Swartz Creek News

For Kathy Ridley, cars - and trucks - are a family thing. Sitting in the driveway outside Ridley's home is a 1938 Ford truck that looks exactly - on the outside, at least - the same way it did when her grandfather bought it brand new in Detroit the year it was made.

UAW International President Bob King's voice came to a dramatic crescendo as he warned union members and retirees Friday that workers' rights and civil justices are under attack in America.

Contact: David Cady-President Fenton Area Toastmasters David Cady dlcady@att.net FENTON, Michigan - Fenton Area Toastmasters is excited to welcome FIVE new members to our group.

A 2003 photo shows developments at Heritage Village in Swartz Creek. Several vacant lots at the subdivision and Springbrook East are being sold by the city.

The Flint School District took some heat this week from family members of a Flint graduate who claim the district isn't displaying a donation properly .

Construction workers were renovating a historic Carriage Town house recently when they came across a hidden artifact that gives glimpse of what local life was like 100 years ago.

Read more: Local , Springbrook East Condo , Heritage Village Swartz Creek , Empty Land Swartz Creek , Lots for Sale Swartz Creek , Swartz Creek City Manager Paul Bueche The Heritage Village subdivision has a handful of lots still vacant.

Tasers are no longer a one-shot deal in Swartz Creek. City officers have started carrying new Tasers capable of firing two zaps, allowing police to potentially stun two suspects without reloading.

The county adopted out its first pit bull Wednesday within hours of the Board of Commissioners approving a new policy that allows for such transfers.

The city is looking to put more than a dozen undeveloped lots in the Springbrook East and Heritage Village condominium subdivisions on the market this spring.

In its first six months of operation, the Flint Internet Crimes Against Children task force has initiated over 65 investigations, resulting in over 33 search warrants and several arrests with more pending.

Okemos, MI --- Fire destroyed Lee and Denna Sattelberg's barn in Howell, Mich., early Saturday morning .

Hal Phillips, of Grand Blanc Township and his brothers Eddie, of Flushing, and Don, of Swartz Creek lead a group of senior citizens in a weekly gospel hymn singing on Wednesday at Abbey Park retirement and assisted living in Grand Blanc.

Danielle Ancil walked into her obstetrician's office, acutely aware that the handcuffs binding her wrists set her apart from the other expectant mothers who stared back at her.

Hal Phillips, of Grand Blanc and his brothers Eddie, of Flushing, and Don, of Swartz Creek lead a group of senior citizens in a weekly gospel hymn singing on Wednesday at Abbey Park retirement and assisted living in Grand Blanc.

FLINT, Michigan - Members of the Genesee County Young Marines unit will receive a national award for their help to inform hundreds of students about the dangers of prescription and illegal drugs.

Cassidy, April C., 22, of Bay City; 2 years and 6 months Michigan Department of Corrections for assaulting/resisting/obstructing police and illegal entry without permission; Dec.

The Swartz Creek Area Chamber of Commerce is focusing on Working Smarter NOT Harder in 2012.

Paving streets in Swartz Creek began in 1928. Here Main Street is being paved. Sand and gravel were used from from the Crapo Gravel Pit.

Michigan State University Courtney Chiros, a freshman, was named to the dean's list.