Mariah Napper and Dexter Harwell dance during Snowcoming festivities at Brandon High School on Jan. 10. Photo: Scott Giza.…
Let’s dance
Roundabouts planned for I-75 & Grange Hall
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Groveland Twp. — Roundabouts are in the mix at two busy intersections. The Michigan Department of Transportation is currently in the early stages of design for…
Groveland Township board appoints trustee
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Groveland Twp. — On Monday night, the Township Board of Trustees voted 4-0 to appoint Keith Wiederhold as trustee. Wiederhold was selected from a field of…
Ortonville DDA website reboot
By Shelby Stewart-Soldan ssoldan@mihomepaper.com Ortonville — The Ortonville Downtown Development Authority has launched their revamped website. This was made possible by the Main Street Connected Grant from Michigan State University…
Firefighters, deputies save two horses from pond
By Shelby Stewart-Soldan ssoldan@mihomepaper.com Brandon Twp. — At 10:15 a.m., on Jan. 9, Brandon Deputies and Brandon Fire Department responded to a report of two horses that had fallen through…
Mines of Oakland: grant for Groveland tech park
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Groveland Twp. — The Mines of Oakland are moving forward. Recently Oxford-based Dunaskiss Consulting and Development, applied for and secured approval on behalf of Groveland Township…
Brandon Education Association contract expired, negotiations ongoing
By Shelby Stewart-Soldan ssoldan@mihomepaper.com Brandon Twp. — During the regular Brandon School Board meeting on Monday night, Brandon staff members attended to share their experiences and day-to-day tasks working in…
Township names new PC member
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Groveland Twp. — On Monday night the township board of trustees voted 4-0 to appoint Dan Crimmins as a new planning commissioner. Crimmins replaced Neil Loughlin…
County, court still seeking consolidation plan
By Gary Gould ggould@mihomepaper.com Genesee Cty. — The 67th District Court and the Genesee County Board of Commissioners remain in talks through a study group to collaborate and recommend a…
Township grapples with law enforcement cost hikes from county
By Shelby Stewart-Soldan ssoldan@mihomepaper.com Brandon Twp. — During the regular meeting on Monday night, the Brandon Township Board of Trustees approved the 2025-2027 Oakland County law enforcement services agreement, school…
BTPL: ‘Women of the Watch, Keepers of the Light’
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Ortonville — From 6:30-7:30 p.m., Jan 22 the Brandon Township Public Library,…
Coffee & Connections:BTPL to host Oakland Thrive
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Ortonville — From 8-10 a.m., Jan. 29 the Brandon Township Public Library,…
‘Lights out, game on’ Cosmic Baseball
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Grand Blanc — It was lights out at a recent baseball tournament.…
BGYA Mental Health and Wellness Series: Suicide Prevention
By Shelby Stewart-Soldan ssoldan@mihomepaper.com According to the 2021-2022 Michigan Profile for Healthy Youth data, 21.4% of…
School days, school days, I followed the rules those days.
This week sure as heck feels like a “back to school” week. Which makes sense, of…
Taxes can be taxing
Now that the new year has begun, it means one thing for my family and many…
Goodrich Martians 83-Lake Fenton Blue Devils 47
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Goodrich — The two remaining undefeated varsity boys basketball teams in the Flint Metro League’s Stars Division faced off against…
Goodrich 70- Lake Fenton 13
By David Troppens dtroppenst@mihomepaper.com Goodrich — The Goodrich varsity girls basketball team are the defending Flint Metro League Stars Division champions. It looks like…
Corunna 70-Brandon 56
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Brandon — On Jan. 10, the Corunna Cavaliers defeated the Brandon Blackhawks 70-56 in a Flint Metro League game. “We…
Goodrich Martians 73-Brandon Blackhawks 19
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Goodrich — On Tuesday night the Goodrich Martians Boys Basketball team defeated the Brandon Blackhawks 73-19 at Al Martus Gymnasium…
Carmody Classic: Goodrich Martians 55-Grand Blanc Bobcats 39
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Grand Blanc — On Jan. 4 the Goodrich Lady Martians opened the new year with a win over the Grand…
GHS boys bowling tournament competition
Goodrich— The Goodrich Varsity Boys Bowling team took a break from Flint Metro League play over the holidays and took part in two tournaments.…
MHSFCA All State Division 4
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com The Michigan High School Football Coaches Association recently named All State football players from the 2024 season. From Divison #4…
GHS Powerlifting at Brown City
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Brown City — On Dec. 14,the Goodrich Powerlifting team which includes students from Goodrich, Brandon, Millington and Grand Blanc school districts…
Goodrich 56-Midland Dow 33
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Goodrich — GHS Jr. Kayla Hairston tossed in 13 points and snagged 12 boards as the Goodrich Lady Martians Girls…