Firefighters trapped. Escape without injury.
Around 9:30 p.m., Wed., Feb. 17., firefighters from four departments were called to the scene of a fire at the 800 block of S. Clinton St. in downtown Stockbridge. They found the home ablaze. “We managed to put the fire out,” said Russell Stowe, Fire Chief with the Stockbridge Area Emergency Services Authority (SAESA). According […]
Update: Americans aren’t getting enough sleep and it’s killing us
SCN reader Katie Holmes (outwittrade.com/how-to-sleep-better) writes that she has “spent the last few months publishing a new piece on sleeping tips, where I compiled some fantastic submissions different sleep experts & others sent me.” Some of the things people have discussed so far: Pay attention to the temperature of your bedroom (it’s easier to sleep […]
The Enemy Line on path to success as area duo’s hits rising up the charts
by Tina Cole-Mullins If you haven’t yet heard of an area band called The Enemy Line, chances are good that you soon will. The Enemy Line, a brother and sister team of Kymee Dawn and Kurt Stone, is winning awards and gaining recognition as its music keeps rising up the charts. In fact, the duo […]
Expecting a stimulus check? Don’t toss it out with your junk mail.
by Patrice Johnson If you are awaiting a COVID-19 stimulus check, do not chuck what may look like a promotional plastic card in the wastebasket: It may be your prepaid Economic Impact Payment (EIP) card. “I got my stimulus payment in the form of a Visa debit card,” local resident Suzi Greenway said […]
Obituary: Karen Elaine (Fink) Haywood
Karen Elaine (Fink) Haywood, age 77, of Stockbridge, MI, passed away on December 27, 2020 at Michigan Medicine in Ann Arbor, MI, due to complications of COVID-19. She was born on January 28, 1943 in Stockbridge, the daughter of Raymond and Dorothy (Ellis) Fink. On December 12, 1959, she married Raymond Haywood; Raymond preceded her […]
Send us your info to be featured in our Valentine’s Day couples spread!
Married 50 years or more? Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, and SCN’s February edition will feature, on a complimentary basis, local couples’ photos and stories. If you or a loved one has been married half a century or more, send your sweetheart photos and background info to: stockbridgecommunitynews@gmail.com or snail mail SCN, P.O. […]
Obituary: Reba L Marshall
Reba Louise (Rice) Marshall entered the Sweet Hereafter on Sunday, December 20, 2020 at WellBridge of Pinckney, in Pinckney, Michigan at the age of 95. She was born in Webberville, MI on August 9th, 1925 to Merton and Geneva Rice. After graduation from Dansville High School she worked at the Stockbridge State Bank. It was […]
Obituary: Brian G. Woolcock
Brian G. Woolcock, age 79, of Stockbridge, MI, passed away on Sunday, December 13, 2020 in Lansing, MI at Robinwood Landing Alzheimer’s Special Care Center. He was born on October 25, 1941 in Pontiac, MI, the son of Horace G. and Florence M. (Eustice) Woolcock. On April 18, 1964, he married Vicki S. (McLaughlin) and […]
Santa visits Stockbridge, courtesy of Highest Praise Worship Center
by Patrice Johnson The Christmas spirit was alive and well Saturday night, Dec. 19, as masked, socially distanced children and their loved ones formed a 30-foot line to see Santa at the Stockbridge Township Square Gazebo. One by one, the children stepped forward in the brisk, windless night to confide their heart’s desires to jolly […]