Not long after he was hired as the Salem girls lacrosse coach before the 2020 season, Damien Butler received some good news from a fellow coach. “He called me and told me, ‘Hey, you have a great freshman coming in’,” Butler recalled Saturday afternoon, moments after the Rocks’ final 2024 game. “He said, ‘She’s special’. […]
During the debut season of “American Idol” that ran through the summer of 2003, 9-year-old Canton native Kacie Rose and her mom, Rose, never missed an episode. “We watched it religiously,” Kacie reflected, “mostly because we Read More
Belleville High School alumna Paige McGowan has been selected for the prestigious Television Academy Foundation Internship Program. She is one of 40 students chosen by Television Academy members from across the country for the 2024 Summer Internship Read More
Forging a passion for Star Wars, sports fandom and the indescribable satisfaction that comes with making cool things, a Canton college student has launched a one-man business that is turning heads throughout southeast Michigan and Read More
Who knows if Plymouth middle-schooler Max Robertson and his pals with intellectual, emotional and physical disabilities would be learning the valuable skills — both physical and cognitive — that come with playing organized soccer if not for Read More
EDITOR’S NOTE: Since this article describing the fascinating NBA-flavored journey of Northville’s Nori family was first published in the summer of 2023, Northville resident Micah Nori’s in-game responsibilities have been magnified with the Read More
An Oakland County man’s Millionaire’s Club ticket sat in a drawer collecting dust for three months before he realized it was a $4 million winning ticket. The lucky 59-year-old player, who chose to remain Read More
Rain or shine, Plymouth resident Dennis Balcom mounts his eye-catching bike with the oversized handlebars every morning and sets off on a journey south along Sheldon Road. The 71-year-old routinely wears a contagious smile that Read More
During his prodigious baseball career at the University of Detroit-Mercy, Westland native Lawrence Scheffer once launched a home run so far, the ball bounced off the wall of the UD-M field house and back onto Read More
A group of neighbors who have been playing the Lottery together for five years won a $110,000 Fantasy 5 jackpot from the Michigan Lottery! The eight-person David K lottery club matched the Fantasy 5 numbers in the April 15 Read More
