FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Forsyth County authorities arrested a 16-year-old male in connection with the shooting of another 16-year-old male Saturday at The Villages at Castleberry Subdivision. Responding to a 9-1-1 call, deputies learned the two teens were home alone and had acquired a handgun belonging to the parents of one of the juveniles. Sheriff’s […]
Read More »Teen charged with aggravated battery in connection with Saturday shooting
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Forsyth County authorities arrested a 16-year-old male in connection with the shooting of another 16-year-old male Saturday at The Villages at Castleberry Subdivision. Responding to a 9-1-1 call, deputies learned the two teens were home alone and had acquired a handgun belonging to the parents of one of the juveniles. Sheriff’s […]
Read More »Teen charged with aggravated battery in connection with Saturday shooting
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Forsyth County authorities arrested a 16-year-old male in connection with the shooting of another 16-year-old male Saturday at The Villages at Castleberry Subdivision. Responding to a 9-1-1 call, deputies learned the two teens were home alone and had acquired a handgun belonging to the parents of one of the juveniles. Sheriff’s […]
Read More »Valentine’s Day Dance just one of many events offered by Senior Services
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Forsyth County Senior Services has many activities to offer patrons age 55 and up. This Feb. 11 Valentine’s Day Senior Dance is just one example. A full range of activities is laid out in their bi-monthly newsletter with something for people with every kind of interest from pottery to hiking. Senior […]
Read More »Dawson County Planning Director presents update of proposed county alcohol ordinance
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. – Planning Director Jameson Kinley presented an update of some key changes to the county’s proposed alcohol ordinance at Tuesday’s Planning Commission meeting. The final ordinance must be approved by the Board of Commissioners. Explained Kinley, “The reason for the update is to add the section about agribusiness, which is really our […]
Read More »Woody’s Barber Shop still going strong after 94 years on Dahlonega square
DAHLONEGA, Ga. – There is something nostalgic about an old barbershop. They evoke wonderful memories of the past like a father taking his son for that first haircut. Or the soothing comfort of a hot lather shave or the scent of a Witch Hazel wafting through the air. Woody’s Barber Shop in downtown Dahlonega is […]
Read More »With 3 days left for early voting, Georgia voters shatter turnout records
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. – Georgia voters are racing to the polls in record-breaking numbers in advance of next week’s Primary Election. With three days left for early voting, 416,558 votes had been recorded as of Sunday, May 15, a 217 percent increase from the same period in the 2018 Primary when only 120,708 votes were […]
Read More »Semanson on nominating process: “It was manipulated by someone with an agenda”
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. – The normally uneventful process of appointing members to a committee quickly erupted into an embarrassing 30 minutes of angry shouting, accusations of “manipulation” and “dirty” tactics at the Board of Commissioners meeting Tuesday. Furious about the way the nominating process for members of the Development Authority was conducted, Commissioner Laura Semanson […]
Read More »Four arrested in Lumpkin County drug bust
LUMPKIN COUNTY, Ga. — A multi-agency task force arrested four individuals and took 295 grams of methamphetamine and an undisclosed amount of heroin off the street Wednesday (Apr 13). Following months of investigation, the Lumpkin County Sheriff’s Office, the GBI Appalachian Regional Drug Enforcement Office served a warrant at 1085 Lewis School Road. During the […]
Read More »Johns Creek, Forsyth County score key drug bust
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Surveillance of a suspected drug dealer’s home paid off big time last week when Johns Creek and Forsyth County detectives arrested five people on various drug and weapon charges and took a sizeable amount of drugs off the street. Detectives spotted the suspect, Levi Brown, 27, of Dawsonville leaving the home, […]
Read More »BOC set to consider employee salary increase during Thursday work session
DAWSON COUNTY, Ga. – The Board of Commissioners will consider a pay raise for county employees when it meets in a work session Thursday (June 17) at 4 p.m. in the County Administration building. Human Resources Director Brad Gould will report the increase in pay would impact 101 county employees and cost taxpayers $116,000. In […]
Read More »Cleveland man charged with battery, stalking
WHITE COUNTY, Ga. – A Cleveland man has been charged with battery, family violence, aggravated stalking, resisting arrest and cruelty to children, following a domestic violence incident on Ivy Hills Drive on Jan. 14. White County deputies were called to the scene shortly after midnight where they were confronted by an angry Danny Ramey, age […]
Read More »Chairman challenges Sheriff’s need for additional staffing
DAWSON COUNTY, Ga. – Sheriff Jeff Johnson must have felt like he has walked into a minefield when he presented a request for more staffing during Thursday’s Board of Commissioners work session. He was met by a commission chairman, who not only questioned the need for additional staffing, but the overall efficiency of Johnson’s operation. […]
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