Forsyth News

As the holiday season approaches, many people begin to think about holiday shopping and spending time with loved ones.

What started as the cry of one moma s heart as her children went to public junior high school has expanded to include an estimated 175,000 moms throughout the United States and in 132 countries... and Moms In Touch is celebrating 25 years of encouraging mothers to pray for children and schools.

After closing its doors this past summer, Monroe Academy in Forsyth has a new chance at life, offering classes once more.

The program was celebrated in north Atlanta at Roswell Founders Hall on Oct. 20. Receiving $1,000 checks were the following Forsyth groups: Mentor Me - North Georgia Inc., The Place of Forsyth County, Rainbow Village Inc., Habitat for Humanity - North Central GA, Metropolitan Serenity House, and CASA of Forsyth County.

Nine men were arraigned Monday on federal charges they tricked a paper mill into paying $4.8 million for timber that was never delivered.

People in Monroe County now have a new place to go for their health care needs. Monroe Primary Care will provide care from board-certified and family nurse practitioners.

Macon State College and Central Georgia Technical College will soon be offering courses at a new branch.

From the Annals of 1909 The Mystic Circle was charmingly entertained by Mrs. J.W. McWilliams at her suburban home.

13, when the new entry sign of the oldest subdivision on Castleberry Road was demolished by an unknown driver.

A 14-year-old girl is hospitalized after she was hit while crossing the street near Mary Persons High School in Forsyth.

Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine, a 2010 candidate for governor, is expected Thursday in Forsyth for a town hall meeting on the Fair Tax as well as for a campaign training session.

Following a successful effort to send care packages to Georgia National Guard troops in Iraq, a group will now help support soldiers serving in Afghanistan.

The American Red Cross of Central Georgia is organizing a campaign to collect care packages for Georgia National Guard troops in Afghanistan.

ATLANTA a ' The unemployment rate is Metro Gainesville is up slightly from a month ago and the same is true for the 13-county Georgia Mountains region of which Gainesville is a part.

Official weather bulletin from the National Weather Service in Peachtree City, GA: A FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING FOR NORTH AND PARTS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA.

Heavy rains across north Georgia are causing some streams and creeks to rise and a Flash Flood Warning has been posted for all or parts of several counties... including Gwinnett and southern Forsyth, and, now, parts of Banks and Jackson counties.

The playground at Hubbard Elementary School in Forsyth is full of steps, jumps and slides, all barriers to the special needs kids whose wheels kept them from playing.

Lora Arledge was 12 years old when she first smelled the cotton candy, kicked up some sawdust and heard the carnies barking on the midway.

A flash flood warning was issued Monday for several metro counties, as forecasters warned that 2 to 3 inches of rain could fall in areas that had already received 1 to 2 inches.

Martha Price Thompson of Vidalia was recognized by the Governor's Council on Aging as the 2009 Outstanding Older Worker of the Year for the state of Georgia.