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Commercial fire snarls
roads, destroys building
Photos by Kelly Whitmire Forsyth County News
Forsyth County firefighters responded to a fire at a west Forsyth storage building the morning
of Monday, Nov. 7.
Election Day
results to run in
weekend paper
By Kelly Whitmire
kwhitmire@forsythnews.com
Nearly 65,000 Forsyth residents took advantage of
in-person advance voting during the three weeks,
including three weekend days, before Election Day.
Due to early print deadlines, complete election
results will be in the Nov. 11-12 Weekend Edition of
the Forsyth County News. Results also will be avail
able at forsythnews.com.
For more information on the election, go to www.
forsy thco. com/Departments-Offices/Voter-
Registrations-Elections, and for information on pre
cincts, polling places and other information for vot
ers, go to www.MVRsos.ga.gov/s/.
City to honor
veterans Nov. 11
at war memorial
By Sabrina Kerns
skerns@forsythnews.com
West Forsyth storage business fire under investigation
By Kelly Whitmire
kwhitmire@forsythnews.com
Canton Highway and
Heardsville Road were closed on
Monday as firefighters responded
to a fire at a west Forsyth County
storage business fire between the
two roads.
Forsyth County Fire Department
Division Chief Jason Shivers said
firefighters were alerted about the
fire by a passing driver at about 10
a.m. on Monday, Nov. 7 and the
fire was out by around 10:50 a.m.
Shivers said there were no inju
ries, but the building is likely a
total loss.
“All the doors were closed, so it
doesn’t appear that anyone was
here working in their rental unit or
moving things in or out, and the
ownership wasn’t here either,”
Shivers said.
The building contains 30 storage
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units, and 16 were affected by the
fire, Shivers said.
The other units likely received
smoke and water damage, and a
separate storage building on the
site was not impacted.
Shivers said five engine compa
nies, two ladder companies, five
See Fire 14A
The City of Cumming will hold its annual
Veterans Day ceremony to honor those who have
served the country on Friday, Nov. 11.
The event will take place at the Veterans War
Memorial located next to the Cumming Police
Department at 301 Veterans Memorial Blvd. The
memorial honors soldiers from many U.S. overseas
conflicts, and local veterans come out each year to
pay their respects.
See Veterans 14A
FCN file photo
The City of Cumming will hold its annual
Veterans Day ceremony to honor those who
have served the country on Friday, Nov. 11, at
the Veterans War Memorial.
Traffic shifting on Ga. 400 between Windward, McFarland parkways
By Ashlyn Yule
ayule@forsythnews.com
A new exit on Ga. 400 will be coming to
Forsyth County following construction of
a full diamond interchange at McGinnis
Ferry Road.
According to a press release from the
Georgia Department of Transportation,
night work will be shifting traffic between
Windward and McFarland parkways, with
traffic shift construction beginning on the
northbound side of Ga. 400.
These shifts will occur at 8 p.m. on
Friday, Nov. 11 and are anticipated to be
fully in place by 5 a.m. on Monday, Nov.
14 along with temporary striping and road
markers.
Following the completion of the north
bound shift, the southbound shift will be
put in place, and both will be in place for
the duration of the project.
Along with a full diamond interchange
at this new exit, GDOT will also be work
ing on widening the bridge on McGinnis
Ferry Road that goes across Ga. 400.
While these lane shifts and construction
will be starting soon, all exact dates are
subject to change due to weather or other
factors.
GDOT encourages drivers to reduce
their speed while traveling through these
work zones during construction of the
project, as well as staying alert and watch
ing out for workers.
For more information about this project
or to get real-time updates on the traffic
conditions surrounding the construction,
residents can call 511, visit 511ga.org or
download the Georgia 511 app.
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