By Paul GarrodStaff Writer LAWRENCE – The Lawrence Ox Roast & Homecoming festival on Labor Day weekend, Sept. 2 -4, will celebrate a century-plus tradition, while marking the annual event.The event began on Labor Day, 1921, as Lawrence area businessmen put on a one-day event featuring music, a parade, baseball games and more, including “5,000 Read More…
Construction at The Lucky Wolf, 404 E. Michigan Ave., Paw Paw, is underway. The Lucky Wolf was recently awarded a RAPS grant through Southwest Michigan First with the help of Market Van Buren and Arbor Credit Union. The facade and brickwork from the 166-year-old building is being restored, in addition to an exterior patio, ADA Read More…
LAWRENCE – Lawrence Village Park will see an expanded Craft Fair during the Lawrence Ox Roast & Homecoming, Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 2 and 3, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day, according to the craft fair organizer.“We have always had a few crafters; but this year, we have made a more concentrated effort Read More…
MATTAWAN – The Association for Middle Level Education (AMLE) announced that Mattawan Middle School is one of only 11 schools nationwide to receive the Association of Middle Level Education (AMLE) Schools of Distinction Award for 2023. AMLE’s Schools of Distinction program both recognize exemplary schools while supporting them through a process of strategic vision setting Read More…
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – On August 17, Main Street Alabama held its tenth annual Awards of Excellence Banquet at Stovehouse in Huntsville to celebrate the successes of local programs. The event was sponsored by Alabama Municipal Electric Authority and Alfa Companies. Main Street Alabama’s President and State Coordinator, Mary Helmer Wirth, and Assistant State Coordinator, Trisha Read More…
By John BriceCorrespondent News broke on Wednesday, August 16th of 2023 that during a board meeting of the Chambers County Development Authority on the previous day that CCDA Deputy Director Chris Busby had been named their new Executive Director. In a post to their official facebook page, it was announced “Good afternoon, friends, supporters and Read More…
By John BriceCorrespondent Announcements have spread throughout social media regarding plans to open a new event space named The Venue on Alabama Avenue East in downtown LaFayette. Steve White, owner of the Hometown Mercantile on the Square retail shop located next door to the future event space, announced in an August 10th facebook post “LaFayette Read More…
Greg Rutten was hired back in July as the new principal at Andrews Elementary in Three Rivers. (COMMERCIAL-NEWS | ROBERT TOMLINSON) By Robert TomlinsonNews Director THREE RIVERS — With a new school year comes new faces, and one local elementary school in Three Rivers will be getting a notable new face guiding the school beginning Read More…
By Dennis Volkert This week, Art Ebert, superintendent at Sturgis Public Schools, outlined a food service-improvement plan for Sturgis Public Schools. It is a multi-phase process, Ebert told the board of education on Monday. Preliminary phaseDuring the 2022-23 academic year, consultant Rusty Stitt gathered stakeholder input and best practices to seek ways to enhance breakfast and lunch for students Read More…
By Kaitlyn Campbell The Harrison District Library was in the process of moving its location to the historic Surrey House building this week.The move began on Monday, August 14 with the library closing its doors to their location on Main Street. They plan to be closed through August 22 and, pending final inspections, tentatively reopen Read More…