Atlas Township and Goodrich residents will have a chance to make history when they head to the poll on Tuesday. Local voters, along with Flushing Township voters will be the first in Genesee County to utilize the new M100 Optical Scan Election System and Software voting system. Using a pen or pencil voters will blacken […]
Goodrich- How to spend $15.4 million in the school district is likely to be debated over the next few months. The laborious process was kicked off on Monday afternoon when the building and site committee convened to discuss a list of priorities the week before the school board considers whether to move forward on a […]
By David Fleet Editor AJ Craven lived for baseball. The 8-year-old Fenton first grade student had played the game since he was 2-years-old, recalls Eileen Craven, his mother. ‘He just loved to play’so when he woke up late for a game one spring day I became suspicious’something was not quite right. AJ was very tired […]
Atlas Twp.’The Michigan Manufactured Housing Association responded last week to new House bills that would change rules governing manufactured homes. The two bills, spearheaded by several lawmakers including State Representative David Robertson (R-Grand Blanc) provide township boards and city councils the authority to govern codes, licenses, repair and installation of manufactured homes parks. The second […]
Goodrich-At a special meeting on Monday night, the school board accepted the resignation of Board Trustee James Bertrand. School Board President Michael Tripp, who at times battled with Bertrand over a variety of issues, said he brought plenty of knowledge to the board over the years. ‘I did not always agree with Jim, but I […]
On Tuesday Atlas Township and Goodrich voters approved by a 5-to-1 margin 1 mill for a period of five years to contract police services with the Genesee County Sheriff’s Department. The renewed millage cost an owner of a home worth $200,000 about $100 per year. The deputies also patrol Goodrich which contributes 30 percent of […]
Groveland Twp.-For three decades, Dale Smith, 56, former Holly Township supervisor, and his brother, Mark Smith, have cared for the Olive Branch Cemetery. ‘We mowed the place and pretty much cared for the acre cemetery, it’s time for a change,? said Smith. ‘There’s about 200 graves in the cemetery, the earliest dates back to about […]
The Michigan House is considering a bill that would provide every sixth-grade student a laptop computer. The estimated 132,000 computers would cost taxpayers about $39.3 million with $17.3 million from the federal government. The ambitious project would provide students a ‘leg up? on technology and help educators by giving sixth grade students a computer to […]
As Atlas Township and Goodrich residents brace for yet another round of debates regarding a proposed 1,000 unit mobile home community: existing area mobile home parks are nearly full’prompting some questions regarding the need for lower income housing. Representatives of the Mobile Home Association, created by the Mobile Home Commission Act in 1977 to respond […]
Students in the Brandon school district return to class on Thursday, Aug. 21. The first day of school will begin with a full day for all students. The following is the schedule of opening day times and information for each building: nBelle Ann Elementary: Students attending Belle Ann Elementary School are scheduled to begin classes […]