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<< Believe me, this has been the least secretive purchase of land the county
has ever made. I'm sorry, but if [residents] haven't heard about it 'til now,
they weren't paying attention. 99
- County Commissioner David Richard
Neighbors resolve to
fall bond vote
By Frank Reddy
Staff Writer
Outcry from residents of
a subdivision near property
reserved for Forsyth
County’s proposed new jail
has captured the sympathy of
at least one county commis¬
sioner.
Prior to Monday night’s
neighborhood meeting at the
Wyngate subdivision,
Commissioner Linda
Ledbetter said she felt those
affected should have been
directly notified before the
county bought the property
last summer.
They should have
received a notice of some
kind from the county,
Ledbetter said of the pur-
Hand off to convention
Forsyth County woman a delegate at
next week’s gathering of Democrats
By Jennifer Sami
Staff Writer
When the Democratic
National Convention kicks off
Monday in Denver, Beth Hand
will be in the middle of the
action.
As one of three delegates
representing Democrats in the
15-county, 9th Congressional
District, the Forsyth County resi¬
dent will cast her vote represent¬
ing half of the district’s Hillary
Clinton supporters.
Presumptive Democratic
presidential nominee Barack
Obama received more than 66
percent of the state’s total vote in
the February primary, but fell to
Clinton by a 2-to-l margin in
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chase of 33 acres off
Veterans Memorial
Boulevard. “We could have
sent them a personal letter or
let them know in a better
way. I deeply regret that.”
But Commissioner David
Richard, who attended the
meeting that drew more than
50 residents to the neighbor
hood’s swimming pool,
countered that plenty of
notice was given.
.. Believe me,” Richard
said, “this has been the least
secretive purchase of land
the county has ever made.
I’m sorry, but if [residents]
haven’t heard about it till
now, they weren’t paying
attention.”
See JAIL, Page 2A
District 9.
Hand, along with Gainesville
attorney Joe Diaz will represent
Clinton’s 9th District votes.
Lauren Bell, also of Gainesville,
will represent the district’s votes
for Obama.
The three will travel sepa¬
rately to Denver, said Hand, who
leaves Friday for the convention.
“I’m just excited to exercise
my vote as a pledged Hillary
delegate at the convention,” she
said.
» I’m supposed to represent
the voters of this district, and I
guess I’ll do what they elected
me to do and What the law says I
have to do. »»
See HAND, Page 2A
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File photo
Beth Hand talks to visitors in the
Forsyth County Democratic Party’s
booth at the 2007 Cumming Country
Fair & Festival.
Local
Deal to speak at Forsyth
Conservative Forum’s
Saturday breakfast.
Page 3A
Residents of
the Wyngate -
subdivision gather
Monday to voice
concerns about a
new jail planned
near their
neighborhood.
Below, Wyngate
investor Shelley
Laine talks with
County
Commissioner
David Richard.
Photos/Frank Reddy
Family Water Fest
aims to make
Event this weekend
at Young Deer Park
By Frank Reddy
Staff Writer
A volunteer for the Family
Water Fest describes the second
annual event as an opportunity to
bring light to the residents of this
county, that conserving water can
be easier than you think.
Keith Furstenburg, who teaches
at Midway Elementary School, will
be helping with the festival, which
is set for-10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday
at Young Deer Park in northeastern
Forsyth.
Sponsored by the county parks
and recreation department and
Keep Forsyth County Beautiful, the
free event will include boat rides,
Opinion
Columnist Bill Shipp:
Don’t make a one-term
promise, McCain.
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Kristen Sorrell, 5, and her family will
share their story Thursday as part of
the annual Children’s Care-A-Thon.
Caring for
Kristen
5-year-old shares
battle with leukemia
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at cancer benefit
Julie
Staff Writer
Kristen Sorrell may seem like any
other 5-year-old girl.
She started kindergarten this month
at Daves Creek Elementary School. She
loves ballet, tap dancing and American
Girl dolls. She’s a big fan of Hannah
Montana and the “High School
Musical” movies..
But Kristen also is undergoing treat¬
ment to stave off the leukemia she was
diagnosed with in 2007. Her mother,
Jennifer Sorrell, said Kristen’s spirit is
part of what’s getting her through her
chemotherapy.
“Her feisty little spirit I think is
exactly what she needed to make this
work because she’s just really been
tough,” Sorrell said. “She’s just taken it
all with trust and faith and just kind of
done what she was supposed to do, and
praise the Lord we are almost done.
The Sorrells will be sharing their
story this week as part of the eighth
annual Children’s Care-A-Thon benefit¬
ing the Aflac Cancer Center of
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
Scottish Rite.
The benefit will broadcast on
News/Talk 750 WSB Radio from 5 a.m.
Thursday until 6 p.m..Friday. The
Sorrells are scheduled to go on the air at
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File photo
The 2007 Family Water Fest
was held at Charleston Park.
games for children, food and music.
Event organizer Tammy Wright
See WATER, Page 2A
Partly Cloudy LAKE LANIER LEVELS
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Aug. 16 1053.95 ft
Aug. 17 1053.88 ft
Aug. 18 1053.81 ft
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High in the high 80s. PSi-T
Low in the high 60s.