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Forsyth County could get new city Residents push for ‘Sharon Springs’ By ALDO NAHED aldo@forsythherald.com
Matt Mesa and Rachel Gagnon make an entrance at DECA’s prom fashion show.
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South Forsyth puts on Red, White and DECA By ALDO NAHED aldo@forsythherald.com CUMMING, Ga. — Prom is one of the highlights of high school, and how your dress or tuxedo looks is just as important as the dance itself. South Forsyth High School’s DECA chapter and
marketing students presented Red, White and DECA, two prom fashion shows on Jan. 16. Students have been busy planning the production since August 2013. The theme, choreography, props and various other facets of the show were all
created by South Forsyth’s fashion marketing and sports and entertainment marketing classes. Members of DECA, an association of marketing students, were also involved in assisting with this annual
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heard,” Barlag said, “and is not being reflected in the FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — decisions of The city of Cumming, Forsyth the Board of County’s lone municipality and Commissioncounty seat, may gain a neighers.” boring city to the south. The A group of South Forsyth group’s proresidents have formed the barlag posed incorSharon Springs Alliance (SSA), poration area borders a highly a nonprofit created to study the pros, cons and feasibility of populated and fast-growing area. It includes the area from establishing the city of Sharon the city of Cumming to Ga. 20 Springs. down to Samples Road and “I think it’s great to explore then Haw Creek toward the this as an option to some of Chattahoochee River in the the problems in South Foreast, south to the syth,” said Phillip Fulton County Barlag, the group’s line and west to co-founder. “It is Ga. 400 from the not the position of Fulton County SSA that incorline to the Cumporating a city is ming city limits. the answer – just The lengthy that it may be the process to become answer.” a city requires a Barlag said the state-mandated reaction so far has feasibility study been positive. be performed by “People have the Carl Vinson many questions, Institute of the of course,” Barlag University of said. “It’s the start Phillip Barlag Georgia. The SSA of a long process.” Co-founder of Sharon Springs is seeking funding Those that are Alliance through online the co-founders of donations. SSA came together The county’s through a common seven-member frustration of the state legislative delegation lack of local accountability in would need to offer their South Forsyth, Barlag said. unanimous support to hold a For example, 90 percent of public election on cityhood. all zonings in the county are Brian Tam, Forsyth County for the area south of exit 14 on Board of Commissioner for Ga. 400. “However, the voice of the local residents about decisions in this area is not being See CITY, Page 4
People have many questions, of course. It’s the start of a long process.”