Groveland Twp.- Two local roads may be just a little smoother in the future. The township board of trustees OK’d Barron Road between Grange Hall and Perryville roads along with Wildwood Road between Grange Hall and McGinnis roads for paving sometime within the next three to four years. Bob DePalma, township supervisor, said the primary […]
Groveland Twp.- Additional state land in the township moved one step closer to reality on Wednesday. Funding for the purchase of 291 acres of the township’s Camp Tamarack was approved by the Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund Board in a meeting at Lansing Community College. The Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund Board oversees the Michigan […]
Groveland Twp.-Knotty pine covers the vaulted ceiling. A blaze in the fieldstone fireplace crackles. Mounts of white-tailed deer, bull elk and wild turkey adorn the wall above the bar. Across northern Michigan such amenities in a dining facility are common. Now that same woodsy atmosphere is right here in northern Oakland County. When River Rock […]
Goodrich- Wanted: a calm, confident superintendent with a proven track record and a sense of humor. And oh, yeah, sell your house and move to the district. The characteristics suggested by school board members for the new district superintendent at Monday night’s board meeting may be just a little difficult to find due to a […]
Brandon High School Senior Dustin DeShais became only the second player in Blackhawk history to score 1,000 points in a career, earlier this month. ‘The varsity coach called me up to play when I was a sophomore’I didn’t expect to play much. Then by the third game I started,? said DeShais, 17. ‘It was a […]
Michigan State Troopers from Groveland Township responded to a report of fraud from a resident on Grange Hall Road. The 85-year-old victim said that on Feb.11 he received a call from a female identifying herself as his granddaughter. The female told the man she was in a Windsor Ontario hospital following a traffic accident. The […]
Goodrich-By a 7-0 vote on Monday night the school board of trustees accepted an audit from Lewis & Knopf for the 2012-13 fiscal year ending June 30. The reported presented by Jeff Sabolish, principal of Lewis & Knopf, was clean and ended with $1,461,320 in fund balance? about 8.36 percent’a decline of $597,295 in reserves […]
By David Fleet Editor Al Hatch is on a mission not to be outdone. Atlas Township resident and Back-to-the-Bricks founder Hatch is spearheading for a second year an effort to light up area communities through the Genesee County Festival of Lights competition. Kickoff for the competition Atlas Township and Goodrich residents will be at 5 […]
Close the streets, plug in the lights, and alert Santa? Goodrich’s Downtown Christmas will be glowing from 5-9 p.m., Dec. 5 as the local holiday tradition is sure to provide plenty of cheer. ‘We are very excited about the downtown Christmas this year,? said Patty Plant, owner of Cranberries Cafe, 10250 Hegel Road, downtown Goodrich. […]
Atlas Twp- At the Nov.18 board meeting the trustees opted to table a joint formation of a Construction Board of Appeals (CBA) with the Village of Goodrich. The three person governmental unit comprised of two township and one village representative would enforce the State Construction Code. The members of the CBA are appointed with township […]