The Brandon School District will consider the sale of 23 acres of school property just north of Leece Road along Oakwood Road. The decision to consider the parcel sale was discussed on Jan.26 during a special board meeting. ‘Right now it’s just in the planning stage,? said Beth Nuccio, school board president. ‘We don’t have […]
Atlas Twp.- The board of trustees voted 4-0 on Monday night to allocate $2,500 for a share of the $4,250 in costs for a crack seal project on the roads in the Atlas Lake Estates. Treasurer Ann Marie Moore was absent. The funding is needed for the project since assistance from the Genesee County Road […]
Groveland Twp.-Tim Resst will be the first to admit’he’s just a big kid at heart. ‘That’s why a toy store is just the right fit,? said Tim, a Lincoln Park native and Brandon Township resident for the past 12 years. On Oct. 19 Tim, wife Patti, and son Noah each donated the first few letters […]
Goodrich-An 8-year-old Oaktree Elementary third grade student is cooking up a burrito that could be worth cash. In the early morning hours of Oct.17? Sadie Wisner, along with her mother Dawn, about 70 classmates, and school officials gathered at the Oaktree gymnasium for a demonstration of what will hopefully be the right ingredients to win […]
Atlas Twp.- For almost a decade Bruce DeGrouchy has been an avid bicyclist. And has the injuries to prove it. ‘I’ve been hit three times by vehicles locally,? said DeGrouchy, a township resident since 1988. ‘Once on Perry Road, once on Grand Blanc Road and once on M-15. Twice it was a hit and run […]
Atlas Twp.-The storm clouds have cleared, debris has been removed and a township family has a new start. Less than five months after an F2 tornado leveled the Mahaffy family’s Gale Road home, a new residence is nearing completion’a remarkable ending to a devastating story. On May 28, according to a report from the National […]
Atlas Twp.-On Saturday, members of the Genesee Daughters of the American Revolution, along with Sons of the American Revolution, gathered at the Horton Cemetery to honor patriots John and William Britton. ‘There are 12 Revolutionary War Patriots buried in Genesee County,? said Carol Powers, DAR chaplain and regent. ‘We have three buried in the township.? […]
Goodrich- Unruly council meetings will not be refereed at least for now. On Monday night the village council took no further action to establish a sergeant-at-arms following a suggestion on Sept. 9 by Council President Pro Tem Mark Baldwin. ‘It’s the rule of order,? he said. ‘We are all neighbors, we have to have respect […]
Groveland Twp.- On Monday night the township board of trustees approved an audit presented by Ken Palka, from the accounting firm of Pfeffer, Hanniford and Palka. Palka reported on the township finances following the completion of the yearly audit. The board approved the audit ending March 31, 2013. The township ended the year $220,000 with […]
Lawmakers may soon consider a bill that would let some bars and restaurants in central business districts of Michigan cities extend last call to 4 a.m., tapping into alcohol sales for two additional hours. Senate Bill 247 is expected to be taken up again in the Committee on Regulatory Reform later this fall and if […]