Forsyth Herald

Largest newspaper in Forsyth County, GA. Story tips? Email newsroom(at)appenmedia(.)com or call 770-442-3278. An @appenmedia publication.

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Fulton County residents are given five days to study agenda items. Gwinnett started putting packets online about 10 years ago. What about Forsyth County? https://t.co/TQxRCkvcRZ

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The Forsyth County Board of Commissioners moved forward with plans to improve four county parks at its April 12 work session. https://t.co/0Vi44jmrSn

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Rebranding “critical race theory” to “divisive concepts” proved more palatable to Georgia lawmakers who passed a bill outlining what is acceptable to teach in Georgia classrooms about race-related issues. https://t.co/6TbNdpxdFa

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Background material for the 5 p.m. Forsyth County Board of Commissioners meeting was made available to the public around 2 p.m. It was 527 pages long.  https://t.co/TQxRCkvcRZ

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The Veterans Alliance Honor Guard has posted a “Help Wanted” sign seeking military veterans to help lay their brethren to rest with proper ceremony. https://t.co/6i6Av7L5BW

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The new Midway structure will be built on an empty lot farther south on Mullinax, close to Denmark High School. https://t.co/KlyPZg6TCf

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One of Forsyth County’s oldest schools, Midway Elementary, is set to receive a new, larger building. The Board of Education presented plans for the building at a March 17 meeting of the Board of Commissioners.  https://t.co/KlyPZg6TCf

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Happening now: Gov. Brian Kemp signs the "Mental Health Parity Act," surrounded by a bipartisan group of lawmakers.

“When Georgians come together we can do great and remarkable things,” said Gov. Kemp.

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Atlanta Community Food Bank announced March 28 that it has given a total of $455,000 across more than 90 individual grants to Metro Atlanta food banks and pantries. https://t.co/qpUV2HS7M1

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The Forsyth County Education Foundation wrapped up its annual Duck Dive For Education fundraiser April 1, netting nearly $80,000 for the county’s schools through rubber duck sales. https://t.co/MFymv7PuS2

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A 2-mile portion of Forsyth’s County’s Big Creek Greenway reopened March 22 after more than a year of repairs. The reopening also launched the greenway’s new Halcyon Trailhead on Cortland Walk. https://t.co/FdH1KxDuOs

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Forsyth County Schools with its booming population will likely be the state’s fourth largest school district next year. Some of that growth is tied to Fulton County departures. https://t.co/vGg1BV1odg

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Alpharetta’s North Point Community Church and Cumming’s Browns Bridge Church kicked off daylight saving time March 13 by asking churchgoers to bring new pajamas to donate to kids in foster care. https://t.co/I33Ml6nggD

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The Forsyth County Board of Commissioners took steps toward banning retail pet sales at its March 22 work session.  https://t.co/CcT6bW81Ba

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After months of heated debate, Forsyth County Schools is taking a second look at its policies on books containing “sexually explicit” material. https://t.co/5GjLlAQuPy

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A Forsyth County man died and another was injured March 18 after they were struck by a vehicle on Peachtree Parkway near Granite Lane. https://t.co/g8O65Yhe1x

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The Forsyth County Board of Commissioners suspended Red Barn Package Store’s alcohol permit for 30 days March 17 after the store sold alcohol to minors twice in six months. https://t.co/MHSy5VhWdN

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The Forsyth County Board of Commissioners voted March 16 to retroactively revoke a massage parlor’s business license that had expired at the end of last year. https://t.co/l7bmGzJQKj