By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer The Brandon Board of Education members have shifted positions for the calendar year of 2018 during the Jan. 15 meeting, the first meeting of the new year. Though all current members on the board remain, the positions of president, vice-president and secretary have changed, per votes by the school board […]
By David Fleet Editor Brandon Twp.-At 2:47 a.m., Jan. 14, Brandon Fire Department responded to the 5000 block of Seymour Lake Road on the report of a residential structure fire. Upon arrival, the attached garage was fully engulfed in flames and firefighters fought to keep the fire from spreading to the residence, said Brandon Fire […]
By David Fleet Editor About 7:40 Saturday morning Savannah Katulski woke up in paradise. The 23-year-old, 2011 Goodrich High School graduate had just moved into a small studio apartment in the city of Kapaa located on the fourth largest Hawaiian Island of Kauai. “It was just a little after 8 a.m. when the alarm on […]
By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer Brandon Twp.-Phase two of the Brandon Township Community Park master plan is in full swing with the recent addition of a grant from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources Land and Water Conservation Fund. The fund was established by Congress in 1964 and uses zero taxpayer dollars, rather invests earnings […]
By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer Brandon Twp.- Sold. By a 6-0 vote on Monday night, the Brandon School Board of Education accepted an offer from local business owner Barry Bass to purchase the Brandon Fletcher Intermediate School building. School board vice-president Bob Eisiminger abstained from the vote since he is a member of the Bridgewood […]
By David Fleet Editor Goodrich- Hats off to Emily Koon. But just until Jan.19 when the Martian Varsity basketball teams take on Beecher High School at home. Koon, 17, a GHS Senior is currently selling Martian hats for $20 embossed with ‘Bald is beautiful’ as her Capstone project. Her mission is to raise awareness of […]
By David Fleet Editor About three months following township board of trustees vote ending the future of the Iron Belle Trail through Brandon Township, deliberation on just how the trail will move forward remains murky. Kristen Bennett, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources’ Iron Belle Trail coordinator said debate over a revised route between Orion […]
By David Fleet Editor Brandon Twp.- A hall of fame football coach will step away from the gridiron onto the baseball diamond and lead the Blackhawk Baseball program. Greg Ganfield, 68, who rolled up a 208-129-2 as a varsity football coach and was inducted in the Michigan High School Football Association Coaches Hall of Fame […]
By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer Brandon Twp.-Oakland County will soon begin assessing to redistrict the Paint Creek drainage system. The township board of trustees voted 5-2 to give the county the go-ahead to begin the assessing process. Trustees Scott Broughton, Dana DePalma, Robert Marshall, Kathy Thurman, supervisor and Candee Allen, clerk voted in favor of […]
By David Fleet Editor Goodrich-Field work is complete on a village drain project set to start this summer. That’s the word from Jim Gerth, director of surface water management for the Genesee County Drain Office on a renovation of a century old village drain system. An estimated 80 village residents could be impacted by the […]