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(Forsyth County, GA) The usual City of Cumming voting locations will be experiencing some changes for the upcoming 2023 and 2024 election seasons. During a Cumming City Council meeting on Tuesday, July 18, the Cumming City Council made two changes to the voting locations in the city.

(Forsyth County, GA) Forsyth County art lovers can head to the Cumming City Center this September for the second annual Cumming Art Fest. From Saturday, September 16 to Sunday, September 17, the Cumming City Center’s main street will be lined with over 100 booths filled with handmade crafts and art including paintings, photography, pottery, jewelry, food and more. Entertainers will be performing and children can play at the Kidz Zone.

(Forsyth County, GA) The Cumming Police Department now has a new leader after Sergeant P.J. Girvan was appointed as the new police chief by the Cumming City Council during a special called meeting on the morning of Wednesday, June 28.

(Forsyth County, GA) The City of Cumming and other surrounding cities are gearing up for their 4th of July celebrations next week, some events are starting as early as Saturday.

(Forsyth County, GA) About 8,000 sunflowers are taking over a portion of Jot Em Down Road in Cumming for the second year in a row to raise money for Forsyth County’s Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) volunteer organization.

(Forsyth County, GA) This weekend from Friday, June 2 through Sunday, June 4 the “Cumming Home” water tower along GA 400 will be lit orange in honor of National Gun Violence Awareness Day.

(Forsyth County, GA) Forsyth County residents gathered on Friday, May 26 at the Veterans War Memorial in Cumming for the City of Cumming’s annual Memorial Day Ceremony. Mayor Troy Brumbalow opened the ceremony with an announcement concerning a new addition to the Cumming City Center.

(Forsyth County, GA) The City of Cumming is inviting the public to its annual Memorial Day Ceremony on Friday, May 26 at the Veterans War Memorial in Cumming. The ceremony will feature several speakers, a memorial wreath presentation, an Avenue of Flags Dedication and a white dove release.

(Forsyth County, GA) The Forsyth County and City of Cumming 2023 Water Quality Reports are now available for public viewing. Most of the city and county’s water is drawn from Lake Lanier. Every year more than 150,000 tests are conducted by the Environmental Protection Division of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Forsyth County and the City of Cumming to monitor tap water for harmful minerals, organisms and organic substances. This also includes testing for over 100 types of contaminants like pesticides, nitrates, bacteria and metals.

(Forsyth County, GA) Over the first weekend of June, over 85 inflatables will be taking over the Cumming Fairgrounds for the second annual Big Bounce & Slide Festival. Put on by Bounce House Atlanta, the festival will feature bounce houses, obstacle courses, a foam party pit, interactive games and over 30 inflatable water slides - some of which are over 35 feet tall.

(Forsyth County, GA) City of Cumming council members and Mayor Troy Brumbalow awarded a longtime citizen of Cumming a Key to the City during their work session meeting on Tuesday, May 2.

(Forsyth County, GA) The Cumming City Council approved the sale of a little over five acres of land to Creative Enterprises during a work session meeting on Tuesday, May 2. Creative Enterprises is a non-profit located in Cumming that provides employment, social and life skills training to adults with developmental disabilities. They are located in Cumming on Pilgrim Mill Road.

(Forsyth County, GA) Several part-time and entry-level job opportunities will be available at the City of Cumming’s upcoming Career Fair on Thursday, April 27. Many of the city’s departments are looking to fill openings at the job fair, including.

(Forsyth County, GA) The City of Cumming is purchasing a plot of land off Highway 9 for city use. During a City Council Work Session meeting on Tuesday, April 4, city council members voted to approve the purchase of 11 acres of land on 2045 Mountain Road in Cumming.

(Forsyth County, GA) Forsyth County and the City of Cumming took steps to make sure Mary Alice Park is open for the 2023 season while the lease transfer of the park to the county is being finalized.

(Forsyth County, GA) Two plots of land containing former landfills in the City of Cumming might soon be available for purchase. During a special called meeting on Thursday, March 23 by the Downtown Development Authority of Cumming, members voted to take the first steps needed in order to put the two former landfills located on Kelly Mill Road and the Buford Dam Road up for sale.

(Forsyth County, GA) The Cumming City Council passed an ordinance to ensure that businesses will be able to serve alcohol until 2 a.m. on New Year’s Day even if it falls on a weekday.

(Forsyth County, GA) A new Forsyth County indigent defense director has been named after former director Connie Brooker retired last December. Melissa Banker, who was given the new position in November 2022, has over 20 years of attorney experience in the county. She worked for over a year as the Accountability Court defense attorney in collaboration with the CARE Program, Drug Court and DUI Court.

(Forsyth County, GA) This Saturday, Cumming will hold its first-ever wine-tasting festival at the Cumming City Center. The Cumming Wine Festival is presented by the restaurant Homestead and will feature samples from over 50 wineries and distributors from around the country as well as food, a full bar and live music.

(Forsyth County, GA) An 85-year-old lifelong Cumming resident was presented with a key to the city by Mayor Troy Brumbalow and the city council members during the council meeting on Tuesday, February 21.