UTICA — It was only a matter of time before Utica High School varsity softball took off.

UTICA — It was a year that shined a bright light through the clouds that have overshadowed the Utica girls cross-country and track and field teams.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — Two cyclists, Mike DeLorenzo, of Romeo, and Thomas Henry, of Ferndale, are getting ready for Pedal4ALS, a more than 500-mile ride to raise $20,000 to support ALS of Michigan, a Southfield-based nonprofit serving Michigan’s ALS community, in memory of DeLorenzo’s father-in-law, from Shelby Township, who passed away from the disease.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — Organizers of Shelby Township’s upcoming SummerFest June 28-29 plan to provide families and individuals with a celebration full of unforgettable moments.

MACOMB COUNTY — Safety never gets a day off. As Memorial Day kicks off the traditional summer season, Lake St. Clair is expected to be packed with boaters until the trees are ochre and bare. 

SHELBY TOWNSHIP/UTICA — Shelby Township hosted its Memorial Day ceremony on May 26 at the Shelby Township Veterans Memorial, and Utica hosted its ceremony at Memorial Park downtown on the same day in remembrance of all those who died in service to the nation.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP/UTICA — Shelby Township will hold its annual Memorial Day ceremony at 1:30 p.m. and Utica at 2 p.m. May 26.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — George Joudas’ drawing classes began while he was in high school. Cass Technical High School offered a class in automotive design.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — When you think about Michigan High School Athletic Association Division 1 girls soccer, a few schools probably come to mind.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP/UTICA/STERLING HEIGHTS — Eisenhower High School senior Melanija Ilijevski loves computer science and found a strong interest in making a career out of it.

UTICA/STERLING HEIGHTS/SHELBY TOWNSHIP — Utica Community Schools is beginning work using the dollars from the largest bond issue in its history.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — U.S. Rep. John James returned home to Shelby Township April 24 with a very hefty grant that will go toward supporting upgrades to the Shelby Township Activities Center gymnasium.

UTICA — The Detroit Institute of Arts recently announced the Macomb County communities that will be participating in the 2024 Inside|Out program, and Utica is one of the cities.

MACOMB COUNTY  — Historically, there have been two ways to go to the county jail: getting arrested or working in corrections.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — A Kettering University student from Shelby Township is among the 26 students in Kettering University’s inaugural class of The Michigander Scholars.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP/STERLING HEIGHTS/UTICA — Utica Community Schools provided solar eclipse viewing glasses to all its students to view the total solar eclipse that recently took place.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — The Shelby Gardeners Club will be having a free art exhibit this weekend featuring all things small in the garden world.

UTICA — The Mejier store on Hall Road in Utica recently received an award from the St. Paul of Tarsus Church Food Pantry for donations through the store’s Simply Give program over the last 10 years.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — The Shelby Township Senior Center has had a unique featured artist for March and April.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — A pedestrian was struck by a vehicle, resulting in a serious injury, at around 7:30 p.m. April 14 in the Target parking lot located near 26 Mile Road and Van Dyke Avenue.