Cumming Periodontist Supports Georgia Mission of Mercy

CUMMING, Ga. -- Montes Periodontics and Implant Dentistry announced that periodontist Dr. Shelly E. Montes is active within the community. A member of the Georgia Dental Association and volunteer with ...
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/cumming-periodontist-supports-georgia-mission-150000937.html

Published: Sun, 06 May 2012 08:00:00 -0700

Tea party power to be tested as candidates qualify

Tea party activists have promised for months to mount challenges to incumbent lawmakers they see as squishy on conservative issues and especially on calls for ethics reform. Beginning Wednesday, Georgians will find out whether those promises are fulfilled.
http://www.ajc.com/news/tea-party-power-to-1444207.html?cxtype=rss_georgia-politics-elections

Published: Wed, 23 May 2012 03:15:19 -0700

Solar panels causes clash with Cumming homeowner group

David Dobs poses in front of his home in Cumming, Ga., Monday, April 9, 2012. Dobs' home owners' association denied his request to install solar panels on his roof. Georgia lawmakers narrowly defeated a bill this year that would have prevented homeowners associations from banning solar panels.
http://www.accessnorthga.com/detail.php?n=247932

Published: Wed, 25 Apr 2012 05:46:47 -0700

City counters county's water proposal

By: Crystal Ledford At least one Forsyth County commissioner seems unsatisfied with the proposed counteroffer on water contracts from the city of Cumming. During a special called meeting Monday morning, the city council voted 5-0 to send along a proposal suggested by Mayor H. Ford Gravitt. Gravitt said he had had developed the offer with city staff. Commission Chairman Jim Boff, who attended the ...
http://www.forsythnews.com/section/4/article/12929/

Published: Mon, 07 May 2012 10:18:58 -0700

Police: Driver on cellphone caused fatal wreck

Haleigh Davis Fine, 23, turned herself into police Wednesday morning on second-degree vehicular homicide and failure to maintain lane charges in a crash that killed a 67-year-old Cumming man.
http://www.wsbtv.com/news/news/local/police-driver-cellphone-caused-fatal-wreck/nN7cm/

Published: Wed, 16 May 2012 13:59:18 -0700

DOT plans meeting on bridges project

Several signs have gone up along Browns Bridge Road alerting people to next week's meeting. The one in the background is just west of the Browns Bridge/McEver road intersection in west Gainesville.
http://www.accessnorthga.com/detail.php?n=248720

Published: Wed, 16 May 2012 16:16:47 -0700

Hail storms, downed trees reported in Forsyth, N. Fulton

CUMMING - It was a stormy night across parts of north Georgia with Forsyth County getting the brunt of the damage in the area. Authorities say they had reports of a number of trees down as a storm system passed through just before 9:00 p.m.
http://www.accessnorthga.com/detail.php?n=248775

Published: Fri, 18 May 2012 04:31:49 -0700

Studio's fundraiser to aid ailing worker

By: Crystal Ledford A Cumming dance studio will hold a fundraiser for a restaurant employee.On Tuesday, Dance InFusion Georgia will join with the Foster House to raise money for Kenneth Kyle, an employee of the restaurant who was recently diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. Bonnie Dixon, founder and owner of Dance InFusion Georgia, said she has several ties to the Kyle family.“I actually worked ...
http://www.forsythnews.com/section/1/article/13119/

Published: Mon, 21 May 2012 09:18:32 -0700

Hundreds of struggling homeowners arrive at NACA event

People seeking to lower their mortgages started lining up outside the Georgia World Congress Center hours before an event designed to help was scheduled to start.
http://www.cbsatlanta.com/story/18472198/thousands-of-struggling-homeowners-expected-at-gwcc

Published: Thu, 17 May 2012 03:23:12 -0700

House minority leader to visit

By: Jennifer Sami The Forsyth County Democratic Party is holding an event Tuesday featuring the first woman to lead a party in the Georgia General Assembly.The gathering with House Minority Leader Stacey Abrams will take place at the Cumming Playhouse. Abrams, a Democrat from District 84 in Atlanta, will talk about her work since taking office in 2007. She will also field questions from the ...
http://www.forsythnews.com/section/1/article/13117/

Published: Sun, 20 May 2012 15:03:32 -0700