Students See County Government First Hand at Youth Day

Students See County Government First Hand at Youth Day (Crystal A. Proxmire, April 29, 2016) Pontiac, MI – It’s a safe bet to say that most adults have never attended a meeting of County Commissioners or gotten an up close and personal lesson in civics from a team of elected officials. But that is what…

Main Street Communities Honored with Awards

Main Street Communities Honored with Awards (Crystal A. Proxmire, April 28, 2016) Royal Oak, MI – Twenty two communities through Oakland County take part in Main Street USA, a program focused on thriving downtowns and community centers.  Thursday night people from those Main Street Programs came together for their annual awards program, this year held…

Clarenceville School District’s Response to Lead Testing Inquiry

Clarenceville School District’s Response to Lead Testing Inquiry (Crystal A. Proxmire, April 27, 2016) Farmington Hills, MI – As they see the images of children in Flint lined up to get bottled water or crying over blood tests, people around the country have been wondering about the safety of the water they and their families…

Farmington School District’s Response to Lead Testing Inquiry UPDATED

Farmington School District’s Response to Lead Testing Inquiry (Crystal A. Proxmire, April 27, 2016) Farmington, MI – As they see the images of children in Flint lined up to get bottled water or crying over blood tests, people around the country have been wondering about the safety of the water they and their families use…

Walled Lake School District’s Response to Lead Testing Inquiry

Walled Lake School District’s Response to Lead Testing Inquiry (Crystal A. Proxmire, April 27, 2016) Walled Lake, MI – As they see the images of children in Flint lined up to get bottled water or crying over blood tests, people around the country have been wondering about the safety of the water they and their…

Farmington Hills Police Attempting to Locate Hit and Run Suspect

Farmington Hills Police Attempting to Locate Hit and Run Suspect (Farmington Hills Police, April 23, 2016) Farmington Hills, MI  – The Farmington Hills Police Department is investigating an incident that resulted in critical injuries to a pedestrian.  The incident occurred in the area of eastbound Grand River Ave. north of Eight Mile Road on April…

Farmington Teacher Named Elementary School Teacher of Year

Farmington Teacher Named Elementary School Teacher of Year (Oakland Schools Educational Foundation, April 23, 2016) Farmington, MI – A Farmington Public Schools elementary teacher earned high marks from her principal, colleagues and former students to be named 2016 Oakland County Outstanding Elementary School Teacher of the Year. On Wednesday, representatives of Oakland Schools, together with…

High Winds, Scattered Power Outages Reported

High Winds, Scattered Power Outages Reported (Crystal A. Proxmire, Feb. 19, 2016) Waterford, MI – Wind storms with some lightning blew though Oakland County Friday night, sometimes reaching in the 30-40 mph range. Pockets of power outages happened through the area according to the DTE website. As of 11pm, Waterford, Clarkston and Ortonville had the…

Farmington and Farmington Hills State of the City Feb. 17

Farmington and Farmington Hills State of the City Feb. 17 (EVENT page) Wednesday, February 17, 2016 State of the Cities Join our Mayors and Farmington Public Schools Superintendent and School Board President as they report on the state of our communities and share their visions for 2016 and beyond. Tickets are $25 by February 8th.…