Groveland Twp.- The township board of trustees voted 5-0 on Monday night to change a line in the employee handbook that prohibited carrying a weapon to work. The rule was changed after a voter walked into an election poll carrying an exposed handgun in 2013. ‘He had an open carry permit,? said Pam Mazich, township […]
Groveland Twp.-The board of trustees moved forward on Monday night with two road improvement projects. The board OK’d the graveling of 3.29 miles of Jossman Road north of Grange Hall Road. ‘Every spring the Road Commission for Oakland County makes recommendations for upgrades to our roads,? said Bob DePalma, township supervisor. ‘They survey the roads […]
Groveland Twp.-On May 29, Mariama Conteh-Elliott, along with her classmates from Oakland Community College, will receive associate’s degrees during commencement exercises. And, like many other graduates, she anticipates seeking a four-year-degree coupled with a laundry list of plans ranging from careers to boyfriends to summer jobs. While the 24-year-old’s aspirations mirror those of other young […]
Goodrich- The school board is losing a veteran. After almost two decades on the school board of trustees, Michael J. Thorp will step down effective May 6. Thorp, 53, announced on Monday that, he, along with his wife Ginny are relocating to the Flint area after residing in the school district for more than 20 […]
Groveland Twp.- Too much water. Too few answers. That’s the message County Line Road resident Steve Dunn received as he watched the white caps on the small lake that appeared along the west side of his Atlas Township home. ‘It’s been getting higher every year,? said Dunn, a resident for 22 years. ‘Part of my […]
It withstood a cyclone and more than 170 years of Michigan weather. The barn was gone in about an hour. ‘Kids going to prom, wedding couples, and even the cover of a AAA Oakland County map used the old barn in their pictures,? said Sylvia Runyon, 78, who owned the historic barn at 5800 Oakwood […]
For the past 13 years Ben Gleason has spent most of his time on skates’hockey scouting departments must have noticed Brandon Township’s Gleason, 16, was recently selected by the London Knights as the 36th draft pick overall in the second round of Ontario Hockey League’s 2014 Priority Selection. A Brandon High School sophomore, Gleason was […]
An area family is working to help prevent a childhood killer. Shane Michael Holton, 21, a 2011 Goodrich High School graduate, was found dead inside his barracks room on Nov.14, 2013 at Fort Wainwright in Fairbanks, Alaska. Shane was serving as an intelligence analyst assigned to 184th Military Intelligence Company, Brigade Troops Battalion, 1st Stryker […]
Goodrich-After more than 22 years with the school district, Middle School Principal Jerry Lawrason has submitted a letter of resignation due to undisclosed medical reasons. The school board did not vote on his resignation at the regular Monday meeting due to a contract established between Lawrason and the district in December 2004. The contract, said […]
Goodrich-Village officials and residents took a closer look at going green on Tuesday night during a special meeting. Effective Solutions for Healthier Watersheds owner and hydrogeologist Tammie Heazlit, along with John DeLisle, an ecologist and owner of Natural Community Services, introduced residents along with council members to utilizing green infrastructure to remedy a bevy of […]