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Lake Lanier level March 6: 1070.70 feet
107060 feet (as of 10 a.m. March 9) March 7: 1070.70 feet
Full pool is 1,071 feet March 8: 1070.60 feet
Along with deciding Republican and Democratic candidates for the
Nov. 6 elections, voters in the May 22 primary will also answer ques
tions for their parties.
Republican >
1. Do you support the incorporation (creation) of the City of Sharon
Springs in South Forsyth? (This question will be removed if cityhood
passes the state Senate and is signed into law by Gov. Nathan Deal)
2. Should the next (post-2018) e-SPLOST and General SPLOST be
used to retire existing debt (bonds) that the County or School System
has acquired? -
Democrat
1. Should Georgia amend the state Constitution to legalize the use of
cannabis/marijuana for those 21 years old and older, allow a retail dis
pensary base, tax said products, and allocate revenue received equally
to state education and transportation infrastructure?
2.'Should citizens convicted of a crime and served time in prison and
are now on parole/probation have their right to vote restored?
3. Should Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients
be granted a path to citizenship? /
4. Should more affordable housing be available in Forsyth County?
5. Should Georgia have a non-partisan redistricting committee
whose purpose is to prevent gerrymandering which is a process that
manipulates the boundaries of (an electoral constituency) so as to
favor one party or class? -
6. Are you aware that the fastest growing landfill in Georgia is locat
ed in Forsyth County along the Etowah River and Old Federal Road,
such that a growing area of Forsyth County is becoming impacted in
terms of odor and groundwater pollution? :
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Races .
have the chance to vote for the pro
posed city of Sharon Springs, though
Luth said the bill for cityhood will
need to pass the state Senate and be
signed by Gov. Nathan Deal by
March 15 to make it on the May bal
lot.
If passed after March 15, the matter
will go on the November ballot. -
Locally, there will be only two con
tested races for county seats.
Dooz Owings, a network adminis
trator, and Molly Cooper, former
owner of Inside Additions Furniture
and Home Accessories, will face-off
for the District #seat on the Forsyth
County Board of Commissioners.
Voters will decide the next commis
_sioner in the May 22 Republican
Primary.
Incumbent Pete Amos announced
in February he would-not seek re
election.
District 3 Commissioner and
Commission Chairman Todd Levent
was the only candidate to qualify for
his seat. :
The District 1 member of the
Forsyth County Board of Education
will also have a race to replace
Incumbent Ann Crow, who is not
seeking re-election. Republicans
Mark Weiss, who works in the IT
industry, and Wes McCall, deputy
chief of Alpharetta public safety,
were the only candidates to qualify.
“Only District 1 in commission on
BOE had two qualifiers, and that was
probably because there was no
incumbent running,” Luth said. “The
other ones are unopposed.”
member Kristin Morrissey qualified
for the seat she has held since 2011.
Solicitor General Bill Finch was also
the only candidate to qualify for his
seat.
The only incumbent county candi
date to draw a challenge was State
Court Judge Leslie Abernathy-
Maddox, who will face challenger
John Rife, an attorney.
The race is non-partisan and will be
on both Republican and Democratic
ballots. Voters can also choose non
partisan ballots in the primary for
only that race.
FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS
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In the race to replace state Sen.
Michael Williams, who is running for
governor, Republicans Bill Fielder, a
small business owner; Brian Tam, a
restaurant owner and former District
2 county commissioner and Greg
Dolezal, a small business owner and a
former member of the county’s plan
ning board will be decided in the
Republican primary.
The winner will face Democrat
Steve Smith in the Nov. 6 €lection.
District 25 state Rep. Todd Jones
will have challengers in Republican
Steven Grambergs, who works in
sales, and Democrat Anita Tucker, a
volunteer activist.
Joanna Cloud, executive director of
the Lake Lanier Association, will face
Incumbent District 24 state Rep.
Sheri Gilligan.
Incumbent Kevin Tanner, a busi
ness owner, and Mark Hajduk, also a
“business owner, will be on the ballot
for the District 9 state representative.
District 22 state Rep. Wes Cantrell,
a Republican, will face Democrat
Charles Ravenscraft.
District 51 state Sen. Steve Gooch
and District 26 state Rep. Marc
Morris were the only candidates to
qualify for their respective seats.
For the state’s next governor,
Williams, Brian Kemp, Clay Tippins,
Eddie Hayes, Hunter Hill, Casey
Cagle and Marc Urbach registered as
Republicans and Stacey Abrams and
Stacey Evans qualified as Democrats.
The lieutenant governor’s race will
pit David Schafer, Rick Jeffares and
Geoff Duncan, a Forsyth resident
who previously held the District 26
seat, will compete for the Republican
nomination. Sarah Riggs Amico and
Triana Arnold James will run as
Dempems:. .
Forsyth County’s U.S. congress
men will both have challenges.
District 9 Rep. Doug Collins, a
Republican, will have two
Democratic challengers in Dave
Cooper, a veteran who served for
more than 20 years, and Josh McCall,
a teacher. :
District 7 Rep. Rob Woodall drew
challenges from fellow Republican
Shane Hazel and Democrats Carolyn
Bourdeaux, David Kim, Ethan Pham,
Kathleen Allen, Melissa Davis and
Steve Reilly. :
PUBLISHER | Stephanie Woody
GENERAL MANAGER | Norman Baggs
EDITOR | Frank Reddy
SPORTS EDITOR | Brian Paglia
CIRCULATION DIRECTOR | Lisa Salinas
OBITUARIES .
Wendy Tate Brumbelow
Wendy Tate Brumbelow, age 44, of
Cleveland passed away Tuesday, March
6, 2018. Wendy is preceded in death by
her father, Horace E. Tate; paternal
grandparents, Ralph and Viola Tate; and
her maternal grandparents, Grady and
Emma Camp. ;
Survivors include her children,
Michael Brumbelow (Sonya Shoemake),
Jatina Dawn (Jami) Brumbelow, Josh
Greer, Justin Hogan and Jordie Hogan;
fiance’, Robbie Hogan; mother, June C.
Tate; sisters, Leah Tate Bumnett (Stoney
C. Williams), Connie (Eddie) Hitt; four
grandchildren; several aunts, uncles,
nieces, nephews and cousins.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m.
Monday, March 12 at the Ingram
Funeral Home Chapel with the Revs.
Joe Hulsey and Cecil Pruitt officiating.
Interment will follow at Alpharetta City
Cemetery.
The family will receive friends at the
funeral home from 2-4 p.m. and 6-9
p.m. Saturday and Sunday and from 9
a.m. until the hour of service Monday.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may
be made to the Yaarab Shrine Hospital
Fund, 400 Ponce de Leon Ave; Atlanta,
Ga. 30308. -
Ingram Funeral Home & Crematory
of Cumming is in charge of arrange
ments.
Condolences may be made at www.
ingramfuneralhome.com.
Sign the guest book at forsythnews.
com. -
Forsyth County News
March 11, 2018 .
Eula Kinsey
Eula Kinsey, age 76, of Cumming
passed away on Friday, March 9, 2018.
She was a Christian. She was preceded
in death by her husband, Junior Kinsey;
grandson, Kaleb Payne; parents, Otis
and Minnie Nix; brother, Harold J. Nix;
sister, Mamie Henderson.
Survivors include her children, Vivian
(Kenneth) Payne of Cumming, Kenneth
(Angie) Kinsey of Ellijay; brother and
sister-in-law, Earl and Freda Nix of
Gainesville; sisters, Margaret Nix of
Gainesville, Doris Stephens of North
Carolina; grandchildren, Kristy (Toby)
Hamby of Cumming, Emily Kinsey of
Ellijay; great-grandchildren, Taylor,
Emerson, Skylar; and a number of other
relatives also survive.
Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m.
Sunday, March 11 at Ingram Funeral
Home Chapel with the Rev. Barry Payne
officiating. Interment will follow in
Sawnee View Memorial Gardens. The
family will received friends at Ingram
Funeral Home from 3-9 p.m. on
Saturday and from 9 a.m. until the hour
of service on Sunday.
Ingram Funeral Home & Crematory of
Cumming is in charge of arrangements. -
Condolences may be made at www.
ingramfuneralhome.com.
Sign the guest book at forsythnews.
com.
Forsyth County News
March 11, 2018
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Arter Watkins, age 84, of Cumming
passed away on Wednesday, March 7,
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2018. He was a member of Friendship
Baptist Church where he attended the
Super Seniors Group and The Seekers
Sunday School Class. He was preceded
in death by his father and mother, Robert
and Leila Watkins; brother and sister-in.
law, Frank and Doris Watkins; sister,
Glenton Watkins; brother-in-law and sis
ter-in-law, Lawton and Miriam Sosebee;
brothers-in-law, E. W. McConnell, Judge
Frank Gramling; niece, Judy Blackburn;
nephew, Toy, Tallant.
Survivors include his wife, Ozell
Sosebee Watkins of Cumming; daughter
and son-in-law, Rebecca (Becky)
Watkins and Forrest Martin of
Cumming; grandson, Jesse and Emmie
Martin of Calhoun; nephew, Robert and
Bonnie Watkins of Ball Ground; great
nephew, Wes and Haley Watkins; great
nieces, Catherine and Lauren Watkins;
sisters-in-law, Reatha McConnell and
her family, Janice Tallant and Hazel and
Nolan Floyd, Bonnie Gramling and her
family, Allison and Chuck Bishop; lola
and Cecil Gramling and her family,
Lanier and Charlotte Gramling; and a
number of other loving family members.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m,
Sunday, March 11 at Friendship Baptist
Church with the Revs. Ricky Byrd,
Ronnie McCormick and Mr. Ben
Shipley officiating. Interment will follow
in Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery.
The family received friends at Ingram
Funeral Home from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8
p.m. on Friday, from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8
p.m. on Saturday, and from 11 a.m. until
the hour of service on Sunday. '
In lieu of flowers donations may be
made to Friendship Baptist Churck
Cemetery Fund, c/o Wanda Harris, 4945
John Burruss Road, Cumming, Ga.
30040.
Ingram Funeral Home & Crematory of
Cumming is in charge of arrangements.
Condolences may be made at www.
ingramfuneralhome.com.-
Sign the guest book at forsythnews.
com.
Forsyth County News
March 11, 2018
Charles Cowart
Charles Cowart, age 83, of Piedmont,
S.C. passed away on Wednesday, March
7,2018.
Ingram Funeral Home & Crematory of
Cumming is in charge of arrangements.
Forsyth County News -
March 11, 2018
Tina Witherow Grizzle
Tina Witherow Grizzle, age 53, of
Cumming passed away Thursday, March
8,2018. : ‘
McDonald and Son Funeral Home of
Cumming is in charge of arrangements.
Forsyth County News
March 11, 2018
Mark Richard Yaegle .
Mark Richard Yaegle, age 62, of
Dahlonega passed away Thursday,
March 8, 2018.
Bearden Funeral Home of
Dawsonville is in charge of arrange
ments. ,
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