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Biscuit eatery rises to meet high demand

By JON WILCOX | jon@appenmedia.com

FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — The perfect biscuit is like a warm hug, said Brandy White, owner of Sawnee Mountain Biscuit Company.

“It kind of warms your soul,” White said. “It feels like home to me.”

Since 2001, the Sawnee Mountain Biscuit has operated out of a renovated mobile home at 104 13th St., serving perfect pillowy biscuits wrapped around eggs, cheese, bacon and other breakfast staples. With dozens of items on the menu, the restaurant features other tasty offerings from French toast to a house-made pimento cheese.

Tucked into a sleepy neighborhood on the edge of Cumming, Sawnee Mountain Biscuit might easily be taken as another house, but locals say the squat, blue-clapboard building is one of the town’s best breakfast spots.

Over the decades, the restaurant has earned a cult following in Cumming and the north Atlanta area, serving as many as 400 orders some mornings.

See BISCUIT, Page 6

County considers funding for sheriff’s training facility

FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — The Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office is working to complete converting an old elementary school into a law enforcement training center.

Since October, the training center has hosted a public safety academy as part of a partnership between the sheriff’s office and University of North Georgia. The academy, funded by the

sheriff’s office, provides training for law enforcement officers in Forsyth County and surrounding jurisdictions, Capt. Rob Heagerty said.

At an April 22 work session, the County Board of Commissioners discussed a proposal to allocate $47,993 for design services with architectural firm Wiley Wilson to create plans, conduct inspections and

make changes to water heaters.

The sheriff’s office wants to install showers and locker rooms at the building at 4805 Atlanta Highway, Heagerty said. The improvements are important because exercise and physical conditioning are essential in maintaining capable deputies, he said.

The building already houses classrooms, meeting rooms, a cafeteria,

gym, simulator room and an empty wing where deputies can conduct building-clearing and other training exercises.

The work is part of a second phase to transform former Midway Elementary School into a law enforcement training center.

JON WILCOX/APPEN MEDIA Brandy White holds her 1-year-old daughter, Lennon , at the entrance to her Sawnee Mountain Biscuit Company on 13th Street just outside Cumming.

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Thief makes off with clean vehicle

FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — A vehicle was reported stolen from a Cumming car wash April 27.

A 35-year-old Roswell man said he had taken one of his company’s cars for a cleaning at the business on Atlanta Highway, according to a Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office report. After the vehicle was washed, it was parked between two nearby buildings. The keys were left in an unlocked key box close by.

When the man arrived to pick up the car, it was missing.

The owner of the car wash said there was no chance an employee had moved the car.

An employee of an adjacent gas station told deputies there were no security cameras directed at the area where the vehicle was last seen.

The incident was classified as a felony theft of an automobile.

— Jon Wilcox

Woman cited for drugs after routine traffic stop

FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — A 50-year-old Cumming woman was arrested on drug charges March 25 after a traffic stop on Canton Road at Doc Sams Road.

About 2 a.m., deputies stopped the vehicle for having suspended registration, according to a Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office report. Before the stop, deputies observed the vehicle’s driver and passenger acting suspiciously while parked at a gas station.

While parked at the gas station, deputies noticed the male driver and female passenger were acting nervously and erratically.

Deputies asked the driver, a 58-year-

old Canton man, for consent to search the vehicle. He agreed.

A K-9 assisted in the search, which revealed two methamphetamine pipes that had residue, 3.5 grams of marijuana and a narcotic that was redacted from the report. The drugs were in the Cumming woman’s belongings.

The woman was charged with possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug-related objects, possession of marijuana less than 1 ounce, possession of a Schedule II drug and dangerous drugs not in the original container.

— Jon Wilcox

Police investigate dispute between two coworkers

ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Officers investigated a reported workplace assault between coworkers April 10.

An assault was reported about 5 p.m. at an Old Milton Parkway financial company, according to an Alpharetta police report.

A 67-year-old Marietta woman said a 45-year-old Milton woman punched her shoulder where she had had surgery for broken bones. The Milton woman said she thought the Marietta woman was speaking to another coworker about her, according to the report.

The Marietta woman said the Milton woman knew about the injury because she had worn a sling at work.

Officers observed no injury to the woman’s shoulder, but she said she suffered severe pain. She planned to visit a doctor to have the shoulder checked out.

The women said they’d had no prior altercations or disputes.

The police report included no information about whether the Milton woman was charged with a crime. The incident was classified as a misdemeanor battery. Jon Wilcox

Roswell apartments tenant reports theft of equipment

ROSWELL, Ga. — Roswell Police responded to a report of stolen landscaping equipment from a truck at the Roswell Village

Apartments April 19.

A 49-year-old resident said the theft occurred around 5:30 a.m. while his 2003 Dodge Ram 1500 was parked outside his apartment off Hemingway Lane.

The owner showed police damage to his truck’s roll-up bed cover, which appeared to have been pried open to gain access to his tools.

The stolen items include a 10-inch saw, a Milwaukee drill set, a nail gun and several other saws, all with a value totaling $1,368.

The victim told officers that he could name no suspect and that he is new to the North Fulton area. The man said random vehicles frequently speed through the apartment complex.

Officers said the victim made his report for insurance purposes, and they gave him a case number.

— Hayden Sumlin

Alive in Roswell vendor reports card theft, fraud

ROSWELL, Ga. — A 27-year-old Tennessee woman reported the theft of her credit card and fraudulent transactions April 18 after working as a vendor at Alive in Roswell the day before.

An officer said he spoke on the phone with the victim, who told him she last remembered having her pink wallet while unloading for the Canton Street festival April 17 around 3 p.m.

The woman said she discovered her American Express card had been used to make a $100 purchase at Rock ‘N’ Taco later in the evening.

Later that day, after speaking with the officer, the woman called back and reported her card was added to Apple Pay and used to make a purchase at IHOP.

The officer said the pending charges are theft of mislaid property and felony financial transaction card theft and fraud.

The report did not identify a suspect.

— Hayden Sumlin

Charity golf tournament honors beloved founder

By JON WILCOX jon@appenmedia.com

FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — The 34th Tax Man Blues charity golf tournament was bittersweet.

On April 18, a record turnout of about 130 golfers gathered at the St. Marlo Country Club golf course in south Forsyth County to raise funds for North Fulton Community Charities’ community-support efforts, but one notable figure was missing – tournament founder John Sheffield.

“Everyone felt his absence,” said Sandy Holiday, executive director for the charity.

Sheffield died in November while on a mission trip in South America with North Point Community Church.

Sheffield and a small group of friends founded the Tax Man Golf Tournament 34 years ago to raise funds for charity while getting over the “blues” of paying taxes, Holiday said.

See GOLF, Page 15

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About 130 golfers gathered April 18 for the 34th annual Tax Man Blues tournament at the St. Marlo Country Club golf course in south Forsyth County.

No ‘Gesundheit’ necessary for a ‘God Bless You’

With those major religious holidays and holy days mere dots in our rearview mirrors, it’s time to get ready for the upcoming sweltering summer. It seems to me that most folks aren’t focusing much on those hot months. Many are taking time to celebrate the rest of Spring pleasantness. A recent run through the Home Dept parking lot was a confirmation that there are plenty of yardwork enthusiasts just chomping at the bit to get out in the yard and play in the dirt. Industrious shoppers were buying bags of mulch by the pallet. Not me. My major outdoor activity will be grilling on the Traeger and pulling the trigger on those nasty bastid mosquitoes. Having the yard sprayed is a mere phone call away. A childhood where my mom doled out weeding a flower bed sentences as if she were a warden at a botanical prison has exacerbated my aversion to any kind of yardwork.

We brothers hated being in that miniscule patch of weed-infested flowers. Our weed-pulling lasted mere minutes before a dirt clod would be tossed. We were all pretty fair shots too. Inevitably, one of us would wind up with a good amount of mud, dirt and weeds in our hair. Or worse yet, in our ears.

When that happened, all sorts of ordinance filled the air, our scalp and our nostrils. Getting all that dirt out of an ear was a two-shower undertaking. And what would normally take less than hour morphed into a sunup-to-sundown ordeal.

And make no mistake: Very few weeds met their demise. I guess Mom was looking out for our health when she confiscated the container of Round-Up I wanted to administer to any living plant or weed. A fatal spritz seemed like it would us get into the pool much quicker.

Of all of us, Matt was the only one who had allergies that would prompt thunderous sneezes and an itchy throat that the rest of us found hilarious. These were not polite sneezes. Instead, these would make the bees stop buzzing and the birds

take flight.

Of course, being kindly brothers, there wasn’t a “Gesundheit” or “God Bless You” to be found as Matt dealt with his misery. In retrospect, Matt was always the smart one. His allergic woes always brought Mom outside to take him in the house and get him some Dimetapp. Marty, Allan and I remained behind. Forget the weeds. When Mom left, projectiles once again filled the air.

I can remember being bored with the war games. Being the oldest, I felt compelled to demonstrate my “big brother” prowess and put an end to the afternoon session.

I got in a good bit of trouble when Mom appeared just as I was showing Allan the fine art of giving a wedgie. Mom came after me when she spied Marty levitating off the ground, suspended from a branch with a hole poked in his undies.

These days, it seems more common in my circle for us to end a conversation with a “God Bless.” I must credit good friend Jerry Nix with making it seem so right and much more meaningful that a “Talk to you later,” or “All right then.” Fellow

Knights of Columbus Tony Roberti always signs off the same way.

The need for a sneeze response has become obsolete. Imploring for some help from the Man Upstairs just seems so right. And so Southern. I think I’ll do a lot more of that.

Mike Tasos has lived in Forsyth County for more than 30 years. He’s an American by birth and considers himself a Southerner by the grace of God. He can be reached at miketasos55@gmail.com.

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Often, the drive-thru line stretches into the street and down to a nearby Tribble Gap Road intersection, White said. The procession can be so crowded that White sometimes has to make peace between drivers when someone cuts in.

White’s staff has made a practice of opening 15 minutes early to serve a regular “breakfast club” group of early risers who stop by routinely for a bite before heading to work.

“We have people who come here every single day,” White said.

Dawsonville resident Zack Sams said he has been coming since his grandfather started taking him when he was 6.

Although his grandfather is no longer alive, Sams said he continues to drop by.

“We used to come here at least every other weekend,” Sam said. “We’d come here and eat breakfast, and now I come here by myself.”

In 2018, White left behind a career in graphic design and purchased Sawnee Mountain Biscuit from her father’s stepmother, who had run the spot for years. The restaurant was already doing well, but she saw an opportunity to do better.

White called on her marketing experience to establish a social media presence to spread the word. She installed a point-of-sale system and replaced the cash register with a tablet to ensure orders went out promptly. They also take DoorDash deliveries, which contribute significantly to sales.

While the service initiatives have tripled sales, White says one thing will never change — the biscuits.

“It’s always remained buttermilk, lard and flour,” White said. “That’s it, three simple ingredients.”

The restaurant’s most popular item,

Sawnee Mountain Biscuit serves biscuits and other breakfast fare to north Atlanta residents out of a renovated mobile home on the outskirts of Cumming.

the bacon, egg and cheese biscuit, combines its popular buttery biscuit with crisp but chewy bacon, gooey melted cheese and fluffy eggs into a breakfast symphony.

Competition in the Cumming biscuit scene has been fierce, and Sawnee Mountain Biscuit has at times had as many as six competitors. But White said her restaurant’s biscuits have something special. They are made with love.

After all, biscuits hold a special place in White’s heart, she said.

As a little girl, her grandmother made a point of serving biscuits every morning along with a heaping breakfast of Southern cooking.

“You could tell everything was made with love,” White said. “And that’s something that we try to put back in here.”

Customers also have taken notice, saying the restaurant’s biscuits have an indefinable, homemade charm.

“Customers say, ‘Don’t tell my grandma, but this is just like hers,’” White said. “They make people feel like they’re at a second home.”

That second-home mentality extends

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The bacon, egg and cheese biscuit is one of Sawnee Mountain Biscuit’s most popular items.

beyond the food and into the restaurant’s atmosphere.

Richard Bellini, a former employee and now regular customer, said the warmth is a key reason why people keep coming back.

“When customers roll up, it’s ‘How’s your family? How’s the kids?’” he said. “That means something to people.”

Like her grandmother, White said she finds immense satisfaction in serving people delicious food that will power them through their day. At the restaurant, she performs all manner of tasks, whether taking orders in the drive-thru

line or simply pausing to catch up with customers. She has even run biscuits across the street to the school she once attended.

“It’s just fun to me,” she said. “I like seeing people happy, and we try to create happiness through serving great food.”

White said she thinks hometown restaurants like hers are doing better than ever because customers’ tastes have shifted away from fast food and chains.

Sawnee Mountain Biscuit’s sales have been so good lately that White is looking to expand and considering staying open past noon.

The renovated mobile home on 13th Street has plenty of good memories, but White said the business has outgrown the tiny space.

“Business is increasing,” she said. “It’s increased significantly.”

Years have passed since White left her career, and she said she loves her new life running the restaurant. Most mornings, she gets out of bed with excitement and purpose, eager to start another day serving delicious biscuits.

It is a life calling she thinks her grandmother would have understood.

“Her making that meal for me, it made me happy,” White said. “She continued to do that because she enjoyed taking the time to make something special. That’s something I enjoy — making something special.”

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“We quickly learned that building was not sufficient,” Heagerty said.

Since 2022, the academy has taught six classes of almost 30 cadets each. About 15 percent of the cadets go on to serve at the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office.

The agency decided to host its own academy in part to provide a superior level of training for its deputies, Heagerty said. Originally, cadets took an extra five weeks of training that included 200 hours of education on top of a required 408 hours required for graduation.

Since the academy’s founding, the state has increased graduation requirements to about 800 hours, bringing training in line with the education already offered in Forsyth County.

The idea is to give new deputies the training they need to “hit the ground running,” Heagerty said.

The sheriff’s office employs about 300 deputies and fields about 100 on patrol assignments on any given day.

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Over the years, the tournament has raised more than $300,000 for North Fulton Community Charities, which offers programs and services to prevent hunger and homelessness. The organization helps those affected by rising inflation and living costs amid stagnating wages.

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“In that gap is where North Fulton Community Charities tries to step in,” Holiday said.

Efforts range from financial and clothing assistance to education and workforce development to onsite childcare.

Currently, the charity is working to complete a second food pantry in east Roswell that will include a

garden. The project is expected to be completed in the summer.

“Getting support like this allows us to do these big things like expand and make new pantries,” Holiday said. “It lets us dream big.”

Despite Sheffield’s absence, spirits were high at the tournament, and golfers played enthusiastically under the warm sunshine of a perfect spring morning. At the start of the tournament, the crowd raised their glasses in a salute to Sheffield.

He was remembered as a man big in stature, personality and heart.

His larger-than-life personality and “wicked sense of humor” often made him the center of attention, Holiday said. But he also used his contagious charisma to share laughter and jokes with friends and strangers.

“He was all about family, and it wasn't just the family he was related to,” Holiday said.

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Sandy Holiday, executive director for North Fulton Community Charities, addresses a record crowd of about 130 golfers ahead of the Tax Man Blues tournament April 18 at the St. Marlo Country Club golf course.

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