Highland News

State Sen. Nancy Cassis has co-authored a bill to restore lower speeds on gravel roads unless local officials request county road agencies for higher speed limits.

When it's open, there's a good chance you'll find Mel Boomer at Community Sharing, which operates out of the Apollo Center in Highland Township.

The Royal Oak City Commission is to consider a plan for an Emagine entertainment complex downtown after the project won approval from the city Planning Commission.

Highland Township residents will have a chance to add final input on the township's Parks and Recreation Master Plan proposal at a public hearing scheduled for 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov.

Janz and Knight PLC plans to submit its 2008-09 audit report to the Orchard Lake City Council at its Monday, Nov.

The high-priority groups recommended to be immunized for the H1N1 virus may be the only patients in Livingston County to be offered the vaccine for quite some time this flu season.

If a community group needs a little space or a helping hand, there's a good chance LaFontaine Automotive Group will be there.

The Highland Township Board of Trustees approved 2010 Community Development Block Grant allocations at its Wednesday, Oct.

A group of students and professionals are continuing the tradition of an artistic approach to help the less fortunate.

David Drake of Milford was awarded the rank of Eagle Scout during an Aug. 8 ceremony at Highland United Methodist Church in Highland, surrounded by his fellow scouts, family and friends.

The Road Commission for Oakland County has launched a new road improvement project along Hickory Ridge Road, north of M-59 in Highland Township.

Visitors to the Huron Valley Council for the Arts gallery on Nov. 6 can expect a flurry of activity - not only from the Empty Bowls event that evening, but also from the excitement generated by opening night of the Helen and Grant Fischer exhibit and sale.

Support school bonds When my wife and I decided to buy a home two years ago, one of the most important things we thought about was the quality of the school district we would live and someday raise a family in.

A 48-year-old Highland man was arrested Oct. 27 for reportedly firing a shotgun at two 16-year-old boys who were riding a quad runner around a field near the man's home on Percy Lane in Highland Township.

Halloween is the busiest time of year for Lisa Mann and Jenny Marcus. But what else would one expect for two ghost hunters? "It's not that the spirits have a calendar or something," said Mann, laughing.

A state Senate concurrent resolution has been introduced to block a recent executive order calling for recombining the state departments of Natural Resources and Environmental Quality .

Holistic health fair Lakes Area Family Chiropractic in White Lake will hold a Holistic Health Fair on Saturday, Oct.

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Crackling wood, burning leaves and smoldering grass created the look of a fire-bombed forest at the Mt.

By Kate Phillips CONTRIBUTOR A Life Chain wound its way through Highland and Milford on a recent Sunday, connecting with other communities in Michigan and traveling through states across the nation.