Cumming GA

The 2025 SQUAREcrows display marks the 11th event organized by the City of Gainesville, Georgia, which is available for onlookers to "ooh" and "ahh" at now through October 31 on and around the historic square. Visitors to the Gainesville Square should expect to explore approximately 60 different displays. City of...

The Cherokee County School District has launched a new professional development program for nearly 300 teacher-leaders!. The first-ever Cherokee Instructional Leaders Cohort brings together teachers from across CCSD selected by their school’s administrators. This month, they’ve met in groups, based on grade level and...

JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Some Johns Creek residents say an 800-seat Performing Arts Center could provide a much-needed home for culture. Others worry it may come with too much financial baggage. Residents attended an Oct. 16 question-and-answer session hosted by the city to learn more about the project and...

FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — The Forsyth County Commission supported one short-term rental and declined another at an Oct. 16 meeting, partially reasserting support for rural vacation stays. The commission unanimously approved a short-term rental at 6580 Riley Road, saying they were pleased with how its revenue would help...

Gwinnett County voters are being asked to decide on extending a one-cent sales tax to fund school upgrades, with early voting continuing through Oct. 31.

Gwinnett County is working to restore the historic Maguire-Livsey Big House, a landmark that transitioned from a plantation to a symbol of Black ownership.

Georgia after dark can feel wide open, and diners are often the brightest landmarks along the road. In Marietta, neon reflections stretch across parking lots; in Atlanta, Buford Highway hums with the sound of late-night kitchens. I stopped into these places at hours when time blurred, sometimes with a crowd,...

A Canton man has been arrested and charged with fatally striking a bicyclist in east Cherokee County on Sunday. According to the Cherokee Sheriff’s Office, at about 5:50 p.m. Sunday deputies responded to a fatal vehicle crash involving a cyclist on Sugar Pike Road near Canton. The cyclist, identified as Carlos...

Chip Allen wants to bring the food traditions he grew up with on the Carolina coast to downtown Woodstock. The owner of JD’s Bar-B-Que restaurants in Acworth and Woodstock and JD’s On The Lake in Canton is planning an Oct. 29 opening for JD’s On Main at 8634 Main St. The site was the former location of Jekyll...

A road rage incident in Sandy Springs turned violent Tuesday night when a driver attacked another man in a parking garage.