Brandon Twp.- Two local women have achieved a dream come true by becoming published authors, and will sign copies of their books at the library this month. Pam Belding will sign copies of ‘You’re the Boat: Charting a Course Toward a Life Worth Looking Forward To,? from 6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 5, and Jill […]
Brandon Twp.- Township firefighters have voted against becoming a union department. All ten full-time firefighters voted in the election, with seven voting no on joining the International Association of Firefighters and three voting yes. ‘Obviously with the results of the election, the majority of the firefighters feel we have enough say in our future and […]
The video is startling. A man is depicted walking into what appears to be a large office building, occupied by dozens of workers. In the man’s hands is a large gun and as he aims at individuals in the lobby, shots and screams can be heard. People fall to the floor. Elsewhere in the building, […]
Brandon Twp.- New district boundaries are in place following the decision to reconfigure school buildings. The reconfiguration will be implemented in the fall and the parents of students who previously would have attended Belle Ann Elementary are invited to meet with the principals of Oakwood Elementary, Harvey Swanson Elementary and Brandon Fletcher Intermediate School at […]
A former Brandon Township man will spend at least the next 50 years in prison. The man, who repeatedly sexually assaulted his young daughter for several years in Brandon, was sentenced Jan. 22 by Sixth Circuit Court Judge Colleen O’Brien to serve 25 years in prison concurrently on four counts of criminal sexual conduct, first […]
Danell Duff had to beat the flu, 80-degree weather, exhaustion, and pain in order to arrive at the finish line of the 2013 Walt Disney World Marathon. If she had not already experienced and won a bigger battle, she may not have attempted the 26.2 mile race, held on Jan. 13 in Orlando, Fla., at […]
A former Brandon Township man will spend at least the next 50 years in prison. The man, who repeatedly sexually assaulted his young daughter for several years in Brandon, was sentenced Jan. 22 by Sixth Circuit Court Judge Colleen O’Brien to serve 25 years in prison concurrently on four counts of criminal sexual conduct, first […]
Brandon Twp.- After the shootings in Newtown, Ct. last month in which 20 students and six staff members at Sandy Hook Elementary were killed, security measures are being scrutinized at schools nationwide, including buildings here. Threats following the Dec. 14 tragedy closed schools in Genesee and Lapeer counties. Brandon Schools remained open and Superintendent Lorrie […]
Studies estimate that at least 20 percent of American women have experienced a sexual assault. The number of sexual assaults that occur in this state and nationwide are difficult to determine, in large part because most victims do not report the horrific crimes they have endured. ‘The vast majority (of sexual assaults) go unreported,? said […]
Police are reminding citizens to be extra vigilant after a woman who was sitting in her vehicle in a local business parking lot was approached by a strange man who then reached inside her car window. ‘Be very careful when you are approached by strangers’you don’t know their motives,? said Oakland County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. […]