🌱 Lake Lanier Drowning + Board Budget Raises Concerns + Heat Dangers

Hello and happy Saturday! I'm back in your inbox this summer morning to walk you through all the most important things happening these days in town. Here we go...

---

First, today's weather:

A thunderstorm or two. High: 86 Low: 71.

---

Here are the top 5 stories in Cumming today:

• The body of the man who went missing in nearby Lake Lanier last week was recovered by a dive team on Thursday morning. Officials say the 61-year-old man likely drowned while bathing in the lake next to a dock at Longwood Park. Police are still searching for 29-year-old Kaiyan Ding, who disappeared in Lake Lanier last weekend in a separate incident. (Subscription: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
• Community members voiced concerns about the Forsyth County Board of Education's proposed budget and mileage rate during the board's regular meeting this week. Eight homeowners present at the meeting expressed worries that the new budget, which is $58.4 million higher than that of the previous year, represents the potential for rising property taxes. The tentative budget of $578,498,654 was first approved by the board members in May. (Forsyth County News)
• An alumna of South Forsyth High School is facing backlash after several articles she authored for USA Today were discovered to contain "fabricated" sources. The news outlet has removed a total of 23 stories written by the journalist, Gabriela Miranda. "She has irreversibly damaged her reputation," said Shannon Casas, editor in chief for The Gainesville Times. (Forsyth County News)
• Amid blazing heat, the Forsyth County Fire Department issued a reminder to parents about the dangers of leaving their children in a hot car. Division Chief Jason Shivers demonstrated how quickly a car can heat up in the summer sun, placing a child's safety seat in his county truck along with a thermometer. Within 25 minutes, the seat had reached 92 degrees and the thermometer on the dashboard had reached 120 degrees. (WSB-TV Atlanta)
• Deputies with the Forsyth County Sheriff's Office were in the area of Buford Highway and Holly Court on Friday searching for 48-year-old Ty Trimble. Trimble fled from deputies early yesterday morning and had recently been seen in the area, according to reports. Anyone who sees Trimble is asked to call 911. (Forsyth County Sheriff's Office)

---

Help us make this newsletter better!

We've been getting so much positive feedback about the Cumming Daily that we're starting to get a big head. Want to bring us back down to earth with some constructive feedback? If so, take our simple — and quick! — reader survey. Your feedback will help us make sure we're covering the kind of local news, events and scuttlebutt you really care about. And it will help us toward our goal of being an indispensable local resource and the last email you'd ever unsubscribe from.

We'd be so appreciative of your feedback that, if you take the survey, we'll enter your email address in a drawing for a small mountain of Patch swag. You know you want that tote bag — so click the link and give it to us straight. Thank you!

Take the Survey 👉

---

Today in Cumming:

• June Vaccination & Microchip Clinic At Furkids Cat Shelter And Headquarters (10:00 AM)
• Saturday Family Storytime At Post Road Library (11:00 AM)
• Disney's Descendants At Forsyth Academy Of Performing Arts (7:00 PM)

---

From my notebook:

• Did you know that the Humane Society of Forsyth County has a Community Pet Food Pantry that helps support local families in need by providing free pet food for their loving pets? To learn more and apply for assistance, visit the Pet Food Pantry website. (Humane Society of Forsyth County, GA via Facebook)
• Looking for something fun to do in Forsyth County tonight? Get your tickets for Guys and Dolls, presented at 7:30 p.m. today at the FoCAL center. (Forsyth County Schools via Facebook)
• Congratulations to the morning swim lesson crew at the Forsyth County Family YMCA, who will be moving up to the next level! Sign up for swim lessons today online or at the YMCA front desk. (Forsyth County Family YMCA via Instagram)

---

Thanks for following along and staying informed! I'll be in your inbox tomorrow with your next update.

— Nicole Fallon-Peek

About me: Nicole Fallon-Peek is a journalist and copywriter with a degree in Media, Culture and Communication from New York University. She has served as a freelance reporter, managing editor, copy editor, and editorial director for a variety of B2B news outlets. She currently co-owns and operates content creation agency Lightning Media Partners.