Scholarship winners will be announced starting next spring.

https://www.forsythnews.com/news/education/more-than-100-forsyth-county-high-schoolers-named-as-national-merit-scholarship-semifinalists/

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South Forsyth girls basketball saw a historic season come to a close with a hard-fought defeat to Grayson in the Class 6A Elite Eight.

https://www.forsythnews.com/sports/basketball/basketball-war-eagles-drop-quarterfinal-heartbreaker/

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In a matchup between 2025 state champions, West Forsyth took down Cambridge behind a record-breaking performance from senior Bryn Birkholz.

https://www.forsythnews.com/sports/lacrosse/lacrosse-bryn-birkholzs-historic-night-leads-wolverines-past-bears/

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West Forsyth sophomore Megan Rivera has taken a major step onto the national soccer stage. Hear what she has to say about participating in the NWSL Youth Combine in her Gimme 5 video interview with FCN sports reporter Derrick Richemond.

https://www.forsythnews.com/sports/soccer/gimmie-5-q-and-a-with-west-forsyth-soccers-megan-rivera/

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South Forsyth senior Thomas Holck will be joining his brother on the same collegiate team.

https://www.forsythnews.com/sports/baseball/baseball-south-forsyths-thomas-holck-announces-college-decision/

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A Forsyth County student known for his patience at the chessboard just proved he’s lightning fast at something else entirely.

https://www.forsythnews.com/life/people/forsyth-county-middle-schooler-types-his-way-into-guinness-world-records/

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A pair of South Forsyth boys lacrosse players will be heading to compete at the collegiate level.

https://www.forsythnews.com/sports/lacrosse/lacrosse-south-forsyth-duo-announce-college-commitments/

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Four Lambert football players all announced their commitment to join the same Division-III program.

https://www.forsythnews.com/sports/football/football-lambert-quartet-commit-in-state-program/

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South Forsyth senior Alex Santiago committed to join a Division-III program in the Midwest.

https://www.forsythnews.com/sports/football/football-south-forsyths-specialist-alex-santiago-makes-college-commitment/

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North Forsyth all-county softball players Emma Bailey and Addison Walker have committed to play collegiate softball.

https://www.forsythnews.com/sports/softball/softball-north-forsyth-standouts-heading-to-next-level/

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Forsyth County commissioners voted to extend a second moratorium which freezes submissions of sketch plats and land disturbance permits for residential development.

https://www.forsythnews.com/news/government/forsyth-county-takes-more-action-to-extend-freeze-on-residential-development/

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Lambert senior Parker Whipple discusses her dual-sport exploits, as a two-way standout on the Area 5-Division 5 champion flag football squad and the leading scorer on the school's basketball team, in the latest installment of our "Gimme 5" series.

https://www.forsythnews.com/sports/football/gimme-5-q-and-a-with-lambert-senior-parker-whipple/

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North Forsyth's Artemis Eaton, a three-time wrestling state champion, has announced where she will continue her career.

https://www.forsythnews.com/sports/wrestling/wrestling-north-forsyth-star-artemis-eaton-announces-college-commitment/

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UGA researchers have been studying fragments of the meteorite that crash landed in metro Atlanta in June.

https://www.forsythnews.com/news/public-safety/that-meteorite-seen-flaming-over-forsyth-county-this-summer-is-older-than-earth-researchers-say/

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Here's a look at the 2025 Forsyth County News Preseason All-County Volleyball Team.

https://www.forsythnews.com/sports/volleyball/2025-forsyth-county-news-preseason-all-county-volleyball-team/

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A family trying to watch the July 4 fireworks on Lake Lanier suffered severe burns after their boat exploded near Margaritaville, according to a fundraiser for the family. https://www.gofundme.com/f/perkins-boat-explosion-at-lake-lanier-4th-of-july-2025

https://www.forsythnews.com/news/lake-lanier/god-spared-us-fundraiser-created-for-family-burned-in-july-4-boat-explosion-near-margaritaville/

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Abby Grace Flynt and Paige Bamburowski combining for 10 goals to lead Lambert past Alpharetta in an Area 5-D3 meeting at The Horn.

https://www.forsythnews.com/sports/lacrosse/lacrosse-lambert-girls-emerge-victorious-in-area-opener/

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Just can’t drive 55? That’s what some Forsyth County drivers may soon be saying.

https://www.forsythnews.com/news/transportation/the-speed-limit-could-be-changing-on-these-forsyth-county-roads/

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In a quiet corner of Gainesville, a specialized team at Bridging Hope, formerly known as Rape Response, is working around the clock to provide essential care to those who need it most.

https://www.forsythnews.com/life/people/inside-gainesvilles-bridging-hope-a-lifeline-for-sexual-assault-survivors/

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Plans for The Gathering at South Forsyth, a proposed arena project that could bring a National Hockey League team to Forsyth County, cleared a major hurdle this week.

https://www.forsythnews.com/news/government/hockey-legend-attends-commissioners-vote-on-the-gathering-at-south-forsyth-what-does-that-mean-for-focos-chances-of-getting-an-nhl-team/

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If you've been paying attention to the weather in recent days, you may have seen a viral social media post with a dramatic graph showing that North Georgia could see more than a foot of snow next week.

https://www.forsythnews.com/news/weather/a-foot-of-snow-in-north-georgia-weather-experts-fact-check-viral-social-media-posts/

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Metro Market Media Events is holding its second annual Outdoor Expo on Saturday, Aug. 14, at Iron Mountain Resort in Dahlonega.

https://www.forsythnews.com/life/events/2021-outdoor-expo-your-event-fishing-hunting-camping-and-all-things-outside/

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East Forsyth's boys soccer team delivered the biggest win in program history Tuesday, knocking off third-ranked Tattnall County in penalty kicks to reach the Class 3A Elite Eight.

https://www.forsythnews.com/sports/east-forsyth-high-school/soccer-east-forsyth-boys-upset-no-3-tattnall-county-reach-elite-8/

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A third person has been arrested in connection with thedeath of a Forsyth County infant in June.

https://www.forsythnews.com/news/crime-courts/birth-mother-third-person-arrested-in-connection-with-infants-death/

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I wish I had been there. In Bethlehem. I wish I had witnessed the birth of the baby Jesus in a lowly manger. Was it really as cold that night as it is sometimes depicted on our Christmas cards, or was it as cool and comfortable an evening as it is predicted to be this year in Bethlehem?

https://www.forsythnews.com/opinion/other-columnists/dick-yarbrough-if-only-we-had-been-there/

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West Forsyth coach Fredrick Hurt is looking for some picture frames.

https://www.forsythnews.com/sports/west-forsyth-high-school/basketball-star-studded-newton-outlasts-west-forsyth-boys-sweet-16/

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