Southfield Sun

Published October 2, 2019

Credit unions promote accessibility, breadth of services

METRO DETROIT — As a local alternative to big banks, some credit unions are seeing growth as the word gets out about their expanding breadth of services. Just ask Rebekah Monroe.

Published October 2, 2019

Now is a good time to prep your furnace for winter

METRO DETROIT — Don’t wait until it’s cold outside to check out your furnace.

Published September 30, 2019

Donate bicycles to give kids new wheels

METRO DETROIT — From 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5, there will be a bike drive for children at 22 Henry Ford medical centers that are participating in the Free Bikes 4 Kidz bike drive.

Published September 30, 2019

Oakland County parks 2020 budget features local splash pad upgrades

OAKLAND COUNTY — The Oakland County Parks and Recreation system is always dreaming up new fun activities for residents to enjoy, like the new archery range, the upcoming off-road vehicle park and family-friendly programming.

Published September 25, 2019

The Friday 5 — Sept. 27-29

Your guide to this weekend's events

Candidates vying for a seat on the Southfield City Council discuss their views Sept. 18 at a candidate forum inside Southfield City Hall.

Published September 25, 2019

Southfield council candidates make their cases at forum

SOUTHFIELD — Hopefuls running for a seat on the Southfield City Council were recently invited to participate in a candidate forum.

Backpacks filled with food wait to be assigned to children last year as part of the Blessings in a Backpack program.

Published September 25, 2019

Southfield Public Schools students to benefit from Blessings in a Backpack program

SOUTHFIELD — Starting in October, students at two Southfield Public Schools will no longer have to worry about their next meal, thanks to the Blessings in a Backpack program.

Floyd Galloway listens to witness testimony Sept. 9 in the 47th District Court in Farmington Hills during a pretrial hearing in the case against him for the 2016 disappearance and murder of Farmington Hills resident Danielle Stislicki.

Published September 25, 2019

Galloway trial slated for 2020

PONTIAC — The man accused of killing 28-year-old Farmington Hills resident Danielle Stislicki will stand trial in the new year.

Published September 25, 2019

Ready or not, here comes ‘Read by Grade Three’

METRO DETROIT — The stakes for Michigan’s third grade students are high this school year as the retention portion of the state’s “Read by Grade Three” law takes effect in May 2020 after this year’s statewide assessments.

Published September 25, 2019

From obesity and food obsession to real health

METRO DETROIT — It was nearly seven years and 175 pounds ago when Jill Clark, of Troy, decided she’d had just about enough.

Published September 25, 2019

Setting the scene this Halloween

METRO DETROIT — Glen Williams humbly denies being an expert on the art of the “home haunt,” but the resident of Grosse Pointe Farms clearly knows a thing or two after years of transforming his Mack Avenue home into a Halloween wonderland.

Published September 24, 2019

11 counties at ‘high risk’ for deadly mosquito-borne virus

METRO DETROIT — Health officials are reminding people to protect themselves from mosquito bites this fall after seeing an increase in Eastern equine encephalitis, a rare and deadly virus spread by mosquitoes.

Published September 23, 2019

Southfield city clerk arrested, charged with forgery, falsifying records

SOUTHFIELD — City Clerk Sherikia Hawkins was arrested and charged with six felonies Sept. 23.

Published September 23, 2019

Oakland County students join in global climate crisis strike

OAKLAND COUNTY — Young people around the world skipped out on class Sept. 20 to participate in the Global Climate Strike, a demonstration of young people advocating for a reduction and even an end to the use of fossil fuels to protect the Earth for their generation and beyond.

Published September 20, 2019

Rabid skunk reported in Southfield

SOUTHFIELD — Local health officials have announced a confirmed case of rabies in a skunk in Southfield.

Published September 20, 2019

Behind the Wheel: Man restores 1970 ’Cuda that he bought as a teen

In the summer of 1970, just before his 15th birthday, Macomb Township resident Robert Sumpter spotted a brand-new, Army green 1970 Plymouth Barracuda in “Motor Trend” magazine, and it was love at first sight.

Published September 18, 2019

The Friday 5 — Sept. 20-22

Your guide to this weekend's events

Published September 18, 2019

All lanes of I-75 to close this weekend from I-696 to Square Lake Road

TROY — All lanes of north- and southbound Interstate 75 will close from 11 p.m. Sept. 20 to 5 a.m. Sept. 23 between Interstate 696 and the business loop of Square Lake Road.

Published September 18, 2019

Road Commission attacks phragmites on local roadways

OAKLAND COUNTY — This month, the Road Commission for Oakland County is working to eradicate phragmites, an aggressive reed that chokes out native plants, interferes with roadside drainage, easily catches fire and blocks roadways.