David L. Jones, of Grand Blanc, formerly of Clarkston, passed away on June 21, 2021 at the age of 88. Preceded in death by his wife Irene and his parents Simeon and Glennie Jones. David is the father of Bob (Sue) Jones, Delores (Wayne) Underwood, Dennis (Pat) Jones, Gary Jones, Carol (Rick) Finkle, Michael Jones […]
Hank Radcliff spent two and a half years years battling cancer while at home in Clarkston, and finished his struggle on May 28, 2021 while in hospice care at Beaumont Hospital. He grew up in Royal Oak and that’s where he and Jennifer met. They were married in 1964, and in 1972 built their home […]
Next Wednesday, June 30, is the first summer meeting of the Clarkston Area Backyard Birders Club. The meeting will be held at the Clarkston Family Farm at 6800 Hubbard Road, Clarkston, which is just north of the Village of Clarkston on the northwest corner of M-15 and Hubbard. The meeting will start at 6:30 p.m. […]
Starting July 1, all city meetings will return to in-person meetings. The regular planning commission meeting on July 6 has been rescheduled to Monday, July 19, which will also serve as a public hearing for a new ordinance to ban short-term rentals in residential districts. Candidates interested in running for one of the three council […]
As planned, the Church Street closure at Main Street will end on Wednesday, July 7, at which time it will reopen to vehicular traffic. The possible long-term closure of Church or Mill Street in the downtown area as a green space or Social District commons area is still under consideration, but such action would require significant […]
BY MATT MACKINDER Clarkston News Editor The proposed Waldon Village development, located on the north side of Waldon Road between Sashabaw and Walters roads, has been revised by the developers to reduce the density of the project. Among the changes brought forth by J. Eppink Partners, Inc., include the removal of 280 apartments and replacing […]
As of June 23, here are the reported number of COVID-19 cases, deaths, and new cases in the past 30 days for the Clarkston ZIP codes: June 23: 48346: 2,353 cases (17 new), 40 deaths 48348: 2,453 cases (27 new), 20 deaths 48350: 677 cases (5 new), 10 deaths As compared to June 16: 48346: […]
State Rep. Andrea Schroeder invites people in the community to participate in her upcoming office hours. Schroeder will be available on Monday, June 28, from 3:30-4:30 p.m. at the pavilion at Clintonwood Park, located at 6000 Clarkston Road. “Office hours are always a productive time to meet with constituents and hear their concerns,” said Schroeder. […]
The outgoing fifth grade class at Independence Elementary celebrated its milestone June 10 with a photo taken high above Independence Oaks from a drone. Photo provided
General Motors has named Clarkston’s Bowman Chevrolet a distinguished 2020 Chevrolet Dealer of the Year for the fourth consecutive year. Only 60 of the more than 3,000 Chevy dealers nationwide were selected to receive the award based on exceptional performance in sales, service and customer satisfaction. According to GM, selected dealers demonstrated long-term commitment to […]