Voter Turnout Update

Turnout at the polls around Forsyth County has been better than expected...
Aug 8, 2006

Race for Commission Seats a Close One

As of 9:05 p.m., the race for Forsyth County commission seats is tight, with 93% of precincts having reported...
Aug 8, 2006

Jim Harrell Wins Commission Seat over Incumbent, Jack Conway, Charlie Laughinghouse Defeats Challenger Pete Amos.

Over 12,000 voters turned out for the hotly contested commissioner's races. After the dust settled, it was Jim Harrell and Charlie Laughinghouse winning big. This creates a new majority of homeowner friendly "pro-citizen" leadership...
Aug 8, 2006

Senator Bill Stephens to Take Statewide Fly-Around Tour of State Today

Republican candidate for Secretary of State, Bill Stephens, will be on a six-stop fly-around tour of Georgia on Monday to meet with local supporters...
Aug 7, 2006

Handel Announces Strong Runoff Fundraising Report

Karen Handel continued her robust fundraising pace into the final days of the Secretary of State runoff with over $134,000 raised just since July 1...
Aug 7, 2006

Unedited Version of Paid Ad in FCN Submitted by County Resident

A reader requests that CummingHome.com run an unedited version (the original submission) of a paid ad that was apparently edited by the Forsyth County News before it was published on August 6, 2006...
Aug 6, 2006

Sonny's 3rd Annual Fish Fry This Weekend

Governor Sonny Perdue and wife Mary cordially invite you to their 3rd Annual Fish Fry on Saturday, August 5th...
Aug 3, 2006

Senator Bill Stephens Update: President Renews Provisions of Federal Voting Rights Act

On Thursday, July 27, 2006, President Bush signed legislation passed by Congress renewing expiring portions of the Federal Voting Rights Act for another 25 years...
Jul 31, 2006

Negative Campaign Rhetoric Heats Up - Is Anybody Listening?

With early voting now underway, we are a little over a week away from what is being dubbed as the most important day in the history of our county. Pete Amos has issued the first volley of campaign rhetoric with a postcard that hit mailboxes Saturday. Dave Richard has already posted a lengthy response on his website....
Jul 30, 2006

Please Go Vote!

During the recent Primary, fewer than 20% of registered voters showed up at the polls. Expectation is that this number could be cut in half for the runoff. That means 10% of registered voters might decide on the leadership of our county. Early voting begins on July 31, so please head to the polls...
Jul 29, 2006

Polls are Open - 30 Voters So Far

As of this writing (11:30 AM Friday, July 28th) the early voting poll is officially open in the runoff elections, and 30 voters have voted...
Jul 28, 2006

'Team Georgia. Ready To Serve' Campaign Begins in August

Governor Perdue has challenged agency heads and customer service champions from 42 state agencies and offices to begin implementation of customer service improvement plans...
Jul 28, 2006

A Personal Note from Senator Bill Stephens

On August 8, Georgians will have the opportunity to return to the polls and nominate a true conservative Republican for Secretary of State to face and defeat the Democratic nominee in the November General Election...
Jul 26, 2006

Internships with the Governor Available for Fall 2006

The office of Governor Perdue is looking for highly motivated college students to staff their Buckhead Headquarters in several departments...
Jul 25, 2006

Baily and Martin Endorse Karen Handel

According to the Karen Handel camp, Charlie Bailey and Eric Martin both endorse Handel for Secretary of State...
Jul 24, 2006