Goodrich-District students were on soft-lockdown Tuesday afternoon after receiving notification a parolee escaped from a work detail at Thumb Correctional Facility in Lapeer. During soft lock-down students remain inside and access to the building is restricted. The district was notified at about 2:15 p.m. after Thumb Correctional Facility officials reported Darrell Allen Stallard, 31, walked […]
Brandon Twp.- If it has an engine and four tires, chances are David Riley can make it run. From air bags to ABS (anti-lock braking system) to the high tech electronic systems in today’s cars’whether foreign or domestic, gas or diesel’Riley has built a career spanning more than three decades of auto mechanics. ‘I’m going […]
Over the past 27 years, Greg Hyde has coached some pretty good teams. ‘This is simply the best team ever,? said Hyde, Brandon High School girls track team coach. ‘There’s just some great sprinters on this team and outstanding work ethic.? The 38-member team, which includes freshman through senior girls, are winding down the 2012 […]
Goodrich- A former village councilmember is leading a drive to separate parts of the village. On April 12, village resident Patricia Wartella filed signed petitions to the Genesee County Clerk for the detachment of certain property within the village to Atlas Township. The minimum number of signatures for a petition filed with regard for the […]
It’s been a decade now that Brandon Township Clerk Jeannie McCreery organized a few teens and started helping out some local senior citizens. ‘The program just grew,? said McCreery. ‘We have a great response from the community’four years ago we formed Teens & Seniors Rocking & Raking’each year it just gets better.? On April 28 […]
Goodrich- The council voted 3-1 at a special budget meeting on Monday to budget a $2 per hour raise for village employees. Council member Doug McAbee voted no. The additional $21,000 needed for the pay hike will be part of the 2012-13 budget which must completed and voted on by council members prior to June […]
Goodrich- After more than six years the Farmers Market is moving this spring. On Monday the village council voted 4-0 to move the Farmers Market from the commons area near Erie Street to the Goodrich Trade Center just north of the village on M-15. ‘It’s a win-win move for the farmers market,? said Jakki Sidge, […]
On Tuesday the Army National Guard presented the Goodrich Girls Basketball team a national ranking trophy as part of the MaxPreps Tour of Champions. The Lady Martians were only one of 10 schools honored nationwide on the tour after winning the school’s first-ever Class B state championship. On March 17 the number one-ranked Goodrich Lady […]
At 5-years-old, Kenneth Patrick asked his father for a bicycle. ‘Dad showed up with a Honda 50 cc motorcycle,? said Patrick. ‘Dad said, ‘Why pedal when you can give it the gas and just sit there??? At 54-years-old, Patrick has been riding motorcycles’on and off road’for more than four decades. And like thousands of other […]
Goodrich-The board voted 6-1 to join the Schools of Choice to include the schools within Genesee County. Trustee Niki Wiederman voted no. Then by a 6-2 vote the board joined the contiguous school districts in Lapeer and Oakland counties. The district will determine the application window and the number of students to be accepted into […]