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/ Attorney Joel Rhine speaks at a podium in front of the New Hanover County Judicial Building. A Wilmington family is suing the memory care facility where their father resided until he died in September of 2020. The cause of death? A fellow resident attacked him in his sleep, breaking his back and causing other injuries. Garland Garrett Jr., the former North Carolina secretary of transportation, was badly beaten by a fellow resident in his senior care home in fall of last year. He died of his ...

Family of elderly man attacked at Wilmington living facility files wrongful death lawsuit Family of elderly man attacked at Wilmington living facility files wrongful death lawsuit By Kendall McGee | April 15, 2021 at 9:00 AM EDT - Updated April 15 at 12:20 PM WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The family of former NC Secretary of Transportation Garland Garrett filed a lawsuit Thursday morning against the owners of Spring Arbor of Wilmington. The law firm says Garrett died after he was attacked by a...

On the big screen or in the truck, former Jackson fire chief was a community fixture Updated Apr 12, 11:44 AM; Posted Apr 11, 10:30 AM 4 JACKSON, MI – Kenneth Melville could be seen everywhere in Jackson, whether he was driving his Jackson Fire Department chief service car home, at the Cascades Golf Course, having breakfast at Spring Arbor’s Wooden Spoon diner, riding in parades on his high-wheeler bike or drilling with Jackson’s famous Zouaves. Melville’s impact in the Jackson commun...

Dorothy Rosenberg often shares the wisdom she’s gathered over 102 years, particularly about accepting changes over time. “Life is a series of adjustments, and you have to think pink,” said Rosenberg, the former editor of the Federal Register, the official journal of the federal government. “It helps you to feel happy wherever you are, and to not dwell on things that make you unhappy because you can’t have them anymore. It isn’t always easy, but I try to think pink....

Grand Rapids Business Journal Courtesy 8THIRTYFOUR Michigan Celebrates Small Business released the list of organizations it will honor at its gala in July, including the state’s 50 Companies to Watch in 2021. The Lansing-based Michigan Celebrates Small Business (MCSB) organization — which is managed by Benton Harbor-based Kinexus Group as of last fall — has been honoring small businesses in the state of Michigan for 17 years, and Monday announced the awardees to be celebrated at the 2021 ...

Hillsdale Collegian Hall of Valor honors local heroes Dan Bisher, in uniform. Courtesy | Dan Bisher This year, the Hillsdale County Vet­erans Hall of Valor is hon­oring vet­erans who served in the wars in Korea, Iraq, and Afghanistan. It is also com­mem­o­rating the 30th anniversary of Oper­ation Desert Storm.  “The Hillsdale County Hall of Valor, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit orga­ni­zation whose purpose is recog­nition of Hillsdale County vet­erans,” said John ...

Jackson man dies in single-car crash Updated Mar 15, 2021; Facebook Share JACKSON COUNTY, MI – A Jackson man died in a single-car crash Sunday night in Spring Arbor Township. Dusten Mikkle Rogers, 26, was driving a 2000 black Ford Taurus west on Carter Road when he hit a tree around 11:53 p.m., March 14, the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office said. Rogers was the only person in the car. He was taken to Henry Ford Allegiance Health where he died from his injuries, police said. The sheriff’s ...

Planned roundabout near Western High School could address past fatal crashes, officials say Updated Mar 09, 2021; Posted Mar 09, 2021 A proposed design for a roundabout at the intersection of McCain and Dearing roads in Spring Arbor Township. (Screenshot via Jackson County Department of Transportation) Facebook Share SPRING ARBOR TWP., MI – A roundabout to potentially make a Jackson County intersection near Western High School safer may be in the works. Jackson County Department of Transpor...

THE OPPONENTS… Calumet St. Joseph is 0-3 this season and has been outscored 18-5 so far.   Calumet St. Joseph has not submitted stats for the three games so far. Spring Arbor is 3-5 this season and has been outscored 41-30 through those eight games. Abbie Funk has a .375 batting average and six hits this season. Sarah Matlock is batting .368 with seven hits and two doubles and Jessie Panchaud is batting .360 with a team high nine hits. Hannah Laurin has a team high 23 innings pitched and is...

The North Carolina State Board will vote on NCDDS' recommendations that schools offer in person classes amid the COVID pandemic.