HARRISON TOWNSHIP — L’Anse Creuse boys basketball is finding difficulties navigating this season following a district championship and 19-win season last year.

HARRISON TOWNSHIP — A new development in a nearly two-year-long residential development saga occurred at the Dec. 11 Harrison Township Board of Trustees meeting as the board unanimously approved a rezoning request for former L’Anse Creuse Public Schools land.

MOUNT CLEMENS — For its penultimate meeting of 2023, the full Mount Clemens City Commission showed up on Dec. 4 for a regular meeting headlined by water project funding and a work session about the apartment complex set to replace the old motel at 1 North River Road.

MOUNT CLEMENS — Karlin Traylor is a woman of many hats. Around Macomb County, she’s known as one of the owners of the Slaw Dogsz food trucks and as a daycare operator. But this winter marks a big step forward in one of her other passions.

MACOMB COUNTY — Macomb County Executive Mark Hackel took to the Macomb Center for the Performing Arts stage on Dec. 6 to deliver his 11th State of the County speech.

News & Notes from the 12/6/23 Journal

HARRISON TOWNSHIP — Frank Wojtal, 50, was a husband, a father and a member of his community. On Nov. 12, Frank was killed when he was hit by a car while crossing Metropolitan Parkway in Harrison Township.

MOUNT CLEMENS — It is not just you that is busy this time of year. The Anton Art Center is juggling two main events in December, hosting the solo exhibition debut of a Sterling Heights artist and the 45th annual Holiday Market.

MOUNT CLEMENS — Macomb Place and the Cherry Street Mall are the center of many public events in the “Bath City.” Next year, a massive overhaul will reshape the cultural core of Mount Clemens.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — An 84-year-old Harrison Township man has been arraigned in connection with the death of a pedestrian in July.  Richard Munro was arraigned in the 41B District Court in Clinton Township on Nov. 28 for the July 3 death of a 47-year-old Troy resident, Mehn A. Sinh, who was crossing Jefferson Avenue.

MOUNT CLEMENS — Gregg Shipman has worn the titles of city manager and chief of the Mount Clemens Fire Department for over a year, but his time as the fire chief has now come to an end.

News & Notes from the 11/22/23 Journal

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — Michigan roads will never stop breaking down, but the Clinton Township Board of Trustees took steps to improve some of the community’s roads at its Nov. 13 meeting.

MOUNT CLEMENS — The Mount Clemens Farmers Market is inviting the public to join them for the final farmer’s market Saturday of the year.

MOUNT CLEMENS — Harper Woods resident Darci Repine was arraigned on Nov. 13 as a suspect in the death of a pedestrian in Harrison Township. On the afternoon of Nov.

HARRISON TOWNSHIP — Steps have been taken to improve a large wetland as the Harrison Township Board of Trustees approved pursuing a Michigan Coastal Zone Management Program grant at its Nov. 13 meeting.

News & Notes from the 11/8/23 Journal

HARRISON TOWNSHIP — Those who have lived along and visited Lake St. Clair’s coast are familiar with the name Gino’s Surf.

MOUNT CLEMENS — Incumbent Ronald Campbell is out, while Theresa Scruggs McGarity, Spencer Calhoun and Jill Towner Yore are in for the next four years on the Mount Clemens City Commission.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — Several Day of the Dead events are scheduled at the Lorenzo Cultural Center on the Center Campus of Macomb Community College, located at 44575 Garfield Road.