As the 2022-2023 high school athletics schedules wrapped up for the year, we invited the 25 Genesee County high schools to choose two athletes – one each from their men’s and women’s sports teams – who excelled in both athletics and academics. The responding schools took care in selecting young people who worked hard to earn awards and accolades for their accomplishments.
Judge Jessica Hammon grew up in Burton and is a graduate of Atherton High School, UM-Flint and Ave Maria Law School. After law school and an internship in the Genesee County Prosecutor’s Office, Hammon went to work for Justice Marylin Kelly of the Michigan Supreme Court.
In 2016, Johnell Allen-Bey had an epiphany. While incarcerated serving out a multi-year prison sentence, a former cellmate and friend who did his time and was released had returned to the correctional facility to give a presentation to the inmates. At first, Allen-Bey hadn’t planned to attend but his friend, Ronald Simpson-Bey, specifically requested that he be there. “He asked for me, so I went – and it was a life-changing moment,” he recalls. “To see someone I knew who was making a difference in the world and changing things for the better made me really think of possibly being free again and what I could do.” Simpson-Bey was fighting for equality for formerly incarcerated persons with Nation Outside, and Allen-Bey felt it was a cause he could believe in.
This ballot initiative for the 2024 election will create a registry of convicted animal abusers and change property laws to spare animals from being incarcerated for months or years while their abusers await trial.
Lady Bird Deeds, also known as Enhanced Life Estate Deeds, were first created and used in the state of Texas by attorneys in the late 1980s. They were named after Claudia Alta “Lady Bird” Johnson, the wife of former U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson, who passed away in 2007.
Did you know that your garage door is typically the biggest moving object in your home? Inspecting your garage door to identify any potential issues can go a long way toward ensuring a safe environment for your family. Garage doors are subject to normal wear and tear, and regular maintenance is important to ensure it is operating properly and safely. You could have a hazard on your hands, but the good news is you can make a difference by learning more about how your door works, and what to look for.
After spending a lifetime with the one they loved most in the world, seniors who lose their partner face a mountain of grief and the death can be exceptionally hard on the survivor’s physical and mental well-being. Studies have shown that older adults who suffer the loss of a spouse have a 60%-90% chance of dying in the three months that follow. This phenomenon has been called the “Widowhood Effect.” There are many reasons why this may occur, but research has indicated four strong factors.
You have smoke alarms in your home, you check them regularly and you practice your emergency escape plan with your family – but are you overlooking an essential component of home fire safety as you check your spring to-do list? Having fire extinguishers can give you peace of mind and help ensure your home and family are prepared in the event of a fire.
Roy Fields, Founder of EJ’s Garden, wanted to make sure that residents in his North Flint neighborhood never went hungry. In 2006, a grant-funded high tunnel hoop house (greenhouse) was built on a vacant corner lot on Brownell Blvd. An abandoned house on the property was razed in 2009 to create space for an outdoor garden, and a grant was obtained from the Ruth Mott Foundation to drill a well. “Since 2014, we have distributed fresh food throughout the community,” Fields shares. “There is a great need here.”
So, you are remodeling your basement – smart move! According to Redfin’s real estate experts, a basement renovation is one of the top ten ways to maximize your usable square footage and in turn, increase your home’s value.
2023 has revealed a few outdoor design trends, but two of them – mixed materials and bringing the indoors out – have maintained their previous popularity into the new year. New trends landscape designers are anticipating include more interest in sustainability, expanding the use of outdoor spaces and maximizing cutting-edge technology.
