Forsyth County commissioners are holding a public meeting on the controversial idea of buying the Lanier Golf Course with county money Thursday, Feb. 25, at 6:30 p.m. at Mashburn Elementary School. The school is at 2777 Samples Road. The public will be able to hear about and comment on the proposal to use money for green space to buy the course.

The discussion has attracted opposition because of the proposed price of the land and the idea of the county getting into the business of running a golf course.

--Christopher Quinn

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A native of Columbus and a fine arts graduate of Clark Atlanta, Amy Sherald was chosen as the official portrait artist of former first lady Michelle Obama. On the same week that the portrait was unveiled at the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, it was also announced that Sherald was awarded the High Museum's 2018 David C. Driskell Prize. (Andrew Harnik/AP)

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