Newspaper Page Text
WEDNESDAY
Forsyth County\ews
More than a century of covering our community | forsythnews.com | 50¢
.9 .
Team tackles academic bowl | 2A
Fire closes landmark restaurant
No one injured; cause likely accidental
By Alyssa Laßenzie
alarenzie@forsythnews.com
Mr. Swiss, a landmark
Cumming eatery known for its
| ENTERTAINMENT
A ; ’ 7"%;‘-, - . jparm—
l @\ i
N FK; " . N N
Photos by Autumn Vetter Forsyth County News
Local model
featured on
reality show
By Alyssa Laßenzie
alarenzie@forsythnews.com
Forsyth County’s Brian
Murphy watches himself
on TV each Wednesday
night on VHl’s “Making
Mr. Right.”
Only now, he’s in-on the
reality show’s secret.
During filming, Murphy
was led to believe that the
three women on the pro
gram were working as
matchmakers to find him a
PRESIDENT'S INAUGURATION
Both parties seek improvement
e SR
McClatchy Newspapers
President Barack Obama is sworn into a
second term Monday by Supreme Court
Chief Justice John Roberts.
Inside
Volume 104, Number 13
© 2013, Forsyth County News
Cumming, Georgia
N i
AL
L
00994" 0400
Dudgeon: New stadium still tough sell | 3A
biscuits and banter, has closed
after an early morning kitchen
fire.
According to Forsyth County
Fire Div. Chief Jason Shivers,
‘ D i
it 1 '
| ] & @E"
1 R
-4 2 ;
date.
Now that Murphy sees
himself on air, he knows
that the women were actu
ally looking for matches for
themselves.
“Apparently the blonde
Local officials differ
on goals, expectations
By Jennifer Sami
jsami@forsythnews.com
With the festivities surrounding
the inauguration over, both those
who supported and opposed
President Barack Obama'’s re-elec
tion have lofty and contrasting
goals for his second term.
However, there’s one aspect on
which both parties appear to agree
— there’s plenty of room for the
state of the nation to improve,
Abby 4A
Classifieds 4B
Deaths 2A
Horoscopes 4A
Legals 1C
Opinion 5A
Sports 1B
2o st R i
R e S aiabid
. i )
Swimmers make splash at county meet | 1B
the blaze started about 2:15
a.m. Tuesday and caused
“heavy smoke damage, moder
ate water damage and relatively
minor fire damage” to the
Brian Murphy talks
about his experience
appearing on VHl's real
ity TV show “Making Mr.
Right” at his family’s
Forsyth home. Left, pho
tos of Murphy through
the years.
In the first three of eight
episodes, it’s been obvious
to the viewer that one of
the women really likes
Murphy, who goes by his
last name on the series.
Also nicknamed “Mr.
Shy Hunk,” Murphy said
he was told during casting
that he would be given a
team of female “wingmen”
See MATCH | 6A
girl has a crush on me,” he
said last week from his
home in west Forsyth. “'m
just oblivious. I think that’s
why I got cast on the show
because in real life, I'm
completely oblivious.”
According to Sharon Gunter,
who chairs the Forsyth County
Democratic Party, Obama was too
willing to work across the aisle
during his first term.
“He needs to be more firm
[these next four years],” she said.
“He's the president of the United
States and ( there’s a complete
deadlock #1 Congress like there
has been, he needs to act on that.
“He was trying to be humble
and to get both parties to work
together and didn’t push the fact
that his agenda is what people
See PARTIES | 6A
3 A Woodall
discusses
fiscal cliff,
debt ceiling.
Atlanta Highway eatery.
No one was hurt in the inci
dent. While the exact cause
remains under investigation,
Shivers said fire officials are
confident the blaze was acci
dental.
Mr. Swiss, which opened in
1971, is shuttered “for the time
high on
housir 18
< . 3
Power has shifted
to this side of river
By Crystal Ledford
cledford@forsythnews.com
A local real estate and economic expert
described Forsyth County as “ground zero
for business activity” during the annual
Economic Outlook Breakfast on Tuesday.
Frank Norton Jr., president of the
Gainesville-based Norton Agency real
estate and insurance firm, said Forsyth
remains “absolutely great” when it comes
to the real estate market and economic
development.
“You ought to be breaking your arm pat
ting yourself on the back because what
you're going to see today is the work of all
of the chamber, the civic leaders, the polit
ical leaders of building a fantastic infra
structure and a reputation for doing work
right here,” Norton told the near capacity
crowd of about 250.
Norton, who is considered an expert in
the north Georgia area, each year authors
Native Intelligence, an economic forecast
that provides data on a range of topics,
including housing and job markets.
He shares his findings during the local
breakfast event, organized by the
Cumming-Forsyth County Chamber of
Commerce and held at the Lanier Technical
College Forsyth Conference Center.
According to Norton, one of the main
reasons for Forsyth’s continued success is
its strong housing market. He noted that
inventory of homes on the market “is evap
orating.”
“That’s a hard thing for us to cope with is
that we’re out of inventory,” he said. “It’s
getting harder and harder to show houses.”
See MARKET |6A
£\ ‘ j
Jim Dean Forsyth County News
Speaking Tuesday during the annual
Economic Outlook Breakfast, expert
Frank Norton Jr. said the real estate
market in Forsyth County remains
“absolutely great.”
Crawford:
oA Cagle back
in charge
at Capitol.
being,” according to its social
media page. The restaurant’s
normal hours are 5 a.m. to noon
Monday-Saturday.
“We will keep all of our
customers as updated as pos
sible,” management noted.
See FIRE | 6A
2
/3
A