why do you have to go to state court? It should be the court that's in forsyth county! Also, in some cases you HAVE to plead guilty in arraignment (in traffic violations atleast) and sort of lessen your sentence at your actual in court date. For what you got you should get an appointed attorney (since it isn't a huge problem) and go from there. Depending on your age, you could be forced to not be able to get a license for 6-12mnths, face a couple more fines, and do some community service.

My uncle JUST got out of jail (Spent 5days there) for driving on a suspended license and he has no prior history of problems besides minor speeding tickets and a public intoxication charge...