By Matt Mackinder Clarkston News Editor Last year, Christian Chambers’ Clarkston home was in jeopardy of being sold by his mother Doreen’s guardian, a situation that the family said was being done unlawfully. After going through legal proceedings over the last several months, Chambers’ home has been saved. Last week, the family posted a statement […]
Dear CCS Families, My two top priorities as superintendent of Clarkston Community Schools are providing our students with a stellar education and ensuring they are always safe. These are two substantial and ever-changing tasks. Thankfully, I have an outstanding team of experts working to achieve these goals every day. While we received a favorable report […]
On April 6, the Clarkston Masons, whose lodge is located at 1 North Main Street in Clarkston, awarded two $1,500 scholarships to Clarkston High School seniors Bedford Muzzy (left) and Phoebe Savoie. Photo: Provided by Anna Muzzy
By Matt Mackinder Clarkston News Editor The Independence Township Fire Department has a new shift captain, and it’s a familiar face in Lt. Derek Moscovic. Moscovic’s promotion was made official with a swearing-in ceremony at the April 18 Independence Township Board of Trustees regular meeting. “One of the things I learned and was always taught […]
By Matt Mackinder Clarkston News Editor When the Oakland Youth Orchestras presents its spring concert on April 27 from the Oxford Performing Arts Center, the concert will feature Clarkston High School student Ethan McMurray’s orchestra piece “Dream Theme and Variations.” The event will also serve as a farewell to OYO Executive Director Joanne Walle. McMurray’s […]
By Matt Mackinder Clarkston News Editor Over the April 14-16 weekend, Clarkston Construction Trades program students represented the Clarkston community at the 2023 state championships in Grand Rapids. Six Clarkston students battled their way through local and regional competitions to earn their place at the state finals in the categories of individual carpentry, team works […]
I want to give a public shout-out to the newest member of the Clarkston School Board, Amanda Love. She came to read to my son’s class for March is Reading Month and has been very accessible on social media. I looked her up when I had a small concern with the school and she contacted […]
As longtime residents of Independence Township, we find it concerning that our tax dollars were wasted on a survey and a presentation on the possibility of the township going to a four-day work week. A survey that completely ignored taxpayers tells us what the pecking order is at town hall…employees first, taxpayers last. After reading […]
Dear Mr. Smith, I enjoyed and appreciated your introduction to the 2023 Progress Edition. I was struck particularly with two thoughts in your closing paragraph and I’ll tell you why: 1. “While a lot has changed since I first became enamored with the newspaper business, at the core, things remain the same.” I have been […]
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