Brandon Twp.- Dr. Matthew Outlaw will be the next superintendent of the Brandon School District, pending contract agreement. The school board unanimously approved his selection during a special meeting March 11. Board President Greg Allar made a conference call immediately after the vote to the superintendent designee, asking him to accept the board’s invitation to […]
Groveland Twp.-One buck. After 15 years, the township-wide natural gas pipeline came to a conclusion on Monday night at the board of trustees meeting when $1 was handed over to Consumers Energy, completing a project that now makes natural gas available on nearly every road. ‘It’s the end of a long process that brought natural […]
Michigan Educational Assessment Program scores are ready, and, in sticking with tradition, Lake Orion’s numbers are impressive. ‘As you can see we did very well,? said Heidi Kast, superintendent of educational services. Of the 28 school districts in Oakland County, schools in the district placed in the top seven in each area tested ? reading, […]
A hearing began Tuesday in the case of one of the families who has filed a lawsuit against the Lake Orion Community Schools. Pam and Mark Kroll claim the district has not provided adequate services for their autistic son, Hayden. They say this has forced them to send their son to an expensive school out […]
On Saturday morning, Limeng Liu analyzed the progress of the Goodrich High School Martian Robot while it battled at Flint’s Kettering University during FIRST Robotics District Competition March 7-8. ‘Our robot is way ahead of others’we’re the best,? he said. ‘The robotic team has been like a big family to me. Everyone cares for each […]
The liturgical season of Lent will come alive later this month with the musical ‘Godspell.? A musical by Stephen Schwartz and a book by John-Michael Tebelak, ‘Godspell? opened in 1971 and is a series of parables, mostly based on the Gospel of Matthew; however, three of the featured parables are recorded only in the Gospel […]
C.J. Carnacchio, editor of The Oxford Leader, brought home the gold April 15 by winning a total of six Excellence in Journalism Awards from the Detroit Society of Professional Journalists. ‘It’s truly an honor to be recognized by your peers, fellow professionals in the industry who truly understand real journalism in all its facets from […]
Atlas Twp.- The Genesee County Road Commission and the township agreed on March 30 to move forward with a contract to replace the Green Road Bridge. Fred Peivandi, director of engineering at the GCRC said the project will cost $425,000, of which the county will fund $85,000 for engineering fees and the township will cover […]
Brandon Twp.- A forensic audit of the library, prompted by the sudden resignation of Director Paula Gauthier, has yielded ‘no surprises? and is complete. Full details of the audit investigation will not be released until the next library board meeting, set for 7 p.m., March 24, at the library, 304 South St. ‘We are in […]
At 4:45 a.m., March 10, the Groveland Township Fire Department responded to a structure fire in the 3000 block of Auten Road between Croup and Jossman roads. A neighbor called the in fire when he could see the flames lighting up the sky. ‘It was a working fire with flames coming out of the upper […]