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Congratulations Class of 2024
Photo courtesy of Cady Studios
West Forsyth High School held its 2024 graduation ceremony at Gwinnett’s Gas South Arena on Sunday, May 19.
See more graduation photos on page 5A.
Forsyth County high schools celebrate graduating seniors
By Michelle Hall
michellehall@forsythnews.com
Seniors across Forsyth County
were celebrated at graduation cere
monies held from May 18-21.
Forsyth Central and East Forsyth
high schools held graduations at the
Cumming Fairgrounds. Ceremonies
were held at Gas South Arena for the
graduates of Denmark, Lambert,
North Forsyth, South Forsyth and
West Forsyth high schools. Seniors
graduating from Alliance Academy
for Innovation were honored during
a ceremony at the FoCAL Center.
Congratulations to the Class of
2024!
Photo courtesy of Craig J. LaCava Photography
South Forsyth High School held its 2024
graduation ceremony at Gwinnett’s Gas
South Arena on Sunday, May 19.
Photo courtesy of Lily McGregor Photography
East Forsyth High School held its Class of 2024 graduation cer
emony on Saturday, May 18, at the Cumming Fairgrounds, cele
brating its more than 340 graduating seniors one last time.
Multi-vehicle wreck, fuel spill closes Browns Bridge Road
By Kelly Whitmire
kwhitmire@forsythnews.com
A portion of Browns Bridge Road
was closed for hours following a
multi-vehicle crash and fuel spill.
Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office
officials said Browns Bridge Road
was closed on Thursday, May 23
near the entrance to Walmart fol
lowing a three-vehicle crash that
resulted in one vehicle spilling hun
dreds of gallons of diesel fuel.
“One of the pickup trucks
involved was carrying a 250-gallon
tank of diesel fuel in the truck bed,”
officials said. “The tank ruptured in
the crash and caused a substantial
fuel spill.”
Officials announced that the road
was closed at about 8 a.m. and
reopened just before 10:30 a.m.
The FCSO traffic control unit and
Forsyth County firefighters
responded to the scene.
FCFD officials said the fire
department’s hazardous materials
and logistic teams worked to con
tain the fuel, though “a small
amount” did leak into a nearby
storm drain.
Georgia’s Environmental
Protection Division has been
informed of the spill.
Officials said the cleanup was the
reason for the lengthy closure.
John reelected to
District 2 BOC
By Daniel Dotson
danieldotson@forsythnews.com
In the Forsyth County District 2 County
Commission race, incumbent candidate
Alfred John won the primary over former
three-term commissioner Brian Tam with
67% of the vote.
John’s victory was secured by a margin
of over 1,000 votes, with John receiving
2,572 votes and Tam receiving 1,264 votes.
John told FCN that he is thankful to
Forsyth County voters for the opportunity
to serve another term.
“I’m excited that the voters have selected
me to represent them for another four
years,” said John. “It shows that I’ve earned
their trust. I intend to continue that and
accelerate it over the next four years.”
Tam told FCN that he is grateful to his
family, friends and supporters, adding that
he called John to congratulate him on a
“hard fought race.”
As no Democratic candidate is running
for the District 2 County Commission seat,
John is guaranteed to sit on the Board of
Commissioners for the 2025-2029 term
beginning in January 2025.
Kelly Whitmire Forsyth County News
District 2 County Commissioner Alfred
John and state Rep. Todd Jones celebrated
with other candidates and Republicans
while waiting for primary election results
Tuesday, May 21.
Usherwood wins
District 3 BOE
GOP Primary
By Sabrina Kerns
skerns@forsythnews.com
Dorian Usherwood, a local parent and
business leader, beat longtime Incumbent
Tom Cleveland for the
Forsyth County Board of
Education District 3 seat
in the General Primary
and Nonpartisan General
Election on Tuesday, May
21.
Usherwood earned
64.8% of the 2,584 ballots
cast on Tuesday, earning
him the Republican nomination for the
District 3 seat, which represents south
west Forsyth County and the clusters of
schools surrounding Denmark and West
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