Merry Christmas
A nativity scene with the First Baptist Church, 6116 S. State Road, Goodrich in the background. At 7 p.m., Dec. 23, the church will host a candlelight service for the community. Photo by Patrick McAbee.
‘Need for food home delivery growing’
Local eatery opts for Uber Eats to deliver By David Fleet Editor Brandon Twp.-A local eatery is seeking to land a food delivery service for the community. Melissa Edens, owner of Tropical Smoothie Cafe, 1152 S Ortonville Road, Ste 1, has been leading a charge to provide home delivered eats to area residents as a […]
Township’s first roundabout set
By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer Brandon Twp.- The intersection of Oakhill and Sashabaw roads will provide some new turns for motorists next year. The Road Commission for Oakland County recently announced plans for a roundabout at the intersection a project that is expected to cost $1.25 million, half of which will be paid by federal […]
Board OKs K-eight return to face-to-face
By David Fleet Editor Goodrich-By a 6-1 vote on Monday night in a special virtual meeting via Zoom, the board of trustees opted to reopen grades kindergarten through eighth. The action follows a Nov. 16 Governor Whitmer announcement that, due to a recent surge of COVID-19 cases and the burden placed on hospitals, front-line workers, […]
Township streetlights to go LED
By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer Brandon Twp.- At the regular meeting on Monday night, the township board voted 7-0 to convert all the streetlights in the township to LED lights. “This is an option for us to convert all of our older street lights to LED and as a result we’ll be able to save […]
Township OKs speed limit resolution
By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer Brandon Twp.- On Monday night, the township board voted 7-0 to approve a resolution to ask lawmakers to allow townships to set speed limits on gravel roads to 35 miles per hour. This resolution was previously presented to the board and was revamped after questions arose. The issues the board […]
Wreaths Across America
By David Fleet Editor Holly- As of Oct. 21 there are 47,067 veterans buried at Great Lakes National Cemetery. Despite the pandemic, this holiday season the national movement to honor these veterans will continue. Through donations, Wreaths Across America make available thousands of wreaths to be laid on veteran graves at national cemetery’s nationwide. “It’s […]
Birds of a feather
Eastern bluebirds in Brandon Township contemplate the recent late autumn snowfall. Photo by Jonathan Schechter.
Board to discuss school district reopening, COVID
By David Fleet Editor For now it’s wait and see. At 6:30 p.m., Dec. 7 the Goodrich School Board of Trustees will host a special virtual meeting to discuss the next chapter of the ongoing COVID-19 battle and the district’s next step toward reopening. “We’re going to have a discussion of what we are going […]
Three years after deputy’s death, wife files lawsuit
By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer The wife of Oakland County Sheriff’s Office deputy Eric Overall, who was killed in the line of duty on Nov. 23, 2017, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit. Sonja Overall’s suit lists Oakland, Lapeer and Genesee counties as defendants, as well as four Lapeer County Sheriff deputies and Christopher Berak, […]