Local returns from Afghanistan

When Army Specialist Troy Reed landed at Bishop International Airport in Flint on Monday morning’he was anticipating to be welcomed by a few family members, along with perhaps a friend or two. ‘I did not expect that much of a homecoming at the airport,? said Reed, 29, a 1999 Brandon High School graduate. ‘I really […]

Goodrich School District takes aim at School of Choice program

At 6 p.m., March 29 the Goodrich School Board will host a special meeting at the Goodrich High School Cafeteria for the public to discuss School of Choice for the district. At issue will be the district’s options regarding acceptance of students from other school districts outside of Goodrich. During the 2009-10 school year the […]

Blackhawk turned Martian

The 2010 high school baseball season will begin much like the last nearly two decades for Coach Ron Wagner’with one major exception. After 18 years’compiling a record of 284 wins and 245 losses at the helm of the Brandon Varsity Baseball team? Wagner will travel north on M-15 this spring, stepping in as an assistant […]

Former Twp. supervisor candidate to be sentenced

A 1996 candidate for Groveland Township supervisor pleaded guilty to aiding and assisting in the preparation of a false 2003 tax return. Pamela Blodgett, 57, of Holly will be sentenced in front of United States District Court Judge Gerald E. Rosen on June 21 and faces a maximum of three years in prison and a […]

Fire department now flys POW-MIA flag

On Sunday, members of the Forgotten Eagles of Michigan Chapter 4 gathered at Groveland Township Fire Department station for the presentation of a MIA/POW flag. Chris Hardenburgh, Groveland Township Firefighter/EMT and Sergeant at Arms for the Forgotten Eagles, said the purpose is to heighten awareness of MIA/POW. In addition, the Forgotten Eagles are advocates for […]

Scout project takes aim natural area

Goodrich-Long after eighth grade middle school student Justin Broecker graduates, students and area residents may forget his name, but they certainly will remember his project that will keep growing. The school board OK’d Broecker’s Eagle Scout project on Monday night to resurrect a natural area near Reid Elementary School. School officials say the small wooded […]

Nuccio makes it four in commission race

After more than 15 years on the Brandon School Board, Beth Nuccio has officially announced her candidacy for District 1 Oakland County Commissioner. Nuccio will run as a Republican in the Aug. 3 primary election. The district includes about 50,000 residents, covering Addison, Brandon, Groveland, and Oxford townships in addition to villages of Oxford, Leonard, […]

‘One bad turn,? Atlas curve history recalled

Most vehicles that maneuver the curves in front of Atlas native Harold Anderson’s home pass by without incident. However, the handful of motorists that have stopped by unexpectedly over the years have him concerned. Anderson estimates that more 30 drivers have missed the corner of Gale and Perry roads just west of the Atlas Mill […]

Locals plunge for firefighters

Atlas Twp.-Weather conditions for Goodrich March 13, 2010: Water temperature 33 degrees, air temperature 40 degrees, wind gusts 35 mph, with light freezing rain. A brutal day to take a swim’a great day for a plunge. About 70 individuals were present at the third annual Polar Bear Plunge’held at the Washburn Road home and pond […]

Night work for M-15 project in May

Mike Hemmingsen, Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) Davison Transportation Service Center manager said a major section of M-15 between I-69 to the Oakland County line south of Goodrich will be resurfaced with one-and a half inches asphalt starting in May, with the projected completed in late June. The M-15 road surface in the Village of […]