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Man charged with killing his mother
By Kelly Whitmire
kwh itm i re@f o rsyth news.com
Detectives with the Forsyth County
Sheriff’s Office have arrested a man
accused of murdering his mother.
According to an FCSO news release
and information from the Forsyth
County Jail, Christopher Pino, 39, was
arrested on Sunday, Sept. 11, and is
charged with murder of a family
member with other weapon in the
death of his mother, Tresa Slate, 62
According to the release, deputies
were called at about 11:30 a.m. on
Saturday when an elderly man could
not wake up Slate at her home on
Frank Boyd Road. The responding
deputies determined Slate “was
deceased and there was a potential of
foul play.”
“Major Crimes detectives conduct
ed a lengthy investigation and in con
sultation with the medical examiner,
determined the manner of death was
homicide,” the release said. “The
investigation revealed that Ms. Slate’s
son, 39-year-old Christopher Pino was
identified as the suspect in her death.”
Pino was found in Gainesville on
Sunday, Sept. 11, and arrested without
incident.
He is being held at the jail on no
bond and also had an active warrant
for theft out of Virginia.
Pino
New feel for old eyesore'
Photos by Ashlyn Yule Forsyth County News
The former Coo Coo's Nest location is being turned into Hall & Hound Brewing Company.
E. Forsyth principal
takes leave after use
of racial slur on video
By Sabrina Kerns
skerns@forsythnews.com
East Forsyth High School Principal Jeff Cheney is
taking a temporary leave of absence in light of recent
controversy caused by a video in which he uses a
racial slur in a conversation with a
student.
Forsyth County Schools
Superintendent Dr. Jeff Bearden sent
an announcement to the school’s
parents Wednesday morning,
informing them that Cheney had
requested the leave of absence to
“have time to reflect, process and
move forward” after the incident.
Bearden stated in the message that
he approved Cheney’s request for a voluntary leave of
absence and promised to “stay in contact with him.”
“I am writing to ask for your continued support of
the East Forsyth leadership team, teachers and staff
during this time period,” Bearden stated. “We appreci
ate you and your family and are committed to moving
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Cheney
Hall & Hound Brewing to take over Coo Coos Nest spot
By Ashlyn Yule
ayule@forsythnews.com
For over five years, a
building that north
Forsyth residents have
called an “eyesore” has
been sitting vacant, wait
ing for a new lease on
life.
Focated at the comer
of Freedom Parkway
and Pilgrim Mill Road,
Coo Coo’s Nest was a
popular restaurant and
sports bar that hosted
many game nights and
parties before shutting
its doors for good.
Now, a local business
man and brewer has
decided to restore the
building to its former
glory as Hall & Hound
Brewing Company
moves in.
Patrick Hall, owner
and founder of Hall &
Hound, said he pur
chased the building and
5-acre plot of land in
March of 2021. He has
been working on site
daily to get the place “up
and running for busi
ness.
According to Hall,
See Brewing 13A
Parents could seek
school book removal
with proposed policy
By Sabrina Kerns
skerns@forsythnews.com
Forsyth County Schools plans to pass a new policy
that would allow parents to challenge materials
offered in schools that are “harmful to minors” to
align with new state legislation.
Chief Technology and Information Officer Mike
Evans presented the proposed policy to the Board of
Education at its work session on Tuesday, Sept. 13,
noting that it is based on SB 226, which Gov. Brian
Kemp signed into law in April.
The legislation is meant to help expedite the pro
cess for school materials to be reviewed and removed
from either the media center or the classroom. FCS
already has a book challenge policy in place for
media center materials, but Evans said this proposed
policy would exist alongside the current policy.
Evans explained that this new policy will “address
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Public invited to share opinions on proposed 600-apartment project
A public participa
tion meeting has
been scheduled for
the rezoning of this
piece of land in
northern Forsyth
County.
Ashlyn Yule
Forsyth County News
By Ashlyn Yule
ayule@forsythnews.com
Another orange sign has
been installed on a piece of
property in north Forsyth
County, signifying that a
public participation meeting
has been scheduled.
Applicant Retail Planning
Corporation is requesting to
rezone approximately 140
acres from agricultural dis
trict (Al) to mixed-use cen
ter district (MCD) for 172
townhomes, 456 apartments
and 200 age-restricted apart
ments with a density of
approximately 6 units per
acre.
The application also pro
poses 701,800 square feet of
commercial space, 2,259
parking spaces and about 30
acres of open greenspace.
The land in question is off
Keith Bridge and State Bam
roads to the west of Ga. 400.
A recommendation has
not yet been made by the
county’s Department of
Planning and Community
Development.
The public participation
meeting, hosted by the
developer of the project, is
scheduled for 7 p.m.,
Thursday, Oct. 13 at the
Central Park Recreation
Center Banquet Room.
Central Park is located at
2300 Keith Bridge Road in
Cumming.
Residents are encouraged
to attend to learn more about
the project, chat with the
developer and voice ques
tions or concerns.
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Brothers indicted
over stabbing
threat at
construction site.
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