Some view special meeting concerning DPW as positive




BURTON —Because of concerns, a special meeting was held this month regarding the Burton Department of Public Works (DPW). The draft of a specialized internal control review performed by Plante Moran was discussed at the meeting. Eric Conforti, senior manager for Plante Moran, said the internal control review was not an investigation, described Plante Moran’s process in doing the internal […]

National walk out embraced at schools




GENESEE COUNTY — Karinna Glandon, 17, a senior at Kearsley High School, held up a sign reading simply ‘Nicholas Dworet.’ “He was 17, was captain of the swim team and admitted to the University of Indianapolis,” Glandon said of Dworet. Some members of the Kearsley High School Student Council formed a committee which came up with the idea for students […]

Bentley students excel in Michigan Art Education student art competition




BURTON — The artwork of five students within the Bentley Community Schools district was selected to move on to the state level adjudication for the Michigan Art Education student art competition. Nina Parnell, Gage Buckley, Luna Morris, Samarah Bailey and Colin Ford, -all Bentley students-were ecstatic about having their artwork selected. Their artwork was displayed at the Flint Public Library. […]

In brief



Clarification Following an article last week regarding more candidates filing for the 7th District Genesee County Circuit Court judge position, retired Judge Archie Hayman’s support of Tabitha Marsh was questioned. We followed up by talking to Hayman who confirms he supports both candidates — Marsh for one position and Judge Celeste Bell for the other. These openings were created by […]

We all have a stake in ‘Flint Town’



Netflix’s eight-part docu-drama “Flint Town,” which focuses on the challenges of the Flint Police Department, is the latest installment in the rather tiresome narrative about Flint’s decline. Not surprisingly, the series also juxtaposes the state of Flint today versus the Flint of yesterday throughout much of the broadcast. But “Flint Town” – told largely from a single point of view […]

“All Credit Union Night” celebrates with Firebirds



GRAND BLANC — The Flint Firebirds hosted the Flint Chapter of Credit Unions on March 14, at the Dort Federal Credit Union Event Center. This was the inaugural “All Credit Union Night” sponsored by Dort Federal Credit Union, ELGA Credit Union, Financial Plus Credit Union, Flint Area School Employees Credit Union, SageLink Credit Union and Security Credit Union. All fans […]

In brief



Public invited to Flint Neighborhood Summit FLINT – Residents, neighborhood and community-based groups in and around Flint are invited to attend the annual Flint Neighborhood Summit. This free event will be held 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, April 14 at the Insight Institute of Neurosurgery and Neuroscience, 4800 S. Saginaw Street, Flint. The Summit is hosted by the […]

MCC Fine Arts Gallery to Feature B.B. Winslow



FLINT — The Mott Community College (MCC) Fine Arts Gallery in the Visual Arts and Design Center will present an exhibition of paintings by Midland, Michigan area artist Bruce B. Winslow titled Structured Atmospheres: B.B. Winslow Paintings. His work will be in the gallery through April 3. Winslow earned the Master of Fine Arts (1988) in painting and art history […]

GRAND OPENING



Bendle Crochet Club to give blankets to Humane Society kittens and cats




BURTON — Students in a new club at Bendle High School hope to bring a sense of well-being to cats and kittens at the Humane Society of Genesee County when they make their first donation of blankets for them before spring break, which starts March 30. Jake Hernandez, para-professional at Bendle High School, saw online the Humane Society of Genesee […]