Brandon Twp – More than 70 residents in the room were told they must wait at least another 30 days to find out if a monopole cell tower will be added to the tree-lined vistas off Allen Road. On Tuesday, Jan. 13 at the Brandon Township Planning Commission meeting, commissioners tabled a decision for a […]
Ortonville – The cost of education has long been a point of note to Ortonville Village Council member Mary Kassuba, who, on a number of occasions has addressed cutting down on the cost of council education. After snapping criticism about lack of educational support, Village President Sue Bess told Kassuba that the education which council […]
Ortonville – Educator, leader and father Harvey Fletcher’s dedication to community will be indelibly etched in the lore of area history. Fletcher died Jan. 8, 2004 at his winter home in Zephyrhills, Fla. He was 69. Fletcher was born in Peck, Mich. in 1934, to parents Russell and Hattie Fletcher. He graduated from Peck High […]
Brandon Twp – John Shaffer, 36, is being held in jail on a $100,000 cash bond for beating his 71-year-old aunt on Thursday, Jan. 15. ‘Basically he terrorized her for an hour,? said Detective Brad Teague of the Oakland County Sheriff Department, Brandon substation. Shaffer was living with his aunt in her Brandon Township home […]
Local cable access hoping for award: Brandon Community Access students will be sending in a recent film, recorded at the Brandon Senior Citizen & Activity Center, for a chance at winning an award from American Association of Retired Person. Work plans continue at Old Mill: Township Clerk Jeannie McCreery met with Township Planner, Dave Donnellon, […]
Prepare for a night of lights, action, and cameras at the Brandon Township Library on April 24. The Brandon Library Art Committee is presenting a Gala fund-raiser and promises it to be the social event of the season. Guests are encouraged to dress in the night’s theme of the night, ‘The Magical World of Hollywood?. […]
The Brandon Township Library is offering Groveland Township residents an ‘early bird special? if they purchase a family library card in February or March. The library’s Board of Trustees decided to offer the special at their Jan. 16 meeting. During February, residents may purchase a family card for $100 per year, a $50 savings. If […]
Groveland – The Groveland firefighters are asking for cars. Not for their own use, but to give back to the community in which they serve. ‘We started collecting old cars from the community to raise money for fire equipment,? said Steve McGee, Groveland Fire Department chief. McGee says last year the idea of having the […]
Brandon Township has a hero in North Carolina. Jeff Harvey, a 1981 graduate of Brandon High School, is a police officer for the Atlantic Beach Police Department. He was recently awarded the North Carolina Governor’s Medal for Valor for saving a boy’s life. Jeff is the son of Bob and Ruth Harvey, formerly of Ortonville. […]
Brandon Twp. – The Brandon Township Board voted to renew the county run North Oakland Household Hazardous Waste (NO HAZ) management contract in the amount of $5,000. The yearly dues are based on the amount of residents anticipated to utilize the hazardous waste disposal opportunities throughout the year. NO HAZ estimates Brandon Township’s resident participation […]