Brandon Twp.- Time to get pumped up. The kick-off meeting for the seventh annual Relay for Life of Brandon/Ortonville will be at 6 p.m., Feb. 27, at the library, 304 South St. ‘This is where we get everyone enthused, talk about what relay is, how they can participate, what the American Cancer Society does, and […]
Brandon Twp.- The Brandon Blackhawks wrestlers finished their first season with Coach Erik Donders with a 3-26 record. Seven years later, the team and Donders have turned it around, recently completing their season with a 32-4 record, finishing as Flint Metro League Team Champions for the first time in school history, and as Michigan High […]
Trash will be a topic of discussion at both the Brandon and Groveland township board meetings the next two weeks. Anna Collinson, project manager for Resource Recycling Systems of Ann Arbor, will update both communities on a study being done on development of a system to handle solid waste for Brandon and Groveland, as well […]
The program has a new name, but the intent remains the same. Volunteers will be out in force again this year to clean yards and do minor home improvement projects for area senior citizens and disabled adults. The annual spring yard cleanup effort, now known as ‘Teens & Seniors, Rocking & Raking,? is set to […]
Brandon Twp.- Business success, job and career development, and community planning efforts emerged as the top priorities for the library during a day-long community planning meeting held March 27 at the library. The meeting, attended by numerous community officials, was intended to help library staff in identifying area needs as they develop a strategic plan […]
Brandon Twp.- Cody Hibbs was in the Brandon High School Performing Arts Center with hundreds of other students gathered for an assembly on Wednesday when it was announced he had won the Patricia C. Boss Award for the top student leader in the state of Michigan. ‘I was so happy, I started smiling, it was […]
Brandon Twp.- Library cardholders here will have the option of checking out materials from more than 170 libraries across the state beginning May 1. The library board voted to join the MichiCard program during their March 23 meeting. ‘I think it’s a wonderful step the board has taken to give Brandon residents access to materials […]
Brandon Twp.- The board of education has selected four candidates to interview for the position of district superintendent. After reviewing 40 candidate applications, roughly twice the average number, the board unanimously voted to interview Dr. Catherine Cost, assistant superintendent for instructional support in Farmington Public Schools; James Cracraft, a middle school principal for Northville Public […]
Brandon Twp.- Morgan Barton almost didn’t audition for the latest Brandon High School musical, ‘Annie Get Your Gun.? The 16-year-old sophomore who is in the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) Academy had a lot on her plate. Although she had minor roles in seven previous school productions, she had opted out of choir this […]
Last month, as many area residents stayed inside for warmth or bundled up when they ventured outside in temperatures that dipped below zero, twelve brave souls plunged into a local icy lake. Intentionally. On Jan. 15, members of the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office Marine Dive Team, including Det. Nick Pung of the Brandon substation, conducted […]