As the school year starts Tuesday and students move from outside into classrooms in close proximity with each other, officials will be watchful once again for any cases of the H1N1 virus, commonly known as swine flu. ‘Time will tell what we deal with,? said Oakland County Health Division Manager/Health Officer Kathy Forzley. ‘The country […]
A 1990 Brandon High School graduate has been found guilty of first degree murder, but it remains undecided whether he will receive the death penalty. Michael Lee King, 38, was convicted by a Florida jury on Aug. 28 of the murder, rape and kidnapping of Denise Amber Lee. However, the penalty phase of the trial […]
Brandon Twp.- It seemed to good to be true? the man with the foreign accent had phoned Marjorie Keller to tell her she had won a million dollars. ‘He said I won it, and I thought maybe I did,? recalls Keller, an 81-year-old township resident. All she had to do was send $110 to the […]
Police arrested a 17-year-old male at his Brandon Township home this morning in connection with the shooting threats made on the After School app. The suspect’s name has not yet been released. He is a senior at Brandon High School. The suspect is still being interviewed, but has confessed. “He’s cooperative with us and has […]
Brandon Twp.- The economy is showing signs of recovery in the township. At their Dec. 1 meeting, the board approved not only a budget with employee wage increases, but also approved, by a 6-1 vote, the transfer of $183,000 from the general fund to the park development fund. The amount equals cell tower revenue that […]
Residents affected or concerned by the ET Rover natural gas pipeline, currently proposed to take a route through Atlas Township, can give input to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission at a public hearing scheduled for 6 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 10, at the Holiday Inn Gateway Centre, 5353 Gateway Centre, Flint. ‘Many residents have expressed concerns […]
Brandon Twp.- The township is offering an end-of-the-year sale of sorts, but it’s not likely a gift on your Christmas list. Shoppers can buy a plot in the Seymour Lake Cemetery for the bargain price of $250 through Dec. 31. Beginning Jan. 1, the price will rise to $400 for residents, and $600 for non-residents. […]
Brandon Twp.- The township board approved the 2015 budget by a 4-3 vote at their Dec. 1 meeting. Trustees Dana DePalma, Ron Lapp and Jayson Rumball voted no. The general fund budget has $2,508,743.64 in revenues and matching expenditures. The general appropriations act also features a fire department operating budget of $1,881,004, equipment and housing […]
Brandon Twp.- Bring on the chickens, but hold the roosters. The township board approved 4-2 at their Dec. 1 meeting the first reading of an ordinance amendment that will allow residents with lot sizes of 2.5 acres or more to keep up to 25 class III animals. For each full acre in excess of 2.5 […]
Brandon Twp.- Two current township employees have new titles and duties. Kay Caryl, currently the administrative assistant to the township clerk, is moving to the Brandon Fire Department, where she will fill the administrative assistant position. Meanwhile, Colleen Collins, filling in at the treasurer’s office since August, will stay put there, but with the new […]