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December 17-23, 2025

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Holiday fun comes to town

BY STACY SOBOTKA Multiple Christmas tree lightings ceremonies, parades and celebrations welcomed the holiday season this past week. Ray Township was first to kick off the festivities with their annual Christmas tree lighting Dec. 3.…

Krampus visits Armada

BY STACY SOBOTKA The legendary counterpart of St. Nicholas, Krampus made an appearance at the Armada Armory Friday evening. Krampusnacht, or Krampus Night, is observed on Dec. 5 and celebrated in parts of Europe the…

Rezoning request could lead to data center

BY LARRY SOBCZAK EDITOR A conditional rezoning request could help pave the way for the construction of a data center on 312 acres on the south side of 32 Mile Road between M-53 and Powell…

County funding proposed for drainage ditches

BY STACY SOBOTKA A failed millage last month has Richmond Township officials searching for alternate sources to fund the clearing of drainage ditches. A drain proposal with Macomb County was the topic of discussion at…

Another crash on M-53

BY LARRY SOBCZAK EDITOR The Michigan State Police reported that a 71-year-old Washington Township man struck a utility pole with his Jeep Cherokee around 3:50 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 5 on northbound M-53 near 35…

City of Memphis public notices

The Memphis City Council voted on Tuesday, Dec. 2 to designate The Record to publish its public notices. Memphis joins a dozen other government bodies in northern Macomb and Oakland counties utilizing The Record for…

MDOT studying a 4th passenger rail route

BY CLARA LINCOLNHOL CAPITAL NEWS SERVICE The Michigan Department of Transportation is developing a plan to potentially construct the state’s fourth passenger rail route. The proposed east-west route would carry passengers across the Lower Peninsula,…

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