Thursday shooting leaves man in critical condition
Image by Matthias Wewering from Pixabay At approximately 11:35 p.m. Thursday, July 22, Flint Police responded to Dort Hwy./Woodrow Ave. in reference to a shooting. Upon arrival a...
Month : July 2021
Hasselbring Senior Center mini concerts bring delight and dialogue to Flint’s North End
Photos by L.M. Land Featured photo: Mittie Carter and Jowanne Carrigan Written by Tanya Terry Mini concerts at Hasselbring Senior Center are new this summer...
MDHHS, Vital Strategies launch public arts campaign to illustrate impact of drug overdose crisis
Image by Ewa Urban from Pixabay In honor of International Overdose Awareness Day on Aug. 31 and National Recovery Month in September, the Michigan Department of Health and...
Whitmer: MDHHS gains federal approval to continue additional emergency food assistance benefits for 1.25 million people
All Michigan families who are eligible for food assistance benefits are receiving an additional monthly payment in July in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Gov....
New Initiative Aims to to Keep Local Manufacturers Competitive
The Flint & Genesee Economic Alliance – in partnership with the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC), its fellow economic development partners in the I-69 Thumb...
Pastor Overton speaks on being elected moderator of Great Lakes Baptist District Association
Written by Tanya Terry Pastor Allen C. Overton Sr. of Christ Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church was recently elected as moderator of the Great Lakes Baptist...
With the murder rate skyrocketing, Flint City Council candidates discuss their potential roles
Written by Tanya Terry The Flint Branch NAACP, in collaboration with the Concerned Pastors for Social Action, The Genesee County Democratic Black Caucus and The...
House Passes Kildee-Supported Legislation to Clean Up PFAS Chemicals
Congressman Dan Kildee (MI-05), Chief Deputy Whip of the House Democratic Caucus and co-chair of the bipartisan Congressional PFAS Task Force, today applauded the passage of...
Terry Crews announces $20,000 scholarship on bold.org for aspiring artists
Bold.org, the scholarship platform committed to fighting student debt through philanthropy, continues its Year of Giving Campaign with a new scholarship. For the campaign’s July...
Jury convicts a man of murder related to 2018 shooting outside Flint bar
Genesee County Prosecutor David Leyton said a jury convicted a Flint man on Tuesday, July 20, in the 2018 shooting death of another man in...