Alyssa Exline, Clarkston High School Class of 2021, earned a spot on the Dean’s List for the Spring 2023 semester at Aquinas College. She also completed her second year on the women’s hockey team and is studying Business/Sports Management and Communication. *** Ben Exline finished his sophomore year at Western Michigan University and earned a […]
Clarkston Area Chamber of Commerce members and colleagues take a stop on the bridge at Depot Park in downtown Clarkston on July 20. Photo: Provided by Kate Masters
By Matt Mackinder Clarkston News Editor After the inaugural Optifest was held in June 2022 at Bay Court Park, this year’s free event will be held behind Renaissance High School, 6558 Waldon Road, next Saturday, Aug. 5, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. And according to Clarkston Area Optimist Club President Michelle Carson, the location […]
In the last week of school, Clarkston High School’s Kids Care Club distributed summer activity buckets to several preschool classes throughout the district through the support of the Clarkston Area Optimist Club. These buckets were full of fun and engaging activities like hula hoops, chalk, bouncy balls, and coloring sheets. Providing these activities is essential […]
Donations of gently used formal wear are currently being accepted for a Homecoming Pop Up this fall. The Clarkston High School PTO, in partnership with Hailey James Exchange, is hosting the event. The event will provide local students with fashionable attire (gently used women’s formal dresses, jewelry, shoes, and purses, as well as, men’s tuxedos, […]
From June 23-July 7, 26 members of Everest’s Knights of the Altar participated in a Vatican trip, earned by students who had been members of the Knights for two years and had completed all requirements to be eligible for the trip, and included a stop in Rome where they served at daily masses inside St. […]
The Clarkston Arts Council awarded Clarkston students, from left, Morgan Marcale, Ellise Dowd, Sophia Catella, and Slate Campbell Erin Modrzynski Memorial Scholarships on June 19. Aria Brown was also a recipient but unable to attend the meeting. Photo: Ilze Lucero Photo
By Matt Mackinder Clarkston News Editor For more than 15 years, Clarkston United Methodist Church has supported local communities during a week-long mission, Love In Action. The mission has supported those who are marginalized from Pontiac to Flint. This year, the Love in Action mission served at the South Flint Soup Kitchen on Fenton Road […]
By Jeff Hogan County Press Editor LAPEER — Chadwick Mobley stood mute July 17 from the Lapeer County Jail during a virtual arraignment proceeding when he was charged in the murder of Andrea Eilber, 20, of Otisville, that occurred in November 2011. Mobley, 42, wearing an orange Lapeer County Jail prisoner jumpsuit, said nothing during […]
The new electric vehicle charging station in the Washington and Main parking lot is now ready for use. The city’s contractor has completed the installation of the signage, the pavement markings, and the grass restoration. In addition, the two units in the Depot Road parking lot are close to being ready, just awaiting the installation […]