Troy Times

Published August 28, 2019

Lake levels expected to remain high through fall

MACOMB/WAYNE COUNTIES — High lake water levels aren’t going anywhere anytime soon, according to the latest report from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Published August 28, 2019

Heavy rain pushes back start date for Martell Elementary

TROY — Students at Martell Elementary School, located on Livernois Road, south of Square Lake Road, will have an extended summer due to torrential rains that caused flooding and water damage to the building Aug. 12.

Published August 28, 2019

Trial begins for former subdeacon charged with criminal sexual conduct in Troy

TROY — The trial for a former church subdeacon who faces three counts of criminal sexual conduct with a minor began last week.

Published August 28, 2019

Intruder wakes Troy woman in her bed

TROY — Troy police are asking anyone with surveillance cameras who lives near the 700 block of Amberwood Drive, near South Boulevard and Rochester Road, to review their footage for information on an intruder who reportedly touched a woman’s leg at 2 a.m. Aug. 19.

Published August 28, 2019

The Friday 5 — Aug. 30-Sept. 2

Your guide to Labor Day weekend events

A law enforcement excavation near 23 Mile Road and North Avenue in Macomb Township has been temporarily suspended after investigators recovered “articles” buried 3-4 feet deep.

Published August 28, 2019

Search in Macomb Township uncovers buried items

MACOMB TOWNSHIP — An investigation into the disappearance of up to six missing girls has turned up unidentified “articles” buried 3-4 feet deep on a wooded piece of land near the North Branch of the Clinton River.

Southwest Macomb Technical Education Consortium instructor Fred Cook, left, congratulates Lincoln High School student Sean Goodwin April 11 for receiving an award from the American Society of Body Engineers Foundation, or asbe. The asbe Foundation is hosting its annual golf fundraiser Sept. 6 at Springfield Oaks Golf Course.

Published August 27, 2019

Automotive engineers golf outing fundraiser Sept. 6

METRO DETROIT — High school and college students who are considering design and engineering careers may want to check out the American Society of Body Engineers Foundation, also known as the asbe Foundation.

Published August 26, 2019

How to clean up the garden when cold weather comes

METRO DETROIT — Orange and black are beginning to be the dominant colors in stores, and pumpkin-spiced everything isn’t far behind, but what does that all mean? Fall is just around the corner.

Published August 26, 2019

On the trail: A dive into Michigan high school recruiting

METRO DETROIT — On a hot summer day toward the end of July, Jordan Turner sits at a table on the campus of Farmington High surrounded by a pile of letters from college football teams all over the nation. The recruiting process for Turner began his sophomore year.

Published August 26, 2019

Chambers named first female chief deputy county executive

OAKLAND COUNTY — Not long after former Ferndale Mayor David Coulter was named the new Oakland County executive, he announced his pick for his chief deputy.

Published August 22, 2019

Fire displaces residents — kitty is safe

TROY — Residents remained displaced after a fire ripped through the second and third floors of a large, four-unit condominium on Old Creek Road, near Wattles Road and Interstate 75, just before 7 a.m. Aug. 19.

Published August 22, 2019

St. Clair Shores man arrested after threatening to harm '200 police'

A 30-year-old St. Clair Shores man is behind bars after allegedly making threats against three local police agencies to a former college classmate.

Published August 21, 2019

The Friday 5 — Aug. 23-25

Your guide to this weekend's events

Published August 21, 2019

Community says goodbye to Troy High theater director

TROY — Hundreds gathered outside Troy High School the evening of Aug. 14 lighting candles, singing songs and sharing memories of Rick Bodick, the longtime Troy Theatre Ensemble director, and theater and English teacher, who died unexpectedly Aug. 7.

Published August 21, 2019

Governor honors two Troy teens

TROY — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and the Michigan Community Service Commission gave 43 people across the state in all categories the Youth Volunteer of the Year Award.