Flowery Branch, GA

(Cleveland)- Authorities are pursuing leads on three suspects who they say were involved in a burglary at Straight Shooters, a gun and ammo store in Cleveland. Just before five AM Friday morning, Cleveland Police Officers responded to an alarm call at the business located on South Main Street. Cleveland Police...

Local police are working with state and federal agents to find who stole an untold number of firearms from a Cleveland gun and sporting goods store. The theft occurred early Friday, June 24, at Straight Shooters on South Main Street. Officers responded to an alarm call just before 5 a.m.,...

Area residents may soon have a new place to grab chicken for the family and gas for your car. As neighbors on Thompson Bridge Road in Gainesville, Zaxby’s restaurant and Clipper convenience store are aiming to open around the same time — late July. The two will even...

152 acres of land have officially been purchased by Green Brick Partners, Inc. for the $400 million Sawnee Village development project(Image by The Providence Group) (Forsyth County, GA) 152 acres of land have officially been purchased by Green Brick Partners, Inc. for the $400 million Sawnee Village development project. The sale of the property closed in early June.

A vigil will be held at Redan High School on June 25 at 7 p.m. in honor of David Jackson, who died June 19 at the age of 41. Jackson was well-known in Redan, throughout much of south DeKalb, the baseball community and the Atlanta sports community—due to his role with Redan High School athletics.

A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held on June 24 to celebrate the completion of the Cumming City Center(Image by the City of Cumming) (Forsyth County, GA) On the morning of Friday, June 24, a vision became a reality for Mayor Troy Brumbalow, as the ceremonious ribbon was cut at the Cumming City Center.

ATLANTA – A Georgia-based shoe company plans to reinvest into an existing facility that will create about 340 new jobs. Governor Brian P. Kemp announced that Okabashi Brands Inc., a Georgia-based shoe company, will create approximately 340 new jobs as they reinvest in their existing facility in Gwinnett County and grow.

Experience the glitz and glamor of Las Vegas, right here in Downtown Duluth! This special event takes place on Saturday, June 25th, 2022, from 6 to 9 p.m. It is FREE to attend. There will be a full lineup of performances you’d expect to find on the Vegas Strip, including...

The 66-unit Northlake Apartments complex in Tucker recently sold for $9.9 million, or $150,000 per unit. The three-building, 3.8-acre property is 100% occupied and located at 2006 Northlake Parkway. The grandfather of the new owner, Clayton Edwards of KENCO, developed the property in 1970. Chandler and Taylor Brown of GREA...

Have a romantic picnic this weekend.Photo/Eventbrite) (Forsyth County, GA) There are plenty of things to do around Forsyth County during the first official weekend of summer, including a date night event that doesn’t require planning, musicals and a car race like you might not have seen before. Here’s this week’s Fun in FoCo roundup:

Pamela Bish of Dacula, Georgia, is getting ready to become a live organ donor and give one of her kidneys to her youngest son.

JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Mark Toro, the mind behind Alpharetta’s iconic Avalon shopping center, announced plans June 22 to create a new mixed-use destination in Johns Creek. Toro Development Company plans to redevelop a 43-acre site on Johns Creek Parkway at the intersection with McGinnis Ferry Road, currently occupied by two mid-rise office buildings formerly occupied by State Farm.

With the release of Jurassic World: Dominion recently, our younger grandchildren have been begging to go see the movie. At 8 and 4-1/2 years old, the movie doesn’t seem appropriate for them yet. When I saw an ad for Dino Safari in Alpharetta, I asked the children what they...

A Tampa consulting firm with ties to state and local schools and government is acquiring an Atlanta-area technology solutions company in a move that will nearly double its tech support staff. MGT Consulting Group announced Thursday that it will absorb Norcross, Ga.’s Layer 3 Communications in a deal designed to...

A new addition to this year’s 2022 Georgia Police and Fire Games in Gainesville is the Medic Challenge, held Thursday morning at Lanier Technical College. Three teams, one from Hall County and two from Gainesville Fire Department, competed in three skills scenarios where they put their everyday treatment knowledge into practice.

OAKWOOD — The Johnson boys soccer team already claimed their second state title in four years last month, taking a come-from-behind, 4-2 win over St. Pius in the Georgia High School Association Class 5A championship match at McEachern Stadium. Earlier this week, the Knights were officially proclaimed one of...

In previous recruiting classes, Mississippi State head coach Mike Leach and his staff have encountered consistent success at the wide receiver position. On Friday, the Bulldogs got off to a solid start with that position group in the Class of 2023. Norcross (Ga.) High School's Nakai Poole announced his Mississippi...

More than 1 million Americans have died from COVID-19 – more than the total number of Americans killed in World War I and World War II combined. In the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metropolitan area, located in Georgia, a total of 16,219 deaths have been attributed to the virus, equal to 281 fatalities for every 100,000 people. […]