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Witness: Woman killed was in funeral procession
An 80-year-old woman killed Friday afternoon in a Gwinnett County crash was at the end of a funeral procession, according to witnesses.The woman and an elderly man, who was driving, were in a maroon sedan traveling behind the motorcycle officer assisting with traffic control for the procession, Margi Philbin told ...
Body found in Chattahoochee River
Two paddlers on the Chattahoochee River found a body Monday afternoon in north Fulton County.The kayakers called the park service, which notified Johns Creek police and firefighters.The body was pulled from the water in the area of McGinnis Ferry, according to Jeff Hogan, Johns Creek fire chief.Investigators believe the body ...
Forsyth to consider fee for using county rec centers
The Forsyth County Board of Commissioners has set a public hearing on proposed imposition of recreation center fees for 5 p.m. Oct. 3 at the Forsyth County Administration Building, 110 E. Main St., Cumming. Forsyth residents would pay $10 first year, $5 the next, non-residents $120, visitors $5. It’s being ...
So, you like your company? Tell us about it
You say you work for a great company with an encouraging and inclusive atmosphere. You say you have good benefits. You say your bosses are fair, sympathetic, understanding. Then why not share the good news? Again.In March, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution will publish its fourth annual special section on the top ...
Cops: Forsyth County man arrested for threatening to shoot up school
Forsyth County police arrested a man Wednesday for allegedly threatening to shoot up a school in Gwinnett County. Police later found bomb shrapnel, several rounds of bullets and improvised explosive devices at his home in Cumming. On Tuesday, Joseph John Medved, 51, attempted to purchase a shotgun from a pawn ...
South Forsyth High teacher honored by state Department of Education
Debra Moore, an advanced marketing and entrepreneurship teacher at South Forsyth High in Cummings, was honored by the state Department of Education for making a positive impact in the lives of her students. Georgia Superintendent John Barge recently presented Moore with the Fountain Award, named after Monty Fountain, a teacher ...
Woman in critical condition after Forsyth wreck; Ga. 400 NB reopens
Traffic was opened back up at Settingdown Road on Ga. 400 northbound in Forsyth after an accident involving a car and a cement truck, according to local officials. The accident occurred around 12:45 p.m. A helicopter has been sent to the scene to transport a female victim who is in ...
Good Samaritans rescue paralyzed man from Ga. 400 accident
Three witnesses to a fatal accident on Ga. 400 rescued a disabled man from a burning vehicle Monday. Maria Martinez of Cumming was traveling southbound on Ga. 400 near Pilgrim Mill Road when she struck the back of freightliner tractor trailer, according to Forsyth County sheriff’s office. Her car spun ...
Forsyth County libraries keep on bookin’
Technology brings a world of knowledge to our smart phones, tablets and PC’s with the wave of a hand, so when budgets tighten some metro counties contemplate taking the scalpel to library services.For those of us who live in Forsyth County, one of the fastest growing in the state, we ...
Motorcycle license testing available Sept. 21 in Cumming
The Georgia Motorcycle Safety Program (GMSP) is offering mobile motorcycle license testing at the Gold Wing Road Riders Awareness event at Cumming Marketplace on Sept. 21, Rob Mikell, commissioner of the Georgia Department of Driver Services has announced. This takes place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 1250 Marketplace ...
Parents reunite with young runaway in Forsyth County
A 10-year-old runaway found walking along a Forsyth County road Tuesday night has been safely reunited with his family, authorities said. But not before lying to Forsyth County Sheriff’s deputies about his name, his age — he’s actually 12 — and where he is from, officials said. Deputy Doug Rainwater ...
Caryl Glenn Marsh, 73: Retired Army general led by example
Glenn Marsh led by example, which was often a challenge for the soldiers who followed him. The three-star Army general was known to get involved with whatever activity was going on at the time. “If there was 6 inches of snow on the ground, he would still sleep in a ...
Softball coach gets probation for ‘sexting’ teen
A youth softball coach was sentenced to five years of probation after admitting he sent lewd text messages to a 15-year-old girl. Robert Keith Payne, 36, of Cumming, must also register as a sex offender and can no longer have unsupervised visits with juveniles after pleading guilty to enticing a ...
Florida will ask Supreme Court to limit Georgia’s water use
Florida Gov. Rick Scott announced Tuesday that he will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene in the decades-long tri-state “water wars” and slow down Georgia’s water use. Florida and Alabama have long alleged that Georgia does not allow enough water to flow down the Chattahoochee River, while Georgia has ...
Forsyth fox provides painful rabies lesson
Sandra Odom was with her little brother and his friend at her community pool in Forsyth County last month when a little fox crept out of the woods and walked over to them. “It slowly walked up to me and wrapped and rubbed around me,” Odom, 23, said. “It was ...
Forsyth County girl dies from wreck injuries; her mother was dead at scene
A Forsyth County middle school student badly injured Wednesday in a wreck that killed her mother has died. Eleven-year-old Caroline Addlesburger of Suwanee, a student at Riverwatch Middle School, died late Friday morning at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite, according to Forsyth sheriff’s spokeswoman Karleen Chalker. The girl’s ...
Woman killed, daughter critically injured in Forsyth County wreck
Heavy rain may have contributed to a wreck that killed a Forsyth County woman and critically injured her 11-year-old daughter, according to police. Traci Bieler, 43, of Suwanee, was driving a 2002 Toyota Camry southbound on Old Atlanta Road, near Estates of Old Atlanta subdivision, when investigators believe she lost ...
Atlanta weather | More rain, possible flooding on the way
Heavy rains made a muddy mess out of northwest counties Wednesday, flooding roads, toppling trees and sending rivers over their banks. The rain also factored into a two-vehicle wreck that killed a woman and critically injured her 11-year-old daughter, police said.More rain is possible for the rest of the week, ...
Metro schools to greet students, parents with upgraded computer services and tighter security
Tighter security, new facilities and updated computer systems will greet many of the 700,000 children returning to metro schools this week and next. School districts across metro Atlanta are jumping into the 21st century with new computer systems that allow parents to track their children’s performance or expose students to ...
Flood waters strike Gilmer, Pickens counties
Water was gushing into her home — up through the floors, up through the toilet, up through any gap at all — when Pat Lipham grabbed her two small dogs and crawled atop a dresser.Outside, the water spun her car around and threw a porch bench on top of it. ...
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