Forsyth County News

What Forsyth County News does

Forsyth County News is a local newspaper serving Forsyth County, Georgia, founded in 1908 and operating with 28 employees from Cumming, GA. The publication is owned by Metro Market Media, LLC, a regional media subsidiary of Morris Multimedia, Inc., which also operates The Gainesville Times, The Dawson County News, and Poultry Times. The company delivers local journalism across news, elections, sports, opinion, government, business, crime, obituaries, and community events to Forsyth County residents and operates a "Best of Forsyth" community engagement program.

The product portfolio is a multi-channel local news platform. Core offerings include a twice-weekly print edition delivered Wednesdays and Saturdays, an ePaper digital replica via Tecnavia, and tiered digital subscriptions ranging from a $7/month basic plan (7 articles per 30 days) to an $18/month premium plan with unlimited digital access, ePaper, multi-user household accounts, and optional print delivery. Distribution is supported by a website (forsythnews.com), iOS and Android mobile applications, email newsletters, social media accounts, and a FlipHTML5-based digital magazine. Technology infrastructure consists of standard third-party analytics (Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel), social login (Facebook), and media widgets (YouTube, Flickr), with no disclosed proprietary AI or machine-learning capabilities.

The business model combines recurring subscription revenue with advertising and ancillary services. Direct-to-consumer subscriptions drive monetization through a metered and premium digital access structure. Advertising supplements subscription income, and ancillary offerings (classifieds at forsythmarketplace.com, sponsored content, digital magazines, puzzles, and a community events calendar) provide additional touchpoints. The publication operates under a content-library-led value proposition, competing on exclusive local coverage of Forsyth County government, schools, sports teams, and community events that larger regional and national outlets cannot economically replicate.

Name

Forsyth County News

Legal name

Metro Market Media, LLC

Website

https://forsythnews.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Forsyth County News is a 1908-founded local newspaper in Cumming, GA, owned by Metro Market Media (Morris Multimedia), serving Forsyth County, Georgia residents with twice-weekly print, digital, ePaper, mobile app, and multi-tier subscription products across news, sports, government, and community coverage.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Local Newspaper

NAICS

Newspaper Publishers (513110)

SIC

Newspapers: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2711)

akta.pro primary industry

Local & Regional Newspapers (Print & Digital) (MPAJADAB)

Keywords

• Local newspaper
• Community journalism
• Digital news subscription
• Print home delivery
• Online news content

Headquarters

HQ city

Gainesville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Digital Subscriptions: Monthly subscription tiers providing access to digital articles at forsythnews.com. Basic plan limits to 7 articles per 30 days; Unlimited plan provides unrestricted article access.
2. Print + Digital Subscriptions: Premium Plus Print plan combines digital access with twice-weekly print newspaper delivery via mail. Includes ePaper access and household accounts for up to six users.
3. Advertising: The site displays advertisements from third-party advertisers to generate revenue supporting local journalism, as noted on the homepage.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Forsyth County News is a local newspaper serving Forsyth County, Georgia. It distributes community journalism through a twice-weekly print edition delivered via mail, a digital website at forsythnews.com, an ePaper digital replica, a mobile application, and email newsletters. Subscription tiers range from $7/month (Basic, 7 articles per 30 days) to $18/month (Premium with ePaper access plus household accounts for up to six users, or Premium Plus Print with twice-weekly mail delivery). The publication is supported by advertising revenue and covers local government, schools, sports, business news, elections, and community events.

Product overview

Forsyth County News is a local newspaper serving Forsyth County, Georgia, operating as a platform-plus-subscriptions model. The core product is the Forsyth County News newspaper, available through multiple channels: digital access via unlimited or limited article subscriptions, an ePaper (digital replica of the print edition), and print delivery. Subscription tiers range from Basic ($7/month for 7 articles) to Premium Plus Print ($18/month with unlimited digital access, ePaper, and twice-weekly print delivery). Additional offerings include email newsletters, mobile applications for iOS and Android, classifieds, digital magazines via FlipHTML5, and online puzzles.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Forsyth County News (newspaper) Core local newspaper serving Forsyth County, Georgia. Provides news coverage across categories including news, elections, life, sports, opinion, government, business, crime & courts, Lake Lanier, and growth & development. Subscription tiers range from $7/month (Basic, 7 articles per 30 days) to $18/month (Unlimited Premium with ePaper and household accounts for up to six users, plus Premium Plus Print with twice-weekly home delivery of the print edition on Wednesdays and Saturdays).
• ePaper Digital replica of the Forsyth County News print edition, presenting the familiar print experience in a digital format. Accessible to subscribers on the Premium and Premium Plus Print plans.
• Email Newsletters Subscription-based email newsletters delivering Forsyth County news directly to subscribers' email addresses, covering topics of local interest including news, government, sports, and community events.
• Mobile Application Mobile application available via the Apple App Store and Google Play, providing access to Forsyth County News articles and digital subscription features on iOS and Android devices.
• Classifieds Online marketplace section for classified advertisements, accessible at forsythmarketplace.com, serving Forsyth County residents and businesses buying and selling locally.
• Magazines Digital magazine editions produced by Forsyth County News and hosted on the FlipHTML5 platform for online browsing.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Patch.com: National hyperlocal digital news network operating a Patch site for Forsyth County. Pure-digital model competing for the same local-news reader and SMB advertiser with free content, posing a structural threat to subscription economics.

Direct peers

• Rome News-Tribune: Regional newspaper in Northwest Georgia with a comparable print + digital subscription model covering a defined geographic community. Useful benchmark for similar small-market Georgia dailies.
• Dawson County News: Another Metro Market Media sibling property covering Dawson County, Georgia. Operates a near-identical model: local print newspaper plus digital subscription tiers in an adjacent North Georgia county.
• Marietta Daily Journal: Local newspaper serving Cobb County in suburban Atlanta. Similar subscription tier structure and community-focused editorial coverage, making it a direct comparable in the same metro geography.
• Douglas County Sentinel: Local Georgia newspaper covering Douglas County, another Atlanta metro suburb. Comparable size, subscription model, and community-coverage focus.
• The Gainesville Times: Sister publication under Metro Market Media, LLC, also serving a North Georgia community with a similar print + digital subscription model. The closest comparable in operations, scale, and ownership.
• Gwinnett Daily Post: Local newspaper covering Gwinnett County, Georgia, another fast-growing Atlanta metro county. Comparable in product mix (print + digital subscriptions, local news, ePaper) and target customer (suburban Atlanta residents).

Broad incumbents

• Atlanta Journal-Constitution: The dominant regional newspaper covering metro Atlanta and the broader state of Georgia. Significantly larger, with broader geographic reach and deeper coverage, but increasingly overlaps FCN's territory for Forsyth County readers.

Others

• Morris Multimedia: Parent/affiliated media group operating multiple community newspapers across the Southeast. Not a peer in product competition but a structural peer in the small-market newspaper ownership category.
• Community Newspaper Holdings Inc. Owner of a large portfolio of small and mid-sized community newspapers across the U.S. Comparable business model (cluster of local news titles) but operates at much greater scale across many states.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/forsythnews
• Facebookfacebook.com/forsythcountynews
• Instagraminstagram.com/forsythnews
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/forsyth-county-news

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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