Brandon Twp.- Eric Lott openly admits he was ready to play spoilsport when asked to be on a committee to examine outsourcing technology support services for the school district. The Brandon High School computer teacher joined several administrators for a trip to Ohio to see how VARtek, a company based in Dayton, has assisted a […]
A man who fired a gun through a wall of his Brandon Township home while discussing with his wife their pending divorce has been found guilty of reckless use/discharge of a firearm. A jury deliberated less than an hour Nov. 21 before delivering the guilty verdict for Zonnie Jay Fritsche, a former reserve police officer […]
Atlas Twp.- This Thursday, millions of Americans will celebrate Thanksgiving with a traditional turkey dinner. On as many as 154 local tables will be turkeys that township farmer Steve Spratt raised. Spratt, who co-owns Spratt Farms, 11418 Hill Road, with wife Arlene, has been raising turkeys (as well as chickens and vegetables) for 30 years. […]
Groveland Twp.- The township board has approved hiring an environmental consulting firm to review a proposed development in the township. At their meeting Nov. 14, the board approved a $2,500 contract with Dragun Corporation of Farmington Hills. The company will evaluate a proposal by Bedrock Express to purchase 20 acres of township property at the […]
Goodrich- It may be difficult for 5-year-olds to understand the concept of war/military duty, but a Reid Elementary kindergarten class understands a little better today, thanks to their teacher and two classmates who have fathers serving. Tammy Merkel approached Karen Eickhoff, a long-term Reid substitute teacher for Rachel Renner, in September. Tammy’s husband, US Army […]
Goodrich- In case Phil Jackson announcing his resignation and walking out of a village council meeting in anger wasn’t enough, his stint as a councilmember officially ended Nov. 14 with the council’s unanimous acceptance of his resignation letter. In the letter, dated Nov. 10, Jackson wrote, ‘Please consider this my resignation from the Goodrich Council. […]
Brandon Twp.- Sports surveys, the necessity for defibrillators and CPR training, budget tactics, and an opportunity for parents to volunteer their time in exchange for pay-to-participate fees were among the topics of discussion at the district’s athletic committee meeting Nov. 14. Parents and student athletes can help improve the sports programs in the school district […]
With only two candidates for two open seats, the Brandon School Board election was, as Groveland Township Clerk Pam Mazich puts it, ‘a no-brainer.? The election of Kevin McClellan and Chris Yuchasz as school board trustees was assured, and very likely the reason for what may be the lowest voter turnout Mazich and Brandon Township […]
A Brandon Township teen who returned to the scene of his crime has been charged with home invasion and will face several other criminal matters in juvenile court. Michael Keshun Kidd-Harris, 17, was arraigned on one count of home invasion, second degree, on Nov. 2 in front of 52-2 District Court Judge Kelley Kostin. Home […]
Two years after 1990 Brandon High School graduate Michael Lee King was given a death sentence, King has filed a direct appeal to the Florida Supreme Court. On Sept. 9, the court heard oral arguments in the appeal, which is typical for every capital defendant, said Scott Browne, assistant Florida attorney general in charge of […]