- Continue reading "Clacks' annual Thanksgiving dinner in Flint draws hundreds"
This Thanksgiving means a lot to Kelvin Coleman and his family. Last year, Coleman, of Flint, was recovering from a stroke that had left him partially paralyzed and he spent the holiday season stuck at home.
- Buell Elementary to be torn down; first-grader Kayla Rolland was killed there in 2000
Kayla Rolland's memory will live on, but the Beecher School District is ready to put the elementary school where the 6-year-old died to rest.
- A guidance concern: Advocates say too many districts are cutting back on counselors
Carol Gardner is hoarse, and it's no wonder. Every day, the Beecher School District counselor dispenses advice to hundreds of students in her care.
- Salvation Army is ready to help for the holidays
We're just in the first week of November, but the Salvation Army is already working to help make the holidays brighter for families in need with its annual Christmas Assistance launches today.
- Betty Clarke's radio show on WFDF-AM remembered; Listen here for her last broadcast
It changed its own network affiliation from ABC to the then-more-prestigious NBC.
- Flint voters waiting more than 2 hours to cast absentee ballots get cars ticketed outside City Hall
A two hour wait to vote and a ticket to boot? Cars outside City Hall were getting $15 tickets from this week as hundreds of voters waited inside to vote absentee.
- Courtney Hawkins, Flint Beecher football coach
Players wait for the coaching staff to show up to the practice field before starting with their stretching exercises.
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BEECHER, Michigan Former state Rep. Vera Rison noticed something missing when she recently submitted her absentee ballot: candidates for the Beecher Metropolitan Water District Board of Commissioners were not ...
- Sen. Debbie Stabenow plans Flint stops
U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow will be in Flint Thursday campaigning for Democratic Presidential Candidate Barack Obama.
- Mt. Morris Township marches to many homecoming beats as high schoolers converge on community
MT. MORRIS TOWNSHIP, Michigan -- Talk about marching to a different drum beat. Township residents will get the chance for two weeks straight through homecoming season.
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They may be political novices, but both candidates for Genesee Township supervisor say their business experience will help them to lead the tiny northeastern hub for the next four years.
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Northwestern High School's Kendrick Powell runs the ball against Beecher High School's Janero Walker 11) and Dimitri Turner during second half action while playing Friday night at Flint Northwestern in Flint.
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Thomas Svitkovich, Genesee Intermediate School District superintendent, discusses issues at the school board meeting Tuesday evening.
- Continue reading "Schools lose nurses: Budget cuts hit Davison, Flint, Kearsley"
If your child has a seizure, allergic reaction or other medical emergency in the classroom, a school nurse could be crucial.
- Continue reading "Flushing High, Dailey Elementary win appeals to pass AYP"
Chalk it up to determination: Two Genesee County Schools challenged their "failing" status in the complex Annual Yearly Progress reports -- and won.
- Words from the Web: Joe Byrd Boxing Academy gives Beecher a lift; Improving Back to the Bricks
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The teacher accused of having sex with a 12-year-old student previously married a man who had been a student at Beecher High School when she substitute taught for the district.
- Beecher Road speed limit signs in Flint Township send mixed message: Is it 35 mph or 45 mph?
It may the shortest speed zone around. The speed limit on Beecher Road is 45 mph until, just east of Linden Road, it's posted as 35 mph.
- Continue reading "Four candidates line up in open District 1 County Commission race"
There's sure to be a new District 1 county commissioner representing part of Flint and Mt.
