Forsyth County, GA

(Michael Morton/M Photo + Video) (Forsyth County, GA) The lunar eclipse late Sunday night, May 15, was a sight to behold. A Forsyth County photographer shared the images he took for anyone who missed it, or who wanted to see it again.

The annual review gives a look back at 2021 crime rates, awards & honors, highlights of the year and finances, among other topics(Image by the Forsyth County Sheriff's Office) (Forsyth County, GA) The Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office just released its annual review for 2021.

(Forsyth County, GA) Do you have questions about the new Passport Springs and Spa project? If so, you have a chance to ask them in person at a public participation meeting on Tuesday, May 17 at 7 p.m. The meeting will be at Old Atlanta Recreation Center at 810 Nichols Road in Suwanee, across from Lambert High School.

When a Forsyth County, Georgia, man last week challenged the eligibility of 13,000 voters, a power that a new state law gives individual citizens, it set Democrats and voting-rights activists scrambling, calling in a high-powered law firm to protest. County election officials rejected his request, but party organizers expect to...

ATLANTA — Two students in metro Atlanta have received one of the nation’s highest academic honors. South Forsyth senior Ayush Gundawar and Creekview High student Ty Hubert earned U.S. Presidential Scholars awards. Only 161 students nationwide earned U.S. Presidential Scholar honors. Gundawar will be attending the University of...

Ayush Gundawar knew from the moment he founded LearnForsyth, a free tutoring platform in Forsyth County, in 2020 that he wanted to help others succeed in their education. Started during the pandemic, the South Forsyth High School senior said the platform was meant to connect students with volunteers to help tutor them through confusing online classes and stressful or difficult times. And in the past two years, it has done exactly that.

Forsyth County Schools released a tentative operational budget of more than $589 million for the 2023 fiscal year after a Board of Education work session on Tuesday, May 10, which would allow for staff salary increases and new employee positions. Chief Financial Officer Larry Hammel presented the tentative budget to...

A challenge to nearly 13,000 voter registrations was denied by the Forsyth County Board of Voter Registrations and Elections on the same night that the board adopted a policy for challenging voters. At a special called meeting on Thursday, May 12, the board voted unanimously to dismiss the challenge of...

Passport Experiences will be hosting a public participation meeting for residents to ask questions about a proposed development called Passport Springs & Spa. The meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. on Tuesday, May 17 at the Old Atlanta Recreational Center at 810 Nichols Road, Suwanee. Passport Experiences is proposing a...

Over the weekend, Forsyth County hosted Sunday voting for the first time, and nearly 300 locals came out to cast ballots for the May 24 General Primary and Nonpartisan General Election. On Sunday, May 15, 297 voters – 124 choosing Democratic ballots, 173 requesting Republican ballots and none voting non-partisan...

The first graduating class of the Forsyth County Student Government Academy(Photo/Forsyth County) (Forsyth County, GA) Twenty-one high school juniors are the first students to graduate from Forsyth County’s new Student Government Academy.A graduation ceremony was held on Wednesday, May 11 at the Forsyth Conference Center at Lanier Technical College. The Student Government Academy was created as a civics program to give eleventh graders the opportunity to understand how local governments operate. By engaging with leaders from Forsyth County and the state of Georgia, as well as the media, students learned firsthand how departments work together to make decisions and set policy for the community.

Nine have been indicted on sex crimes recently by the Forsyth county Superior Court, ranging from failure to register as a sex offender to child molestation. All were indicted by the Forsyth County Superior Court in March, April and May. Here’s a look at who faces charges. Man indicted...