Grand Blanc News

Powers Catholic HIgh School Senior, Alec Gomez sits in his living room Friday afternoon in between watching TV and doing his homework.

Fifth-grader Rachel Goodheart teaches fourth-grader Malia Brown about France. Rachel's project was one of many in which students researched a country their ancestors came from.

J.J. Cardinal's Wild Bird and Nature Store is holding an essay contest and will award the winner a new laptop computer.

Voice: Aubrey K. Guilbault, Grand Blanc I just wanted to drop by to say that all of your many articles and photos of dead deer and other hunted animals are offensive to me and many other animal loving people.

When GM declared bankruptcy earlier this year, many feared the company would leave the massive Renaissance Center in downtown Detroit for more humble headquarters.

Vicki Wiess' students know bees. What was meant to be a one-time project for Weiss' City School fifth-graders turned into a yearlong study of honeybees that filtered into almost every lesson throughout the year - earning Weiss an award from the Entomological Society of America.

For the Grand Blanc High School Marching Band, this competition season was about more than achieving a high score.

Public health officials say a Genesee County woman in her 50s died last week from illness associated with the H1N1 influenza virus.

Voice: Dave Lucas, Flushing I felt I had to respond to the articles on Oct. 15 and Oct.

A Grand Blanc man is awaiting a preliminary hearing on assault and child abuse charges after what police say was an argument between him, his soon-to-be ex-wife, and her current boyfriend.

The surprise of the night, at last week's Kent County GOP dinner for RNC chair Michael Steele had to be Paul Scott's victory in the Secretary of State straw poll.

The Grand Bland School District will be giving H1N1 vaccinations Nov. 24 from 4 - 6 p.m. at the Grand Blanc High School, west campus.

Gov. Pat Quinn says selling a prison in rural northwest Illinois to the federal government is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to create jobs in the struggling area.

The Grand Blanc Women's Club will hold their monthly meeting at 12:30 p.m. Nov. 18 at the Flint Elks Club, 222 E. Maple.

It's not just drivers who will feel the impact of the township's decision to phase out snowplowing.

The Grand Blanc American Legion Post 413 is hosting a fundraiser Saturday from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. to benefit the Food Bank of Eastern Michigan.

The Comprehensive Hearing Center is holding an essay contest that will award the winner a set of Siemens hearing aids worth about $7,000. The contest is targeting people who can't afford hearing aids or have lost their job or health benefits.

The Grand Blanc City Council decided tonight to table the issue of how to seek restitution from the owners of the Grand Mall, who cut down trees in the city's right of way along Saginaw Street.

The people spoke, and their message was heard. More than 30 residents filed into tonight's Township Board meeting to voice their disagreement with the board's decision to stop the plowing of private roads this winter, causing the board to rescind the decision - at least for now.

MUNDY TWP., Michigan - An alert Mundy Township resident called police shortly after noon Tuesday, leading to the arrest of a burglary suspect, said police Chief James Petres.