Concord News

The number of residents in most Jackson County communities has dipped in recent years after a period of steady growth, according to U.S. Census estimates released today.

Joseph Laier remains in critical condition at the University of Michigan Medical Center while six others who were injured in the crash Saturday are in good condition or have been released.

An account has been set up at County National Bank for one of the teens injured in an accident on Fowler Road Saturday.

SEVEN INJURED, AT LEAST TWO CRITICALLY IN THE ROLLOVER ACCIDENT SATURDAY NIGHT ON FOWLER ROAD IN HANOVER TOWNSHIP.

A law enforcement officer examines the vehicle involved in the crash in Hanover Township on Saturday.

Some would call it a wonderful coincidence. The Rev. Melany Chalker prefers the term ``God story.'' Charged by the United Methodist denomination to come up with ways to feed the hungry, Chalker, pastor of Concord United Methodist Church, asked a women's group to brainstorm.

Seth Brown's attorney argued Monday that Brown's written confession to police admitting his involvement in a September fire was a false statement.

VOTERS IN MICHIGAN CENTER SCHOOL DISTRICT VOTED DOWN THE MILLAGE PROPOSAL BUILDING AND SITE SINKING FUND TAX LEVY 56% NO TO 44% YES.

Age 34, of Howell, passed away Saturday, May 2, 2009. Born December 27, 1974 in Detroit and formerly of Sterling Heights, Damon was a 1993 graduate of Sterling Heights Stevenson High School where he played defensive-end receiving honorable mention from the state.

Davis, Amber L. and David E., of Jackson, a son, Kayden Matthew, born April 27, 6 pounds, 14 ounces, at Allegiance Health.

Jackson County Rosequeen Cassandra Kramer stands in the backyard of her Concord home.

The concentration in the room was heavy. There were hands on foreheads and fingers intertwined with hair.

A Concord man has been deemed competent to assist in a trial alleging he burned a Concord Mill Pond cabin worth $214,000. Circuit Judge John McBain on Friday scheduled a jury trial starting May 11 for Seth Brown.

Jill Johnson of Jackson, a volunteer at the Cascades Humane Society, plays with Daryl Brown, a dog in residence at the shelter, in the dog playground area next to the Humane Society.

When Joyce Rochow retired from St. Catherine Laboure Catholic Church in Concord, the former pastoral coordinator began her search for a post-retirement hobby.

Dorothy Roepcke, an employee at Beck's Flower Shop & Gardens, waters plants in one of the greenhouses.

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Hikers and bikers traveling west on the Falling Waters Trail could see improvements soon at the path's end in Concord.

All buildings at Concord Community Schools will need new roofs in the next decade and the district's 45-year-old high school still has its original doors and windows.

Applicants must be adults who have not been enrolled in full-time educational programs for six months before the deadline for applications.