Forsyth County News is a subscription-based local newspaper covering news in
Forsyth County in Georgia.[2] It is published twice a week on Wednesday and Sunday, with a weekend e-edition available on Fridays and is entirely owned by Metro Market Media. The Gainesville Times and Dawson County News also became part of Metro Market Media in the same transaction.[2][3] Stephanie Woody is the Publisher.[2] The Forsyth County News serves a population of 227,967.[4]
History
Joe Patterson founded Forsyth County News in 1908 in downtown
Cumming, Georgia.[2] Joe Patterson sold the newspaper to Roy P. Otwell, who then combined the North Georgian and Forsyth County News into one newspaper.[2] In 1954, Charles Smithgall Sr. bought the newspaper and eventually sold it to
News Corp in the 1970s.[5][2] News Corp had been publishing Gwinnett Daily News, Forsyth CountyNews, and Winder News.[5] Robert Fowler sold News Corp to The New York Times for 103 million dollars in 1987.[5] By 1994, Swartz-Morris Media acquired Forsyth County News and the Forsyth Forum Newspaper, the county legal organ, and merged them into the new Forsyth County News.[2] During 2018, the newspaper was purchased by Metro Market Media in a family transaction.[2][6]
Coverage
Forsyth County News is based out of
Forsyth County, Georgia and delivers news content to that local area.[2]
Associated Press - Best Multiplatform Coverage of a Single Story: Racing with Purpose: A Day with the North Georgia Quarter Midget Association by Paul Dybas and Micah Green[9]
Associated Press - Best Photo Illustration: Evan – The Grind by Micah Green[9]
Associated Press - Best Picture Story: The ABeeCs of beekeeping (and how it can save the world) by Micah Green[9]
Associated Press - Best Sports Writing: Football: Former West Forsyth standout Guthrie turns JUCO journey into D-I future by Michael Foster[9]
Second Place
Associated Press - Public Service: The Business of Buying our Children: Child Sex Trafficking North of the Atlanta Perimeter by Kayla Robins, Paul Dybas and Micah Green[9]
Associated Press - Multiplatform Coverage of a Single Story: Massage Parlors Raided, Cited for Ordinance Violations by Kayla Robins and Paul Dybas[9]
Associated Press - Spot News Photo: Preparing for the Heat by Jim Dean[9]
Third Place
Associated Press - Multiplatform Coverage of a Single Story: Hopewell Roofing Gives Back to Forsyth County Senior in Need bu Paul Dybas, Micah Green and Kayla Robins[9]
Associated Press - Feature Writing: Medal Tested: Paralympian Returns to Cumming After Winning Big in Rio by Kayla Robins[9]
Associated Press - Spot News Photo: An Accident’s Aftermath by Jim Dean[9]
Associated Press - Non-Deadline Reporting: Suicide: Lost in the Shadows by Isabel Hughes[9]
Associated Press - Beat Reporting: Local Government by Kelly Whitmire[9]
Associated Press - Photo Illustration: Denver Stonecheck by Micah Green[9]
Associated Press - Sports Writing: Four Middle School Girls are Kicking Stereotypes by Michael Foster[9]