Thanks to fresh federal and foundation cash, we've entered an era of epic, once-in-a-lifetime parks and rec expansion. Nowhere is park expansion more welcome than in Pontiac.
06/17/2024
“Blessing of the Chop Saws,” gun buyback and demonstration of gun destruction using chop saws, is at noon, June 18, on the back lawn of St. David’s Episcopal Church, 16200 W. 12 Mile Road, Southfield, with area clergy and Oakland County Commissioner Marcia Gershenson.
06/16/2024
The four-day event will be returning to downtown Royal Oak on Labor Day weekend from Aug. 30 to Sept. 2.
06/15/2024
David Woodward, chairman of the Oakland County Board of Commissioners and a Royal Oak resident, said the event has been good for the city, region and charitable groups.
06/12/2024
In Oakland County alone, there's a need for at least 12,000 affordable housing units by the end of the decade, said Oakland County Commissioner Dave Woodward, D-Royal Oak.
06/11/2024
The event is paid for by donations and organized by volunteers. Sponsors include the Oakland County Board of Commissioners.
06/10/2024
Commissioner Penny Luebs, a Clawson Democrat, said she supported the initiative in part because her father, two sons and three uncles are each military veterans.
06/08/2024
The Juneteenth celebration on Wednesday, June 12, will feature an array of distinguished speakers, including Oakland County Commissioners Angela Powell, Yolanda Smith Charles and Linnie Taylor.
06/07/2024
Juneteenth festivities are open to the public and will run from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 12 near the south entrance of the Oakland County Circuit Court building at 1200 N. Telegraph Road in Pontiac.
06/06/2024 1:18 PM
Following a unanimous vote by its Board of Commissioners on May 22, Oakland County has been designated a Purple Heart County.
06/06/2024 9:49 AM