Public Notice: Groveland Township

GROVELAND TOWNSHIP NOTICE OF ELECTION To the Qualified Electors of Groveland Township, County of Oakland: Notice is hereby given that a Primary Election will be held in Groveland Township on Tuesday, August 4th, 2020 from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.at the following locations: Precinct 1 – Groveland Township Office 4695 Grange Hall Rd., Holly Precinct […]

Public Notice: Brandon Township

brandon township Notice of Public Accuracy Test for the General Primary Election August 4th, 2020 To the qualified electors of Brandon Township, Oakland County, State of Michigan: Notice IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Public Accuracy Test for the electronic equipment that will be used in all precincts for the General Primary Election on Tuesday, August […]

Public Notice: Groveland Township

GROVELAND TOWNSHIP RESIDENTS PUBLIC ACCURACY TEST NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Public Accuracy Test for the August Primary to be held on Tuesday, August 4, 2020 has been scheduled for WEDNESDAY, July 29, 2020 @ 11:00 a.m. to be conducted at the Groveland Township Office, 4695 Grange Hall Road, Holly, MI. The Public Accuracy […]

A welcome sign

A welcome sign

On July 7, Ron McKay, prepares to paint the Groveland Township Dixie Highway entrance sign. In addition to the north entrance, Ron along with his wife Master Gardener Kay McKay have volunteered to maintain for the signs at the South Dixie Highway, M-15 and I-75 & Grange Hall Road. Photo by David Fleet.

Library, County program honored

By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer Water Infrastructure 101: What You Need to Know Below and Beyond Library Discussions, a program created by Oakland County Water Resources Commissioner Jim Nash, has been recognized with an Achievement Award from the National Association of Counties. The program, which was presented at libraries across the county, including Brandon Township […]

David Schoemer

SCHOEMER, DAVID “DAVE” MICHAEL, age 71, passed away on Tuesday, July 7, 2020, in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He was born on September 23, 1948 in Wyandotte, Michigan, son to Frank and Louise Schoemer (nee Nestor). Loving husband of Pam for 27 glorious years, dear father of Conor (Jen) Schoemer and Stephanie (Nick) Rost; proud grandfather […]

County to tally absentee ballots

By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer Brandon Twp.- The Township will be taking advantage of a new program offered by Oakland County for counting Absentee Voter ballots. On Monday night the agreement was approved with a 7-0 vote at the township board of trustee meeting. “This is something brand new, there is no end date to […]

Battle of the Books competition

By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer On May 20, the Brandon Township Public Library would have hosted their 17 annual Battle of the Books Competition. Due to COVID-19, teams could not compete in their regular quiz-bowl format competition. However, the pandemic did not slow area youth from participating in the battle. This year 12 teams, comprised […]

Retun to class options considered

By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer At their special workshop meeting on Monday night, the Brandon Board of Education discussed what returning to in-person schooling might look like in the fall. “We’re not on the spot where we have all of the answers on this, but I thought we would talk a little bit about some […]

Election Preview Guide, Aug. 4, 2020 primary election

Editor’s note: Earlier this month, The Citizen e-mailed questions to candidates in Atlas, Brandon and Groveland townships. Candidates were limited to 30-word responses. Key: (I) Incumbent, (R) Republican and (D) Democrat Atlas Township Supervisor (Choose one) Name: Teresa L. (Tere) Onica (I) (R) Age: 61 Years in Township: 27-years Township meetings attended last year: All […]