BY MATT MACKINDER Clarkston News Editor A pair of women with Davisburg connections are in the news for recent business and leadership transactions. Davisburg-based International Cultural Exchange Services (ICES) has welcomed Jennifer Carpenter as a new local coordinator, while Brittney Ellis, of Davisburg, has been named to the Michigan Political Leadership Program’s Class of 2022. […]
Back on Friday, January 7, a total of 13 Clarkston High School students traveled to Harper Woods High School to compete at the Business Professionals of America Regional Conference, with 11 students finishing in the top six of an event. Pictured top, from left to right, are Gavin Donchez, Dru Brody, Grace Ankrom, Nick Kilbourn, and […]
The Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC), in partnership with Independence and Waterford townships, will host a public information meeting Wednesday, Feb. 9, about the planned 2022 culvert replacement and paving project on Mann Road, from Clintonville Road to Floretta Street on the border of the two townships. The meeting is from 4 p.m. until […]
Planning to travel and in need of a passport? There is a passport fair at the Clarkston Post Office this Saturday, January 29, from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. No appointment needed. The Clarkston Post Office is located at 5799 South Main Street. For more information, call 248-922-1764.
An anonymous Oakland County man won a $402,063 Fantasy 5 jackpot from the Michigan Lottery on his 71st birthday, matching the numbers in the Nov. 2 drawing to win the big prize. He bought his winning ticket at Dixie Party Store, located at 8774 Dixie Highway in Clarkston.
As of January 26, here are the reported number of COVID-19 cases, deaths, and new cases in the past 30 days for the Clarkston ZIP codes: January 26: 48346: 4,912 cases (1,136 new), 53 deaths 48348: 5,372 cases (1,147 new), 30 deaths 48350: 1,655 cases (347 new), 12 deaths As compared to January 19: 48346: […]
Broderick Tuomi, of Clarkston, graduated from the Sheldon B. Lubar School of Business with a Bachelor of Business Administration at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Dec. 19, 2021. Tuomi was one of more than 1,900 graduates from the school. *** Jordan Timmins-Puzio, of Clarkston, was among over 660 students who earned scholarships at Baldwin Wallace University […]
Clarkston-based Chase Plastics has awarded donations totaling $10,000 to four different charities as part of their annual giving card campaign. This year’s winners were all nominated by customers of Chase Plastics, including Rising Stars Academy in Center Line, Penrickton Center for Blind Children in Taylor, Battin Farms Equine and Soldier Sanctuary in Olivet, and See […]
Dear Editor, As the president of the Rotary Club of Clarkston, I’m excited to announce that the Rotary Club of Clarkston is sponsoring a Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library for Clarkston! This initiative allows each child from ages 0-55 to register for a FREE book each month in the three zip codes of Clarkston: 48346, 48347, and 48348. Each […]
Dear Editor, The following quote appeared in a Jan. 19 article in The Clarkston News about a recent Clarkston City Council meeting: “For a few reasons, it is not feasible to install storm drains on Clarkston Road this year, but plans are in place to repave the badly deteriorated roadway in 2022 from Main Street […]