Virginia has Taken Steps Toward Gun Control — Will Georgia be Soon to Follow?
Abby Marks, Editor in Chief
January 24, 2020
Chaos is breaking loose in Virginia following the promise to enact many new anti-gun laws that some are calling unconstitutional. Virginian Democrats have proposed legislation that, if passed, will require background checks before purchasing a firearm, will limit the buying period between firearms to 30 days and will all...
Texas Massacre: Everything You Need To Know
Andrew Willings, Staff Writer
December 7, 2017
A Texas Baptist church was attacked on November 5, leaving 26 worshippers deceased and 20 injured. This was the deadliest shooting in Texan history and almost no one in the church was left unscathed. Among the victims were the pastor’s daughter and substitute, as well as all eight members of the Holcomb...
New Year’s Eve Attack is aa Devastating Transition into 2017
Diana Rodgers, Web Editor
April 12, 2017
As Istanbul citizens were trying to escape the sorrow of 2016 and dance their way into 2017 at a Turkish nightclub, they unknowingly became the first mass shooting victims of the new year. Very shortly after the massacre inside of the night club, ISIS claimed credit for the attack that left 39 people...
Georgia Ranks Highest in 2016 Lethal Injections
Grace Wood, Staff Writer
March 15, 2017
In 2016, Georgia took the lead in the entire nation of the number of lethal injections for the entire nation, even outranking Texas which slowed down due to rescheduling, with Georgia having a total of nine executions and Texas having only seven. Overall, nine executions is the highest it has been in...
Syrian Refugee Crisis
Emily Stocksdale, Staff Writer
December 10, 2015
In 2011, what began as peaceful protests against the Syrian government morphed into a full-out war. Other countries jumped in, and soon Syria was entangled in a confused battle against terrorism, rebellion, governments, with shoddy alliances and a variety of goals to be accomplished. As with all...
The Truth of 9/11: What is the US Government not telling us?
Natalie Wilson, Associate Editor
September 11, 2015
The amount of Americans skeptical of the recorded events on 9/11 is significant, but not nearly enough people are aware of the evidence that depicts supposed U.S. government involvement in both the downfall of three World Trade Centers (WTC) and the response that followed. 911Truth.org is working to...
Secret Service Director Resigns After Controversy
Matthew McFadden, Staff Writer
February 23, 2015
Throughout both of President Obama’s terms, the Secret Service has suffered many mishaps, causing Congress and the First Family to lose faith in the agency and its former director, Julia Pearson, who resigned in late September 2014. Most recently, a drunken U.S. government worker crashed a drone onto the White House grounds, raising questions about the Secret Service’s protective measures. The long string of incidents began in November 2009, when two aspiring reality ...
GAPPS Arrives at NFHS
Austin McIntosh, Staff Writer
February 5, 2015
Georgia Assessment of Performance on School Standards (GAPPS) came to North Forsyth High School on Thursday January 29th. GAPPS organization evaluated the facilities of North Forsyth High School and the involvement of every teacher and professional in the school. The immense GAPPS observations take place...
Diplomacy Talks in Ukraine
Sam Dobrotka, Staff Writer
April 18, 2014
On Thursday, April 17, Russia, the U.S., the European Union, and Ukraine reached an agreement that calls for the pro-Russian protestors in eastern Ukraine to put down their arms and vacate the multiple government buildings that had been occupied. Russia has been blamed for stoking the unrest in Ukra...
Presidential Race 2016
Lacy Hamilton, Editorials Editor
April 18, 2014
Rand Paul- Being son of the former presidential candidate Ron Paul, many libertarian voters turn to Rand Paul for presidential candidacy in 2016. Although he has not released any official confirmation on entering the presidential race, Ron Paul supporters are already weary of the possible results of having ...
Friday Links: Update on Crimea
Lacy Hamilton, Editorials Editor
March 21, 2014
Crimea, a city in Ukraine, has found itself in the middle of United States and Russian political tension. Crimea joined Ukraine 1954, which was not a problem until 1991 when the Soviet Union split, leaving Crimea in independent Ukraine. The problem is 60% of Crimea’s population of two million identi...
SOS Venezuela
Bim Peacock, Staff writer
March 4, 2014
As battles between Middle Eastern countries continue to ignite, rebellions in the Ukraine catch fire, and turmoil begins to spark within Eastern Asia, life would seem to go on peacefully in the western hemisphere. Venezuela, however, has seen restless citizens in the past few months as protests and demonstrations have become more prominent. Following the roadside m...
Imogene Ragan, Staff Writer
October 26, 2020
COVID-19, commonly referred to as the coronavirus, has changed many aspects of people’s lives, including work, schooling and daily routines. As an example, many stores now...
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