Genesee News

The city is the first municipality in Genesee County to join a collaborative effort to save public money by using using computers to eliminate paperwork.

On Wednesday's Conversations with Jason Cooper, we'll speak with Father Angelo of the Assumption Greek Orthodox Church in Grand Blanc Township.

Officials from Revitalizing Auto Communities Environmental Response Trust - the trust established by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court tasked with selling off former General Motors Corp. sites - confirmed on Tuesday, June 20, that deals with two companies to purchase large parcels of land for redevelopment at the abandoned GM site may be finalized at the ... (more)

Board of Education President Antoinette Lockett said she is "pretty much" in favor of the Flint School District's proposed budget for next year, but she said she would consider any new information that comes up at Wednesday's meeting on June 19. Nearly $7.5 million less revenue is anticipated by the district in 2013-14, on top of a $15.8 million ... (more)

Residents in northern Genesee County were cleaning up Monday, June 17, after a strong storm brought high winds and quarter-sized hail to the area.

Some aerial acrobatics is scheduled to take place in July during a Frisbee event at the Davison Area Dog Park .

An Antique Weekend treasure hunt Saturday morning, June 15, got off to a quiet start at Genevieves Antique Treasures in Burton - just one of the 27 stores participating in an event hosted by Flint & Genesee Convention & Visitors Bureau.

The man police called a person of interest in the April slayings of a 36-year-old woman and 22-year-old man has been arrested in Indiana on unrelated charges, according to police.

"What Hardest Hit was not designed to do was fund demolition projects. But Michigan's leaders argued that if their state was ever to pull out of the decline precipitated by the housing and financial crisis, demolition was the sensible place to start," read a recent report in the Atlantic .

Genesee County Prosecutor David Leyton is attempting to permanently shut down The Palm Tree Lounge on the city's north side.

The preliminary exam for a former Genesee County Sheriff lieutenant accused of sexually assaulting a female deputy was delayed, but his attorney says the scope of the hearing will be "unheard of" once it continues.

When Head Start students start classes at Beecher, Carman-Ainsworth and Flint next year, they'll be taught by Genesee Intermediate School District employees because of a change in the way the federally funded program is administered.

Flint Mayor Dayne Walling and summer festival coordinators say they agree with Uptown Reinvestment Corporation's decision to delay the implosion of Genesee Towers.

The Genesee Intermediate School District is giving Flint schools until the end of the month to come to a new agreement on the Genesee Area Skill Center after voting Tuesday, June 11, to terminate a contract signed in 1967.

Visitors arrive for te 2012 Warrior Dash at the Everett A. Cummings Center in Genesee Township in this Flint Journal file photo.

Genesee County Prosecutor David Leyton's office has filed a complaint in Genesee Circuit Court seeking to shut down The Palm Tree Lounge after a spate of violence that included three homicides at the north end night club.

Whether you're looking for Abraham Lincoln memorabilia, vintage cookie jars or antique furniture and jewelry, there's a strong possibility that you'll strike gold this weekend.

Board President Cindy Gansen and Trustee Larry Ford will retain their positions following a June 3 vote by representatives designated from all 21 school districts in the GISD.

A Genesee County judge could decide today whether to grant a Flint resident's request for a court order to halt the demolition of Genesee Towers.

The City of Flint has announced it is making its entire employment application process paperless through online submission in order to make it more efficient and streamline the means to recruit and select qualified individuals.