report Available for Citizens
The Forsyth County Water and Sewer Department will be mailing the 2012 Water Quality Report to county water and sewer customers with their bills, beginning the week of May 14. Customers will receive the report with their monthly bill...
 
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[ In Campaign 2012 ]
Steve Voshall Announces Run for State Senate
Running for a public office is not something he wanted to do all his life, but with the economy caught in a perpetual stalemate and politicians doing nothing but kicking the can down the road, Steve Voshall decided that he had no choice but to run for the State Senate...
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[ In Books ]
Cumming Teen Launches Prize-winning Book
13-year-old Savannah McLeod will celebrate the launch of her book, Messages from the Breathless, a suspenseful novelette that tells the story of a high school love that doesn’t end after death...
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[ In Concerts / Entertainment ]
Movies in the Park™ Series in Cumming, Georgia
A summer series of Georgia Movies in the Park™ kicks off in Cumming, GA on June 23, 2012 at the Cumming Fairgrounds. The family festival and outdoor movie event will run on June 23 and July 28 at the Cumming Fairgrounds...
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[ In Government & Politics ]
Forsyth County’s First Stream Restoration Project Completed
Forsyth County marked the completion of the county’s first stream restoration project with a ribbon cutting ceremony held Monday, May 7. Located inside Forsyth County’s Midway Park, the stream restoration project was designed to improve overall downstream watershed conditions by stabilizing and restoring approximately 1,000 feet of degraded stream bank, using natural channel design methods...
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[ In Government & Politics ]
Forsyth County Board of Commissioners Recognized Three County Employees
Dennis W. Barron of the Tax Commissioner’s Office, Robert M. Waddell of the Sheriff’s Office and William R. Vaughn of Roads and Bridges were all recognized for reaching twenty-five years of service with the county...
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[ In Wine ]
Norm's Tasting Notes: 2010 Ferrari-Carano Fume Blanc
The Ferrari-Carano is a long-time favorite and paired well with our "Mexican Sushi". The flavors of lime, melon, and a hint of grass with lemon zest overtones, made the wine slide in right next to the flavors in the ceviche...
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[ In Schools ]
TCSG State Board Approves New Fee Structure for GED® Test-takers
Georgia’s adult learners who want to improve their education have easy access to free programs that offer adult education and GED preparation through the Technical College System of Georgia’s (TCSG) Office of Adult Education...
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[ In Public Safety ]
Forsyth County to Add Five Additional Outdoor Severe Weather Sirens
Forsyth County will be adding five additional outdoor severe weather sirens throughout the county. The outdoor severe weather sirens, which will join the county's 12 existing sirens, are designed to notify residents who are outdoors that severe weather is in the area. The five additional sirens were approved by the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners to help increase the sirens' coverage areas. Installation of the new sirens is expected to be completed by the end of the summer...
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[ In Special Events ]
Recycle Electronics May 5
Keep Forsyth County Beautiful invites everyone to continue their spring cleaning by recycling their old, unused electronics during the "E-Recycle" event on Saturday, May 5, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Cumming Fairgrounds' parking lot 3 off of Castleberry Road...
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[ In Public Safety ]
Ban on Outdoor Burning Goes Into Effect May 1
A countywide, state-mandated ban on outdoor burning goes into effect Tuesday, May 1 in Forsyth County and lasts through September 30. The ban prohibits all outdoor burning including the burning of leaves, trash, yard debris and storm damage...
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[ In Campaign 2012 ]
2012 Forsyth GOP Debate Series
The Forsyth County Republican Party will conduct its 2012 Debate Series on June 18-20, 25 and 27, 2012 at the Forsyth County Administration Building, located at 110 East Main Street, Suite 220, Cumming, Georgia 30040. Debates for respective offices will be held as follows...
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[ In Wine ]
Norm's Tasting Notes - 2010 Mezzacorona Pinot Grigio
So what do you serve with salmon salad? Our choice last night was a bottle of 2010 Mezzacorona Vigneti delle Dolomiti Pinot Grigio, which proved to be an excellent choice for a warm spring evening repast...
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[ In Campaign 2012 ]
The Second Tea Party Sponsored Debate for Forsyth County Commissioners is May 8th
The elections of 2012 will determine the direction of America, State/County from the bottom up. More important than ever is a need to be informed before you enter the voting booth in July and November...
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[ In Breaking News ]
Two Wanted for Theft, Fraud Located with Help of Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office Social Media
Two Forsyth County women wanted for stealing and using another person’s credit card were identified with the use of the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office social media accounts on Facebook and Twitter...
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[ In Breaking News ]
Forsyth County Man arrested and Charged in Computer Pornography Case
A 31-year-old Forsyth County man was arrested last night and charged with numerous sex-related crimes after posing as a female teenager on a social media page to elicit sexual images from middle-school age boys...
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[ In Local Business News ]
Brian Tam Opens Doors to “Tam’s at Bluegrass lakes”
Earlier this month, Brian Tam announced the opening of “Tam’s at Bluegrass Lakes,” designed as a base of operations for outside catering in Forsyth County and the North Fulton community...
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[ In Wine ]
Norm's Tasting Notes: 2009 Big Fire and Erath Oregon Pinot Noir
We had friends over for dinner last weekend for grilled salmon, and my favorite with salmon, Pinot Noir. We selected two bottles of similar wine from Oregon for comparison, but could not decide which was the best, so I have decided to write about both. This week's Tasting Notes is a "Two for One"...
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[ In Local Business News ]
Georgia-to-Georgia Selects Dennis Brown
The Georgia-to-Georgia Foundation has selected retired U.S. Army Col. Dennis Brown to host a delegation from the Republic of Georgia that will visit metro Atlanta in May as part of the Library of Congress' Open World Program...
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[ In Civic Organizations ]
"People, Helping People" in Forsyth County
The MSG Foundation, whose motto of "People, helping People", is doing just that in Forsyth County. Its monthly Dinner for the Hungry is growing in every sense of the word. More individuals and local businesses are learning of its efforts, more volunteers and donors are becoming involved, and citizens in need of a good, hot, home-cooked meal are coming as individuals and families...
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[ In Opinion ]
The Man From Nankipooh
Well a lotta folks have been askin me what the difference is between the Skunks and the Polecats, and I can tell you that about the only difference is the way they want to spend the money that they steal from you.  Other than that, they both stink!  Now that brings me to another question, now that we are down to one Skunk and one Polecat to go up against the man from Nankipooh...
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[ In Schools ]
Pinecrest Academy’s Second Grade Students to Make Check Presentations to Save the Children USA and Philippines School for International Relief Efforts
Next week, Pinecrest Academy second grade students and their teacher, Ms. Sydney Lee, will issue checks to Save the Children USA and to Everest Academy in Manila, Philippines, to be used for relief efforts benefiting families devastated from natural disasters around the world...
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[ In Opinion ]
Tam's Sweetheart Deal with City
Brian Tam's "sweetheart deal" with the City of Cumming finally exploded into public view last week when Forsyth County resident Bob Rorke obtained a copy of the contract between the city and Tam's restaurant, Tam's Backstage...
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[ In Government & Politics ]
Senate Bill 356 Signed by Governor Deal
This week, Governor Nathan Deal signed Senate Bill 356 into law. SB 356, sponsored in the Senate by Sen. Jack Murphy (R-Cumming), will increase the number of superior court judges in the Bell- Forsyth Circuit from two to three. The new judge will be appointed by Governor Deal for a term running from January 1, 2013 through December 31, 2014 and until a successor is elected and qualified...
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[ In History ]
Confederat​e Memorial Day in Dixie
Did you know that the first Memorial Day in America was held in the South in honor of both the soldiers of Union Blue and Confederate Gray? Some folks call the War Between the States, 1861-1865, a lost cause but stories of the heroic- brave men and women who stood for Southern Independence are still cherished in the hearts and souls of many people throughout the South...
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[ In Breaking News ]
Forsyth County Juvenile Located
A 15-year-old Forsyth County juvenile reported as an endangered runaway on Wednesday has been located. John “Calvin” Felso returned home on his own just before noon today. He is safe and reunited with his family...
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[ In Schools ]
22 Forsyth County Students Named Finalists for Governor's Honors Program
More than 2900 students from across the state were interviewed and auditioned over three weekends in January and February, and from those nominees 690 finalists were chosen to participate in the 2012 program...
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