Brandon Twp.- A permanent memorial to honor 2003 Brandon graduate Pfc. Joseph A. Miracle, who was killed in military action July 5, 2007, will be dedicated before the Sept. 12 Blackhawk football game. The event will take place at 6:45 p.m., just prior to kickoff and will feature color guard. Following a recommendation from the […]
Goodrich School District was one of 21 districts in the Genesee Intermediate School District that closed their schools Thursday and Friday, two days before winter break was to begin, due to threats in Genesee and Lapeer counties following the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary on Dec. 14 that took the lives of 20 young students […]
More than 300 area youth will have gifts this Christmas thanks to the generosity of the community. The Community Christmas Toy Store, which services children ages birth to 12 years of age that live in the Brandon School District, started a drive to collect toys in November. By Thursday Dec. 20 more than 300 area […]
Atlas Twp.-Consumers Energy is coming. Within two years, 1,067 township residents could be utilizing natural gas for their homes. The message was delivered by John T. Foley, gas service field leader of Consumers Energy, who attended the township meeting on Monday night. ‘We will need 50 percent participation from the township to make this project […]
Atlas Twp.- A vacant township garage may soon have a tenant that could save a life. Representatives from Regional Emergency Medical Services (REMS) attended the township meeting to discuss locating a facility in the community. REMS is a joint-venture partnership between Flint-based hospital McLaren Health System, and Southfield-based Community EMS, Inc (CEMS), a non-profit ambulance […]
Brandon Twp.- By a 7-0 vote Wednesday night, the school board named Lorrie McMahon as the new Brandon superintendent. McMahon, 59, has served as the Brandon curriculum director for the past year and had been serving as interim superintendent since July, when Tom Miller left the district to take a position as a principal in […]
Goodrich-The Genesee County Sheriff’s Department is asking area residents to help find the vandals responsible for spray painting graffiti on village signs. ‘On three occasions this summer our signs were painted,? said Jakki Sidge, village manager. ‘It appears to be the same vandal’the initials painted on the sign were, ‘GVS.? The damage has been in […]
From a distance of six feet, professional hunting guide Don Koon says, ‘you can see the red in the bull elk’s eyes and hear his stomach digesting food.? ‘The elk play the game like their life depends on it,? said Koon, an Atlas native and Goodrich High School graduate. ‘If you’re not thrilled getting that […]
From the fields of Groveland Township to the White House lawn to a farm house kitchen’Maurine Scramlin’s dedication to family and agriculture will be remembered by the community. Scramlin died Aug. 16 at Fenton Extended Care. She was 92. Maurine H. Sutton was born to Will and Ruth Sutton in Pontiac on June 2, 1916. […]
Groveland Twp.- Township officials say that plans are underway for a new fire station which will include facilities for the Michigan State Police. ‘The current facility, Groveland Township Fire Station No. 1 is about 60 years old and not so efficient,? said Robert DePalma, Groveland Township supervisor. ‘I’ve notified the Michigan State Police that we’ll […]