# Forsyth County News

Forsyth County News is a subscription-based local newspaper covering news in Forsyth County in Georgia. 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. Stephanie Woody is the Publisher. The Forsyth County News serves a population of 227,967.

## History

Joe Patterson founded Forsyth County News in 1908 in downtown Cumming, Georgia. Joe Patterson sold the newspaper to Roy P. Otwell, who then combined the North Georgian and Forsyth County News into one newspaper. In 1954, Charles Smithgall Sr. bought the newspaper and eventually sold it to News Corp in the 1970s. News Corp had been publishing Gwinnett Daily News, Forsyth County News, and Winder News. Robert Fowler sold News Corp to The New York Times for 103 million dollars in 1987. 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. During 2018, the newspaper was purchased by Metro Market Media in a family transaction.

## Coverage

Forsyth County News is based out of Forsyth County, Georgia and delivers news content to that local area.
* Local News Coverage
** Education
** Crime & Courts
** Local Government
** Business
** Community
** Community Calendar
** Weather
* Sports Coverage
** East Forsyth High School
** Forsyth Central High School
** Lambert High School
** North Forsyth High School
** West Forsyth High School
** South Forsyth High School
** Pinecrest Academy
** Horizon Christian Academy
** Denmark High School
* Obituaries
* The Best of Forsyth contest is owned and managed by the Forsyth County News.

## Awards

* 2016
** Southern Newspaper Publisher Association (SNPA) - Mega-Innovation Award
* 2017
** First Place
*** Associated Press - Best Feature Photo & Photo of the Year by Micah Green
*** Associated Press - Best Website
*** 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
*** Associated Press - Best Photo Illustration: Evan – The Grind by Micah Green
*** Associated Press - Best Picture Story: The ABeeCs of beekeeping (and how it can save the world) by Micah Green
*** Associated Press - Best Sports Writing: Football: Former West Forsyth standout Guthrie turns JUCO journey into D-I future by Michael Foster
** 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
*** Associated Press - Portfolio by Micah Green
*** Associated Press - Multiplatform Coverage of a Single Story: Massage Parlors Raided, Cited for Ordinance Violations by Kayla Robins and Paul Dybas
*** Associated Press - Spot News Photo: Preparing for the Heat by Jim Dean
** 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
*** Associated Press - Feature Writing: Medal Tested: Paralympian Returns to Cumming After Winning Big in Rio by Kayla Robins
*** Associated Press - Spot News Photo: An Accident’s Aftermath by Jim Dean
*** Associated Press - Non-Deadline Reporting: Suicide: Lost in the Shadows by Isabel Hughes
*** Associated Press - Beat Reporting: Local Government by Kelly Whitmire
*** Associated Press - Photo Illustration: Denver Stonecheck by Micah Green
*** Associated Press - Sports Writing: Four Middle School Girls are Kicking Stereotypes by Michael Foster