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Officials urge
afety during
By Kelly Whitmire
kwhitmire@forsythnews.com
It might not officially be summer in
Forsyth County, but the weather feels like it.
Though the calendar saves June 20 as the
first day of summer, temperatures this week
are expected to stay in the 90s. Area resi
dents are being asked to take safety precau
tions to avoid the sun and heat.
Forsyth County Fire Division Chief Jason
Shivers said this was “the first of likely
many heat waves through the summer.”
“Summertime in Georgia has officially
begun, even though climatologically it’s not
here officially, yet,” he said. “Those of us
that are from Georgia or have spent any time
in the South know very well that by this time
each year the heat reaches a point where it
becomes dangerous.”
Of course, temperature isn’t the only fac
tor in the heat.
“You’re not dealing with just the heat in
Georgia. We also have the heat index, which
is a scale that takes the heat and humidity
into question,” Shivers said. “Within the heat
index, even working in the shade can be
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More than 30 dogs and
puppies were rescued from
“deplorable conditions”
from a home in north
Forsyth. All of them have
since been adopted from
the Forsyth County Animal
Shelter.
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Photos by Jim Dean Forsyth County News
Daylon McClure swims toward Jayce Gaston,
top photo, as the two play at the Cumming
Aquatic Center on Monday. Above, Eloadee
Gravitt slides into the water.
| A great way to keep out of the heat
. this summer is to visit the Cumming
. Aquatic Center’s outdoor leisure pool.
~ The center is open daily during the
. following hours, through Aug. 3:
‘ ¢ Monday-Saturday:
' 10 a.m.-2 p.m. and 2:30-6:30 p.m.
| *Sunday: 1-6 p.m.
| Hours for the center’s competition and instruc
| tional pools can be found online at cumminga
| quaticcenter.com
Dogs rescued earlier
this year all adopted
By Kelly Whitmire
kwhitmire@forsythnews.com
More than 30 dogs and puppies
were rescued from what were
described as “deplorable condi
tions” from a home in north
Forsyth in February, and their sto
ries since then have improved.
Two months later, 22 of those
were adopted from the Forsyth
County Animal Shelter during an
adoption event. The rest didn’t
stay long.
“They all got adopted,” said
Jeanie Curphey, shelter manager.
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they were cute and little dogs.”
Though those particular pup
pies have found forever homes,
Curphey said plenty of other ani
mals are available to be adopted
at the shelter. She said it is an
especially busy time for young
animals.
“It is kitten season and puppy
season, so we have a lot of pup
pies. We had one mom that had,
like, 11 puppies and they’re all up
for adoption,” she said. “We have
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By Kayla Robins
krobins@forsythnews.com
A boating accident on Lake Lanier claimed the life of a
34-year-old man Sunday evening, officials said.
The man, whose name has not yet been released so author
ities can notify family members, is from Maryland, accord
ing to Mark McKinnon, public affairs officer for the Georgia
Department of
Natural Resources.
He was involved in
a single-boat inci
dent about 7 p.m.
on June 12.
He was reported
ly tubing behind a
boat near Little
Ridge Park when
the incident
eccunrred.
McKinnon said.
Details about the
incident, including
a cause of death
"We will do a
very thorough
investigation ...
to determine
what happened.’
Mark McKinnon
Public affairs officer, Georgia
Department of Natural Resources
and the nature of the accident, have not been released and
will be fleshed out in the coming weeks.
“We will do a very thorough investigation ... to determine
what happened,” McKinnon said. “That typically takes about
six weeks or sO.”
It was not immediately clear whether alcohol was
involved. No charges have been filed, McKinnon said.
The body was recovered from the water, he said.
Though the exact number was not immediately clear,
McKinnon said there were extended family members who
live in Georgia on the boat at the time of the incident.
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No serious injuries
in 5-vehicle crash
By Kayla Robins
krobins@forsythnews.com
Nine people were involved in a five-vehicle accident on
Ga. 400 in Cumming late last week, officials said.
The chain reaction crash started when a Dodge Charger was
following too close behind the vehicles in front of her, causing
her to rear-end a Nissan Pathfinder when it stopped suddenly
about 8:25 a.m. on June 10 on the southbound lane of the
highway just north of Buford Highway (Exit 14).
According to Georgia State Patrol Trooper A. DeGourville,
the 21-year-old driver from Alpharetta hit the guard rail and
was transported to Northside Hospital-Forsyth with com
plaints of head and chest injuries related to her seat belt.
She was coherent and stable after the crash. DeGourville
said.
She was cited for following too closely.
The driver of the Pathfinder, a 37-year-old female from
Cumming, also complained of seat belt-related chest injuries
but did not accept transport to a hospital, he said.
Her four sons aged 1,7, 9, and 12 were passengers. All
were wearing seat belts and were not injured.
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