Inside Buford

10/01/2025

NEW TO THE BUFORD HOLIDAY FESTIVAL!

🐕 THE PAWS & CLAUS HOLIDAY DOG COSTUME CONTEST 🎅

📅 Saturday, December 6th at 1:45 p.m.
📍 Buford Holiday Festival, Buford Amphitheater Stage, 301 East Main Street, Buford GA 30518
💡Is your dog the most festive pup in Buford? Show off their Christmas spirit and they could win a prize and bragging rights as "Buford's Most Festive Dog."🐩🐕🎅
🌐 Free to enter! Scan the QR code below to register or click https://www.eventeny.com/events/applications/application/?id=6688

We can't wait to see all of the festive pups!

Hosted by the Buford Business Alliance

09/29/2025

MISSING TEEN ALERT! Please share and help us find Cassandra Bree Farnsworth, age 14 of Buford. She ran away from her home in the 6000 block of Whispering Pines off GA 347/Friendship Road, Buford. She was last seen Sunday night.

𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘
𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁. 𝟯𝟬, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟳
𝟵 𝗮.𝗺.

Cassandra has been located and she is safe. Thank you for your concern!

𝗠𝗜𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗧𝗘𝗘𝗡𝗔𝗚𝗘𝗥 - 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗮 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗙𝗮𝗿𝗻𝘀𝘄𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵, 𝟭𝟰, 𝗼𝗳 𝗕𝘂𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗱

• 4’ 11” tall
• 160 pounds
• Blue eyes
• Brown hair, blonde highlights

Cassandra Bree Farnsworth, 14, ran away from her home in the 6000 block of Whispering Pines off GA 347/Friendship Road, Buford. Cassandra was last seen at her residence at roughly 8:30 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 28. Her direction of travel and clothing description when she left is unknown. Anyone with information on Cassandra’s whereabouts should 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝟵𝟭𝟭 𝗼𝗿 (𝟳𝟳𝟬) 𝟱𝟯𝟲-𝟴𝟴𝟭𝟮, 𝗼𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝟴.

09/29/2025

09/27/2025

🎉✨ Join us for the 1st Annual Brightside Games! ✨🎉

📅 Sunday, September 28, 2025
🕑 2–6 p.m.
📍 Buford Community Center Field, 2200 Buford Highway, Buford, GA 30518

It’s going to be an incredible day filled with games, food, music, vendors, and FUN — all while raising awareness for special abilities employment.

💙 Kids and adults with special needs can team up with a buddy to compete in 20 exciting field games sponsored by local businesses. (Free to compete!)

🌟 The community is encouraged to come out and cheer on our special abilities friends — your support makes this day even brighter!

Here’s what’s waiting for you:

✅ 20 Field Games
✅ Fun Run (age divisions + wheelchair division)
✅ Special Abilities Services Fair
✅ DJ & Water Fun
✅ Obstacle Course & Dunk Tank
✅ Food Trucks & Vendors
✅ Therapy Dogs
✅ Mascots from Local Schools & Teams
✅ Silent Auction
✅ Brightside Café on the Go
✅ Surprise Guest
✅ T-shirt & Game Prizes

🙌 Volunteers are still needed! Be a buddy to one of these amazing athletes and make a difference.

🏃‍♀️ Athlete registration is still open!

👉 Register or learn more at: www.brightsidecafebuford.com

💚🐺Let's make sure that our friends feel the love and community spirit Buford is known for!! 🐺💚

09/24/2025

Buford Youth Wrestling for grades 4-7 is happening this fall. See below for more information.

Buford Youth Wrestling starting this fall.

09/24/2025

Registration for the 2026 Little Miss Buford and Sweetheart of Georgia Pageant is live! The pageant will take place on January 24, 2026, at the Buford High School Performing Arts Center. The deadline to register is January 3, 2026.

Girls ages 0-18 are eligible to compete. Contestants attending school or residing in the Buford city limits are eligible for the "Little Miss Buford" title. Contestants outside of the Buford city limits or school district are eligible for the "Sweetheart of Georgia" title.

There will be two queens crowned for each age division!

We will offer a "paid" workshop on January 20, 2026, and an optional interview portion for ages 5+ on January 23, 2026.

Sign up today!
https://form.jotform.com/lmbpageant/entryform

09/22/2025

09/18/2025

TOMORROW is THE Best Day in Buford! Its Homecoming Day!

Schools are on early release so that everyone can catch the Homecoming Parade at 3 p.m.

The parade starts at the Buford Arena on Sawnee Avenue and travels past Buford Middle School, the Legion Fields, Buford City Schools Central Office and Buford Elementary School. The parade then turns left onto East Main Street and continues through the heart of Downtown Buford before ending at South Lee Street.

Sawnee Avenue and Main Street will be shut down completely to all traffic at 2:45 p.m. and will remain shut down until the parade is over. If you need to travel down Sawnee or Main Street immediately after the parade, please exercise caution as there will still be a lot of pedestrians, other motorists and city workers out cleaning up any trash/debris from the parade.

If you plan to take in the parade on Sawnee Avenue, it is recommended to arrive early as traffic will be extremely congested in that area, as well as the prime viewing spots go early.

Bring your chair and bags to carry your candy haul home.

Immediately following the parade, Buford Elementary is hosting a tailgate party with food trucks and other fun events.

At 7:30 p.m. the Buford varsity football team hosts Discovery at Phillip Beard Stadium for the Homecoming Game. This year's Homecoming Queen will be crowned at halftime. Tickets can be purchased at gofan.co.

See you there! Go Wolves 🐺🏉👑

09/05/2025

Missing Buford teen.

Please share!

Missing: Luis Gomez, age 16 from Buford. Gomez is 5’05 and 125 pounds with brown eyes and straight, black hair.

09/04/2025

Early morning fire in Buford takes a shocking turn as the occupant is found dead in an apparent su***de. Full details on the investigation.

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08/05/2025

Three Buford High School football players make the Touchdown Club of Atlanta's 2025 Preseason All-State Team.

08/02/2025

Buford High’s new Phillip Beard Stadium blends cutting-edge features with rich tradition, creating a top-tier home for the Wolves and their legacy. Photo gallery included.

Buford High’s new Phillip Beard Stadium blends cutting-edge features with rich tradition, creating a top-tier home for the Wolves and their legacy.