Miranda Moore departed the United States on Aug. 26, 2012 for a nearly year long journey to Saint Maixent L?’cole, a French military town in western France thousands of miles away from her hometown of Clarkston. A new language and culture filled her 11 month journey. In France she attended high school as a junior, […]
Local leaders gathered at the Clarkston Administration building to discuss the concept of Placemaking during a presentation by the Clarkston Area Chamber of Commerce on Oct. 9. ‘Placemaking is staking a claim and beautification,? said Janelle Edmunds, Clarkston Chamber. ‘It is the act of creating great places. What makes a place great,? she asked attendees […]
Independence Television has new management, employees, and home at Clarkston High School. Independence Township hired Matt Bleau and Matt Herron to work at ITV. Bleau and Herron are working on over 20 public service announcements with students, along with new shows featuring township events and activities not covered in years, said township Supervisor Pat Kittle. […]
A pedestrian crosswalk on Sashabaw Road at Bow Pointe is cause for concern for Independence Township residents Michael and Linda Powell. ‘A death here will be 100 percent their fault,? said Powell about the responsibility of the Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) for the light. The Powells told The Clarkston News they had complained […]
Corrinne Sanger spends a lot of time in the slums of Uganda. At 23, Sanger traveled to Uganda, a country located in East Africa bordering Kenya and South Sudan. In the poor country the citizens are poverty stricken, uneducated and often afflicted with diseases like HIV/AIDS, Malaria and Tuberculosis. Sanger first visited Uganda through and […]
While describing the Sashabaw and Dixie Highway Corridors local leaders pondered how to describe Dixie. Among the terms were ‘weathered,” “hodge-podge,” “shabby,” “upgrade,” “busy,” “traffic” and “resurgence.? ‘If you look at Dixie Highway 15 years ago it doesn’t look like it does today,? said Dick Carlisle of Carlisle-Wortman, Independence Township’s engineering and planning firm at […]
An online website called MiCommunity ReMarks allowing users to leave and view comments about Independence Township is now active. ‘It’s now online,? said Ben Carlisle from Carlisle Wortman, the township’s planning and engineering firm. The site which can be found by visiting MiCommunityReMarks.com/Independence is another tool to be used to add to the success of […]
Magneti Marelli, an Italian automotive supplier, was looking at three sites in southeast Michigan to locate a new factory. Their choice: Independence Township. The company, with $6 million to $7 million set aside for the new plant, is expected to hire about 70 people by the end of the year. ‘These people need someplace to […]
Independence Township Supervisor Pat Kittle said no tax increase are in the cards for residents. Instead, the township is rearranging millages. ‘There was a chance for tax increase,? said Kittle. “However, I hate taxes. We need them but I did not want to raise taxes. The plan is to drop fire funding and increase funding […]
Santa noticed the nice meter in Clarkston is unusually high, so he had to come and see why the area is so special. A special trip was made to The Clarkston News to ask if we had any idea why the nice meter is so full. Santa, and his magical twin Santa, share the many […]