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Flint City Council could vote again on fate of Jefferson Elementary School Updated Feb 19, 2021; Posted Feb 19, 2021 The former Jefferson Elementary School sits Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021 located at 5306 North St. in Flint. (Cody Scanlan | MLive.com) Facebook Share FLINT, MI -- It took years for the old Jefferson Elementary School to fall into the hands of the city of Flint, and it’s going to take more time before it’s future is settled. 1st Ward Councilman Eric Mays said Wednesday, Feb. 17, that he wants a new vote on the sale of the property to 2nd Chance Church because a 2019 resolution...

Flint Jefferson School was rescued from foreclosure. Now pastor with deep ties wants second chance to save it Updated Feb 08, 2021; Facebook Share FLINT, MI -- Nearly 100 years after Jefferson Elementary School was built on North Street, the city of Flint must decide whether the property can be reborn and whether a pastor who has seen it operate in the best and worst of times can be part of any turnaround. The Rev. Derrick Aldridge, pastor of 2nd Chance Church, wants the city to honor a commitment by the Flint City Council to sell the building at 5306 North St., to him for $1,000 -- a move t...

Flint City Council president says she supports restarting virtual committee meetings Updated Jan 25, 2021; Posted Jan 25, 2021 Kate Fields adjusts her microphone during the Flint City Council meeting at City Hall on Monday, Jan. 14, 2019 in downtown Flint. Kaiti Sullivan | MLive.comKaiti Sullivan Facebook Share FLINT, MI -- City Council members still aren’t ready to meet in person, but President Kate Fields says it’s time to return to regular committee meetings that have been on hold since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. Fields said she intends to discuss the issue during council...

This is viewer supported news. Please do your part today.Donate Editor’s Note from 1/15/21: Former Michigan governor Rick Snyder and eight other former officials were charged Thursday in a sweeping criminal investigation into the Flint water crisis. Snyder faces two charges of willful neglect of duty, a misdemeanor. Watch our full 49-minute report featuring voices from the front lines of Michigan’s water wars. Lead contamination in the water supply of Flint, Michigan, has forced residents to drink, cook with and even bathe in bottled water while still paying some of the highest water bill...

It was a moment many in Flint, Michigan, feared would never come. More than six years after residents learned they had been exposed to lead-contaminated drinking water and a deadly disease outbreak, top leadership in the state and city at the time have been indicted on criminal charges in connection with their role in the crisis. The sweeping criminal cases announced Thursday include Rick Snyder, the former Republican governor; Snyder’s top aide and his chief of staff; as well as both the state’s top doctor and health official during the crisis, who face the most severe charges: nine coun...