2022-04-21 E-Edition

Grand Blanc tops Rochester in Comerica Park showcase game



DETROIT — Fresh off its state title run last summer, Grand Blanc’s varsity baseball team got to play on another big stage this past Saturday: Comerica Park, home of the Detroit Tigers. Under the bright lights of Comerica Park, the Bobcats surged over Rochester High School, 14-4, in five innings. Grand Blanc outhit the Falcons 10 to 4, and five […]

Flushing Masons present donation to Thomas Smith Memorial Foundation

FLUSHING — On April 9, the Flushing Masonic Lodge #223 presented a donation of $650 to benefit the Thomas Smith Memorial Foundation, which provides Automatic External Defibrillators (AEDs) to schools and youth programs and partners with the medical team from Hurley Children’s Hospital to bring Free Teen Heart Screening Clinics to Michigan’s middle and high school students. The foundation was […]

Communities First, Inc. to host Wealthy You 2022 Resource Fair

FLINT — Communities First, Inc., a local nonprofit, invites community members to attend a free event focused on building wealth. The Wealthy You 2022 Resource Fair will occur on Saturday, April 23 at Christ Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church, located at 317 E. Hamilton St. Flint. The event is from 12-3 p.m., with a light lunch served from 12-1 p.m. and […]

GBCS announces Forr as new head football coach

GRAND BLANC — After a thorough hiring process, Grand Blanc Community Schools has announced Kaleb Forr will be the district’s next head football coach. Forr is a 2014 graduate of Saginaw Valley State University where he was a 4-year letter winner and 3-year starter at center. He has an extensive background in strength and conditioning having served as the Head […]

Baldwin Road construction begins

GRAND BLANC TWP. — The Genesee County Road Commission was expected to begin construction on Baldwin Road west of Holly Road on Monday. The road will be widened to three lanes. The posted detour will take drivers from Baldwin to Fenton Road, to Cook Road, and to Holly Road. The project is expected to be completed on May 26. Motorists […]

Family fun planned for Perry Centennial Celebration on May 14

GRAND BLANC — Plans are coming together for an amazing event in downtown Grand Blanc on Saturday, May 14. A committee that was formed to honor the 100th birthday of the Perry Center has a day of family fun planned that will include food trucks, balloon twisting, face painting, music, yard games, tours of the Perry Center and the ribbon […]

County officials urge motorists to be safe, patient in work zones



GRAND BLANC TWP. — The Genesee County Road Commission is responsible for more than 1,500 miles of roadways, and many of those surfaces are being repaired or rebuilt as we speak. Add to that the work underway on the interstates, state M-routes and local streets, and there are a lot of repair crews out there trying to work while cars […]

Save the Date

Mamma Mia! on stage GRAND BLANC — The Grand Blanc High School Drama Department will present “Mamma Mia!” on stage in the high school auditorium. Show times are 7 p.m. Thursday, April 21, Friday, April 22, and Saturday, April 23, and 2 p.m. Saturday, April 23. Tickets cost $10 and are available at the box office or online at www.gbcs.org/hs. […]

City looking for volunteers to help with park cleanup April 30



DAVISON — Weather permitting, the city hopes to gather volunteers at the Jack Abernathy Regional Park on April 30 to clean and spruce up the playscape and surrounding grounds. Brian Gist, director of the Department of Public Works, said volunteers are needed to help spend the day cleaning up the Abernathy Regional Park, sealing and staining the playscape and to […]