BY PAULA KAY SCHMIDT 810-452-2647 • pbarbee@mihomepaper.com
GRAND BLANC — City Councilman Lonnie Adkins pressed city administration for answers to questions still lingering over the recent passage of the $1,650,000 water system improvement project, also known as the DWRF (Drinking Water Revolving Fund) More...
BY PAULA KAY SCHMIDT 810-452-2647 • pbarbee@mihomepaper.com
GRAND BLANC TWP. — Township consultant Rod Arroyo, of ClearZoning inc, formerly Birchler Arroyo Associates, Inc spoke with members of the board Nov. 14 and clarified new rules for decks and other outdoor structures in Grand Blanc. More...
BY PAULA KAY SCHMIDT 810-452-2647 • pbarbee@mihomepaper.com
GRAND BLANC TWP. — A few residents on Robinwood Drive in Grand Blanc Township are working with officials to hold them, and possibly a local business development, accountable for a two-fold problem. More...
BY PAULA KAY SCHMIDT 810-452-2647 • pbarbee@mihomepaper.com
GRAND BLANC — At last Wednesday’s City Council meeting, City Manager Paul Brake indicated they had received notification of a “prestigious award” from the University of Michigan—Dearborn’s iLab Ecities group. More...
— At the Grand Blanc American Legion Post 413 on Veterans Day, Nov. 11, the post announced Randy Foster is the Progressive Raffle winner. The Progressive Raffle began Nov. More...
BY PAULA KAY SCHMIDT 810-452-2647 • pbarbee@mihomepaper.com
GOODRICH — When someone is in the public eye, sometimes they have a whole other side to their life that you may never get to experience or know about unless you are a close friend or family member. More...
Security Credit Union welcomes new Loss Prevention Manager FLINT — Flint-based Security Credit Union (SCU) recently hired Butch King as loss prevention manager. More...
GRAND BLANC TWP. — Sonitrol Tri- County, the Flint area’s largest locally owned and operated security firm, is helping to get criminals off the street, thanks to its verified security system. More...
This is in response to the piece by Jena Menges in the Nov. 14 issue. I happen to be a voter who votes during every election, because it is my right and duty to do so, but I strongly dis agree with the bond issue in question. More...
When my best friend Carl told me he was growing a goatee for November, the first thing I said to him was “challenge accepted.” That’s the kind of friends we are. More...
BY RHONDA S. SANDERS 810-452-2665 • rsanders@mihomepaper.com
FLINT TWP. — Welding skills in particular could help land one of 50-60 manufacturing jobs coming next year with the opening of an pipe making plant on the site of the old Buick City complex in Flint. More...
BY PAULA KAY SCHMIDT 810-452-2647 • pbarbee@mihomepaper.com
GOODRICH – Perhaps as a spinoff from the “shabby chic” trend in furniture in recent years, repurposing has become a very popular creative arena for artists and crafters across the country. More...
GAC presents Advanced Care Planning talk GRAND BLANC — Genesys Athletic Club, as part of its Lunch and Learn with Friends series for seniors, presents a talk on advanced care planning, Nov. 21 at noon. More...
FLINT — The Baker College system has been ranked among the nation’s top 20 online/nontraditional schools in the annual Best for Vets college rankings by Military Times, a family of newsweeklies that provides independent information to ser More...
BY LISA PAINE 810-452-2626 • lpaine@mihomepaper.com
ROCHESTER — The Grand Blanc girls’ swim team will participate in the Div. 1 Michigan High School Athletic Association state meet Friday, Nov. 22 at Oakland University. Finals take place Saturday, Nov. More...
BY DAN NILSEN 810-452-2655 • dnilsen@mihomepaper.com
GROSSE POINTE WOODS — Grand Blanc beefed up its hockey schedule this season to better prepare for the playoffs, and the Bobcats jumped right into it Monday with a game against 2012 Div. More...