By Shelby Stewart-Soldan ssoldan@mihomepaper.com Brandon Twp. — Area municipalities have voted to give their Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation (SMART) municipal credits to Brandon Township for use at the Edna Burton Senior Center. SMART municipal credits are awarded from SMART to area municipalities for community transit needs, such as transportation services for senior citizens […]
By Shelby Stewart-Soldan ssoldan@mihomepaper.com Goodrich — At 6 p.m., Sept. 18, the Goodrich Atlas Chamber of Commerce is hosting their first ribbon cutting ceremony for several local businesses that are opening at 7160 S. State Road, Goodrich. “We are delighted to use the ribbon cutting/open house to welcome these six businesses to our community,” said […]
Grand Blanc — McLaren Health Care issued the following statement on Monday, Aug. 26: “McLaren Health Care is pleased to share that its information technology platforms are restored, and the health system’s clinical and administrative operations are fully functional across Michigan following a cyberattack earlier this month. The restoration process, which was expected to last […]
About 200 staff at Goodrich Schools gathered on Aug. 22 for an all-staff photo in the GHS gym before school starts next week. Photo: Patrick McAbee.
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Atlas Twp. — The pathways millage that was first approved nearly a decade ago and narrowly failed on Aug. 6 in the partisan primary will return to area voters in the near future. Atlas Township voters recently denied the pathways millage with 1,070 votes against and 991 votes for on the […]
By Shelby Stewart-Soldan ssoldan@mihomepaper.com Brandon Twp. — The Brandon school lunches will be changing for the 2024-2025 school year. “Towards the end of the school year at the high school, we did a survey of students and we got valuable input about things that they liked, things that they didn’t like,” said Ashley LaHaye, director […]
By Shelby Stewart-Soldan ssoldan@mihomepaper.com Brandon Twp. — The Brandon School District and superintendent Carly Stone are finalizing the new district strategic plan. The last strategic plan was created in 2015, and was designed to last until 2025. “One of the items that was really important to the board and myself was to create our vision […]
By Shelby Stewart-Soldan ssoldan@mihomepaper.com Brandon Twp. — During the regular meeting on Monday night, Brian Smilnak, project architect for the Brandon Schools bond projects, provided an update on projects slated for summer of 2025. “We’re still going through our motions here,” said Smilnak. “The civil engineers are still working on the parking lot design for […]
Bubbles the Blind Beagle of Otisville rode into the Good Times in Goodrich Car Show earlier this month on a 1954 Mini Chevrolet 3100. Owner Stacie Elliott visits area schools with the message just because you have a disability, doesn’t mean you can’t live a normal life. Next stop for Bubbles is ‘Back to the […]
By Shelby Stewart-Soldan ssoldan@mihomepaper.com Brandon Twp.— In May, the Brandon Township board of trustees voted to take legal action against Oakland County due to an error that resulted in several area candidates for library board positions to be disqualified from the August and November ballots. On Aug. 6, Honorable David M. Cohen, Oakland County Circuit […]