INDEPENDENCE TWP. —As a result of voter approval of the Oakland County transportation millage back in Nov. 2022, all Oakland County residents are now being taxed for the purpose of maintaining and expanding public transit services throughout Oakland County.Oakland County Transit, a committee that finds opportunities for commissioners to explore issues more closely and find […]
INDEPENDENCE TWP. — Projects made possible by voter approval of the Clarkston Community Schools bond proposal in Nov. 2022 are moving along, with the latest update surrounding the soon-to-be-new Clarkston Junior High School.Nearly 16 months ago, residents approved a school bond proposal that would provide up to $197,500,000 for district-wide improvements, with no tax rate […]
‘The date was Feb. 13, 2019, and our former editor Phil Custodio called to offer me a job as a reporter with the Clarkston News.I happily accepted.Five years later to the day, Feb. 13, 2024, I was offered another job and after accepting, let my bosses know that I had accepted a new position.Yes, it’s […]
CLARKSTON — With the calendar flipping soon to March with the hope that the worst of the Michigan winter weather is in the past, Clarkston SCAMP is getting set to get back out into the local community with a handful of events and projects.SCAMP is a five-week summer program developed and designed for children and […]
INDEPENDENCE TWP. — A New York Times bestselling author is coming to the Clarkston Independence District Library, 6495 Clarkston Road, this Saturday from 3:30-5:30 p.m., in partnership with Clarkston’s Inscribe Books.Bonnie Jo Campbell is the author of the bestselling novel “The Waters.” A masterpiece of rural noir, the book is a fierce, mesmerizing novel about […]
Boogeyman takes its place at Detroit Autorama 2023. Photo: Kim Haislip DETROIT – The 71st Annual Detroit Autorama coming up this weekend at Huntington Place (formerly Cobo Hall) will have a local flavor.Clarkston residents Mike and Kim Haislip will be showing their 2012 Ford Mustang at the event, which runs March 1-3, and fellow Clarkston […]