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January 25, 2021 A Brighton roadway will be completely rebuilt thanks to a state grant funding. The Michigan Department of Transportation announced today that it is awarding a state Transportation Economic Development Fund Category F grant of $375,000 to the City of Brighton to rebuild Rickett Road from the railroad tracks north of Sisu Knoll Drive to the city limits south of Oak Ridge Drive. Gov. Whitmer said the grant was a fulfillment of her pledge to invest more in the ...

January 23, 2021 By Jon King / jking@whmi.com A pair of grants will help a local nonprofit continue to provide services and support for area residents. Livingston County Catholic Charities announced Friday that a $10,000 grant from the CPPS Heritage Mission Fund will assist the Special Ministries of Livingston County program with general operations and programming, Special Ministries is a newly acquired program for Livingston County Catholic Charities, officially...

January 23, 2021 By Jon King / jking@whmi.com Monday is the final day that the local United Way will accept nominations to recognize volunteers who have made a big difference in the community. Each year the Livingston County United Way looks for people in the community that have given from their heart to help make things happen. Though the pandemic slowed much of the world down, it caused an increased need for volunteer support locally. Now, they are asking that ...

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Livingston County’s newest member of the state legislature has been given his committee assignments. Republican State Rep. Bob Bezotte of Howell was appointed Thursday by Speaker Jason Wentworth to serve as vice chair of the House Local Government and Municipal Finance Committee. That committee handles issues relating to local community governments. These include topics such as zoning, local unit authority, local government finances, and public safety and planning issues. “I’m c...

January 21, 2021 By Jon King / jking@whmi.com State funding to assist with on-the-job training has been granted to more than a dozen Livingston County companies. Gov. Whitmer announced Wednesday that more than $39 million in grants from the Going PRO Talent Fund, Michigan are being designated to help nearly 30,000 workers across the state that she says will secure employment, industry-recognized credentials and strong wages by providing training grants to more th...

January 21, 2021 By Jon King / jking@whmi.com Livingston County’s COVID vaccine supply was not included in a shipment that Michigan officials say was ruined by temperature fluctuations. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) reported Tuesday that it had been notified by distribution company McKesson Corporation that several shipments of Moderna vaccine shipped on Sunday, Jan. 17, had their temperature reported as going out of range and ...

January 19, 2021 By Jessica Mathews & Jon King / news@whmi.com Two local real estate agents are facing a federal lawsuit alleging racism and violations of the Fair Housing Act. The suit was filed against real estate agents Rick Beaudin of KW Realty Livingston and Mary Kay Ikens of RE/MAX Platinum in U.S. District Court in Detroit. It was filed by Verdell and Julie Franklin, who reside in Ohio but have been visiting friends for the past decade on Zukey Lake. V...

January 25, 2021 By Jon King / jking@whmi.com An event this week will kick off a series of seminars that aim to combat the opiate crisis with an inside look at what addiction looks like. Wake Up Livingston will be hosting virtual Reality Tours, twice a month in February. However, the series will begin with an event this Thursday, January 28th at the Historic Howell Theater, in which 25 people will be able to participate in person. The free Reality Tour, which be...

January 18, 2021 By Jon King / jking@whmi.com It was a different kind of celebration Sunday as the Milford community recognized Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The 16th annual celebration of the holiday organized by the Huron Valley MLK Day Committee reflected on Dr. King’s legacy and message with the theme this year; “Honoring Voices of Equality.” Instead of hosting the annual March on Main Street in downtown Milford, the Committee instead organi...