Williamston News

In Williamston a man fired shots at a vehicle Tuesday before he took his own life.

WILLIAMSTON - Williamston will "go to the dogs" Friday, Aug. 1 for "Dog Days," the August "First Friday" event sponsored by the Williamston Area Chamber of Commerce.

WILLIAMSTON - Could downtown Williamston host its own niche hotel? Or its own microbrewery or wine cellar? Or a combination art gallery and urban-loft apartment complex? Those concepts - and many others - ...

July 22: 'Bats and Bugs' , 1 p.m. Interactive games and activities will introduce the fascinating world of Michigan bats.

WILLIAMSTON - City planners are inviting the Williamston community to come together and put forth a vision for the downtown's future at a "visioning" session at 8 p.m. Tuesday, July 15 in the city council ...

Matthew Lutzke of Williamston and Annalise Kransz of Portland have been awarded a Leader Advancement Scholarship from Central Michigan University.

WILLIAMSTON -- The city and Williamston Community Schools are close to finishing a deal that would transfer the Williamston Community Center to the city for uses not yet determined.

Fewer Ingham County Sheriff's Department deputies would be on patrol in rural areas of the county if planned cutbacks in the department budget take effect.

After filling a dry-erase board with strings of computer commands, Clint Jones stopped to give his students at Lansing Community College a nugget of wisdom about computer numerical control machining.

WILLIAMSTON - Sarah Boehringer is the nenw preschool teacher at Memorial Lutheran School, replaicng Carole Melso, whose family will move to Wisconsin this summer.

Saving lives and protecting property is the motto of any fire department. In Williamston, like so many other communities, the fire department is key to providing a safe and secure lifestyle.

WILLIAMSTON - The Williamston Theatre will be offering five workshops this summer for teens starting July 14.

HASLETT - Crossroads United Methodist Church will welcome its new pastor, Rev. Brian Rafferty, on Sunday, July 6. Morning worship services begin at 9:20 a.m., and youth worship services are at 4 p.m., Sundays.

Set in 1944, 'Talley's Folly,' is the Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Lanford Wilson that tells the story of two unlikely lovers.

July 2: Bug Stories and Craft, 10:30 a.m. July 9: Flying Aces Pro Frisbee Team, 10:30 a.m. You won't believe the incredible feats that can be done with Frisbees, hackysacks and snakeboards.

Congratulations to the Williamston Theatre, which has been selected as 2008 Chamber Member of the Year.

Being personal friends with a Pulitzer Prize- winning playwright is a handy thing when producing one of his better-known shows.

GRAND LEDGE - Without substantial program cuts, mid-Michigan school officials project their district reserves will drop to dangerously low levels by the end of the upcoming 2008-09 school year.

WILLIAMSTON - The Williamston City Council approved its fiscal year 2009 budget June 12, raising city water and sewer rates and allowing for a special assessment to improve a stretch of sidewalk along ...

The Michigan Court of Appeals has upheld the murder conviction of a Williamston woman who was found guilty of killing her adopted 7-year-old son.