By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer Brandon Twp.-School district teachers will be looking at another 2 percent increase in salary, a step increase similar to last year. On Monday night the board of education voted 7-0 to approve the new contract for teachers in the Brandon Education Association. “This salary increase is a much needed reprieve […]
By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer Brandon Twp.- By a 7-0 vote on Oct. 5, the township board of trustees nixed a possible segment of the Iron Belle Trail through the township. The unanimous vote came after hours of citizens comments, deliberation, subcommittee presentations and questions asked of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources who also […]
By David Fleet Editor Groveland Twp.-At 11 a.m., Oct 23, the Mobilization Center for Michigan Task Force 1, 7337 Grange Hall Road will be open to the public for a deadication. From 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. tours of the facility will be conducted. The event was cancelled earlier this year following a deployment to assist with […]
By David Fleet Editor On Oct. 10, Charles Gamble II was found guilty of assault with intent to do great bodily harm and assault and battery in connection with the Oct. 7, 2016 attack on a woman and her son on a cross country trail located behind Oaktree Elementary School, 7500 Gale Road in Atlas […]
By David Fleet Editor Brandon Twp.-A 23-year veteran of the Oakland County Sheriff office from the township substation was hospitalized following a multi-vehicle accident on Monday. He received a concussion and broken bones as a result of the crash. The crash occurred on south bound Baldwin Road just south of Oakwood Road on the border […]
By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer Ortonville-Signs are popping up around the village and beyond protesting the ban on chickens. The signs, which read ‘Save the Chickens (not the roosters)’, have now been distributed to about 100 residents around the village and Brandon Township. Just in time, as chickens are back on the agenda for the […]
By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer Three consecutive league titles coupled with 24 straight league wins is a great way to make a playoff run. On Oct. 9, the Brandon High School boys varsity soccer team snaged the Flint Metro League crown once again with a win over Swartz Creek. “We raised the bar in the […]
By David Fleet Editor Atlas Twp.-The township board of trustees meeting is expected to discuss the first draft of an ordinance to regulate drones and unmanned aircraft in the township. The meeting is at 5:30 p.m., Oct. 16 According to the proposed ordinance, drones will be prohibited from flying under 250 feet, over schools, cell […]
By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer Ortonville- The voices remain. Earlier this year a team that specializes in the investigation of unexplained experiences visited The Old Mill and Mann Schoolhouse, as they did last year, and again they captured audio of many voices and whispers throughout the historic structures. At 7 p.m., Oct. 19, Michigan Spirit […]
By David Fleet Editor On Oct. 4, Brandon Township residents Brian Evans and Joel Serbinoff were arraigned in Oakland County District Court 52-2 each on four counts including, Malicious Destruction of Personal Property, a five year felony; Weapons, Felony Firearm, Pneumatic gun a two year felony and two counts of Malicious Destruction of Building each […]