Jeff Hogan

LAPEER — The Lapeer Planning Commission on Thursday, May 14 has scheduled three public hearings to get citizen feedback on a special land use to allow a single-family homes on property zoned for general business, as well as an amended concept plan for property known as the Lapeer Commons on S. Main Street (M-24). The Planning Commission meets at 6:30 […]

LAPEER — The City of Lapeer recently combined its planning and building departments to increase efficiency. On May 4, Samantha Fountain started as the City’s Community & Economic Development Director — the first time that the City of Lapeer has had a full-time economic development director to help retain and attract new businesses to the community. “In my three years […]

LAPEER — Monday evening (May 18) was another marathon meeting of the Lapeer City Commission, running close to five hours due to several protracted debates — including nearly an hour-long discussion about paying a $2,919.38 bill to a Detroit-based labor counsel firm that Mayor Jeramy Hing approached to assist him with complaints regarding several city employees brought to his attention. […]

ALMONT — Nov. 5, 2025 is a day that shattered and forever changed the lives of the Welch family, employees at Trims Unlimited in Almont Township and law enforcement officers who responded to a fatal shooting at the facility and were involved in a chase and the suspect’s apprehension. In the early hours of Nov. 5, William Channer, 32, of […]

LAPEER — The Lapeer City Commission on Monday, June 1 will review a preliminary site plan for a proposal to construct 112 single-family homes for what would be known as Brookwood of Lapeer North. The phased single-family project is located on a 34.2-acre site near the intersection of Oregon and Millville roads in the northeast corner of the city. As […]

LAPEER — The Lapeer City Commission on Monday voted 3-2 to deny a preliminary site condominium plan for a proposed 112 single-family development called Brookwood of Lapeer North. The phased project is proposed to be built on a 34.2-acre site near the intersection of Oregon and Millville roads in the northeast corner of the city. The homes would be built […]

GOODLAND TWP . — The site of a massive fire at Pallets N More on Shaw Road in Goodland Township still smolders Friday morning after fire was reported at the pallet, cardboard and plastic recycling facility around 5 p.m. Thursday.

GOODLAND TWP. — In the fire community, firefighters say it can be quiet for a while, but then fire runs seem to come in threes — with back-to-back-to-back fire calls. That happened this week in Lapeer County. The Goodland Township Fire Dept. may have been the busiest of all departments, but many fire agencies are hoping for a calm weekend […]

LAPEER TWP. — Slaterville Market, located on Imlay City Road east of Wilder Road in Lapeer Township, was destroyed Wednesday night in a fire that brought out seven fire departments to the scene. Lapeer Fire & Rescue was the first department dispatched to the fire reported at 10:31 p.m. after a passerby reported an electrical issue involving a transformer. Lapeer […]

LAPEER — Lapeer City Commission meetings have been tumultuous for months, often lasting four-plus hours with many contentious volleys exchanged between officials. The Monday, June 15 meeting of the City Commission will likely bring more fireworks following a request by Mayor Jeramy Hing to place two items on the agenda to take “corrective” action against Commissioners Joshua Atwood and Stefan […]