Forsyth News

On both Saturday, November 21st from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, November 22nd from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at The Villas on Forsyth the Barnesville-Lamar County Humane Society will be offering pet pictures with Santa.

You can tell that the new cafeteria-style restaurant just north of Forsyth is a labor of love of its owners.

9 and Castleberry Road has a much better chance for improvements since the Ga. Department of Transportation told Forsyth County it found $2.5 million to fund right-of-way purchases.

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City issued a flood warning for Monroe County until 1:30 a.m. Several bands of heavy rain and some thunderstorms have repeatedly moved across Upson, Monroe and Lamar countiesduring the past few hours.

AARON FREEMAN, 49, of Rome, Georgia, and eight other Georgia men have been indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly taking part in a scheme that caused FREEMANs employer, Temple Inland Inc., to pay more than $4.8 million for timber that did not exist.

A Cobb County creek is at its flood stage and an Alpharetta waterway is almost there, the National Weather Service said.

21. For just a $5 donation per car, drop off all the old computers, printers, cameras, cell phones, stereos, televisions and other old electronics.

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.