The decision was difficult for both the artist and the man who hired’and ultimately fired’her. But difficult or not, Jim Sherman Sr., who owns The Clarkston News building in the city’s downtown, said the decision has been made, and it’s final. On Thursday, Sherman asked artist Michelle Tynan to put down her paint brushes and […]
Some ladder work and a handful of screws and a bit of Clarkston Main Street history is no more ? workers covered the old ‘Clarkston Caf?? sign at 18 S. Main Street with its new moniker, ‘Union Wood Shop.? Owner Curt Catallo, who also owns Clarkston Union restaurant down the street, promises wood-fired flavors at […]
Atlas Township Municipal Office 2015 Calendar Days Closed Thursday, January 1, 2015 – New Year’s Day Monday, January 19, 2015 – Martin Luther King, Jr Birthday Thursday, February 12, 2015 -lincoln’s Birthday Monday, February 16, 2015 – President’s Day Monday, May 25, 2015 – Memorial Day Monday, September 7, 2015 – Labor Day Monday, October […]
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 […]
Clarkston public school students have almost two more weeks of summer vacation left, but for students of Oakland Christian School’s Clarkston chapter, classes started Monday. Located in Clarkston Community Church, 6300 Clarkston Road, the school offers early childhood and licensed childcare, and kindergarten through third grade. For more information, call Principal Erin Akers at 248-625-1324.
The NAACP announced this week it will offer a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons who burned a cross in the yard of a black Independence Township family. The six-foot tall cross was erected from one-by-six boards, doused with gasoline’or some other accelerant’and set aflame during […]
Oxford resident Daryne Gailey’s death has been ruled a homicide by the Oakland County Medical Examiner’s Office. Incised wounds (sharp, cut-line injuries) to the neck were determined to be the cause of death. Gailey, a 2003 Oxford High School graduate and full-time clerk at the Kroger grocery store in Lake Orion, and his 7-month-old daughter, […]
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 […]
With 25 thrift stores already in Southeastern Michigan, Salvation Army is venturing into new territory as they set their eyes on Clarkston area. The new store will be located at the former Farmer Jack located at the corner of Waldon and Sashabaw Road. ‘We are very excited,? said Colleen Kinney, director of community relations for […]
Joining Clarkston United Methodist Church’s Trunk or Treat Trot 5K race this year is a one-mile fun run. Proceeds from the event, set for 9 a.m.-12 p.m., Oct. 24, at the church, 6600 Waldon Road, will benefit a 7-year-old member of the church who is battling cancer. Call the church at 248-625-1611.