Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Demolition of existing downtown structures is complete.
The landscape of downtown Cumming has changed forever. Demolition that began in January on several structures including the parking deck once located at the intersection of East Main Street and Mason Street across from the Dairy Queen is complete. The empty lot is the site of the future new Forsyth County Courthouse. See video of empty lot where structures once stood. During the regular meeting on Thursday, March 7, the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners approved the naming of the buildings. The new Courthouse will be called the "Forsyth County Courthouse" and the existing Courthouse will be called the "Forsyth County Courthouse Annex." Meanwhile the project remains on schedule with construction tentatively expected to begin in July, …
Sunday, February 10, 2013
More than 30 marijuana plants were found along with drug paraphernalia.
Authorities have busted a marijuana grow house located off Buford Dam Road in Forsyth County. The narcotics unit of the Forsyth County Sheriff's Office served a warrant at the residence Monday and found more than 30 marijuana plants growing in an indoor grow house. "We found in the basement of the home, 32 marijuana plants between 5 feet and 7 feet high, said Sheriff Duane Piper. "We also discovered an unknown amount of marijuana buds that were drying and multiple pieces of equipment, such as lights and a filtering system that are used in an indoor grow house." Robert Wesley Williams, 52, of 3250 Canon Bay, in Cumming, was arrested and charged with manufacturing marijuana. Also arrested, Melanie Dawn Phillips, 58, of Roswell. She was …
Monday, February 4, 2013
All that remains of the parking deck in downtown Cumming is rubble.
The parking deck once located at the intersection of East Main Street and Mason Street in downtown Cumming across from the Dairy Queen is now a pile of rubble. The nearly 20-year-old parking deck was the first structure to be demolished as it was situated on the site of the county's future new courthouse and jail. The other structures on the list to be razed, include a government building that housed several offices of the Forsyth County Sheriff's Office and a professional building. A small building on the site of the new jail will also be demolished. Jodi Gardner, spokesperson for the county, said the demolition process is scheduled to take approximately 45 days. The new courthouse and jail projects were approved by Forsyth County voters …
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
The first structure to go will be the parking deck, built in 1994, located at the intersection of East Main Street and Mason Street.
Demolition is expected to begin this week on several structures in downtown Cumming that are all on the site of the county's future new courthouse and jail. The first structure to go will be the nearly 20-year-old parking deck, which permanently closed on Dec. 28, located at the intersection of East Main Street and Mason Street. The other structures include a government building that housed several offices of the Forsyth County Sheriff's Office and a professional building. A small building on the site of the new jail will also be demolished. The demolition process is scheduled to take approximately 45 days, according to Jodi Gardner, spokesperson for the county. But don't expect a dramatic implosion to any of the buildings or use of a …
Thursday, November 22, 2012
A car driven by a man who Forsyth authorities say was driving under the influence struck a pedestrian, who died at the hospital on Friday night.
A man who was walking across Hwy. 9 (Atlanta Highway) in south Forsyth on Friday evening was struck by a van and later died, according to the Forsyth County Sheriff's Office. Felix Escorcia, 45, of Alpharetta, was taken to North Fulton Hospital where he later died. Forsyth Traffic Specialist Investigator Ron Tomblin said in a press release that Escorcia was crossing Hwy. 9 near Pine Ridge Mobile Home Park where he lived. As he was walking in the southbound lane, he was struck by a 2004 Chevrolet van that was traveling southbound. Michael Dean Masi, 48, also of Alpharetta, was the driver of that vehicle, according to Tomblin's release. “After the impact, Mr. Escorcia was thrown approximately 150 feet where he then came to rest on the west …
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Kathy Kells
1:50 pm on Sunday, March 10, 2013
That is all going to be quite lovely. I wonder if the little blocks of buildings with Sal's is going to be updated to follow the new look along with the new buildings and landscaping. more ›