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Forsyth County officials divided over proposition for smart kiosks By SHELBY ISRAEL shelby@appenmedia.com FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — A proposal to add smart kiosks that could collect public data along major roadways drew concerns and differing opinions among Forsyth County commissioners at their May 23 work session. Commissioners approved an encroachment agreement with Smartpoint. io allowing it access to county right-ofway for a study to determine the locations and public benefits of up to seven interactive kiosks. The kiosks, which are proposed on roadways like McFarland Parkway and Ronald Reagan Boulevard near Halcyon, could display county information and advertisements.
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Audrey Matey, a recent Pinecrest Academy graduate and Forsyth County native, aspires to a career in runway fashion. Matey dedicated her senior year in advanced placement art to a “Modernizing Historical Fashion” project.
Student sets course for the runway By SHELBY ISRAEL shelby@appenmedia.com FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — With a passion for designing historical clothes with a modern flair, recent Pinecrest Academy graduate Audrey Matey dreams of taking her unique style to the runway.
In her final year at the Forsyth County academy, Matey enrolled in advanced placement art, in which she chose “Modernizing Historical Fashion” as the theme of her semester-long sustained investigation, an in-depth visual research project. Matey designed outfits and accessories
inspired by the Romantic, Regency, Edwardian and Victorian eras, as well as the 1920s. In an expansive sketchbook, she assembled dozens of clippings of runway inspiration, notes, materials and her own drawings.
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Forsyth County commissioners discuss privacy and data collection concerns relating to a plan that would allow smart kiosks along public roadways. Officials agreed May 23 to allow a private firm to conduct research into the project.
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