Charlotte
Oriole cheer team prepares for Districts after record-setting regular season
To say the Charlotte High School competitive cheer team is on a roll would be more than an understatement. The Orioles capped off another record-setting regular season by winning their eighth consecutive league title. The team tied Division 2 DeWitt for the CAAC Red...
Charlotte Sidewalk Poetry Contest looks to reveal what makes city vibrant
What is it you love about your community? Where do you feel the most connected? The most alive? The most relaxed? Windwalker Underground Gallery, in partnership with Lansing Poet Laureate Dennis Hinrichsen, is looking for those who can express their connection with...
Kane Heating & Ventilating suffers great loss with Hubbard’s passing
Chad Lewis had worked by Joe Hubbard’s side for 30 years. The two started as co-workers in the late 80s, building a friendship over the course of a decade that eventually led into a business partnership in 1999, when the two purchased Kane Heating and Ventilating from...
HOF Nominations for Charlotte Athletic Hall of Fame due March 15
With the plaques representing the inaugural class of the Charlotte Athletic Hall of Fame hanging safely on the wall of the Charlotte High School, the selection committee has turned its focus to the Class of 2019. Nominations are accepted throughout the year, though...
Lisa Barna begins tenure as CharlotteRising’s executive director
Though she was introduced to the community during CharlotteRising’s Jan. 17 general meeting, Lisa Barna didn’t officially take over as the local organization’s executive director until Monday, Jan. 28. The CharlotteRising Board of Directors met with her Monday morning...
Dairy Queen to open Saturday, Feb. 2
Crissta Ames Contributing Writer Charlotte Dairy Queen announced this week it will be reopening on Saturday, Feb. 2. The ice cream joint will reopen just days after Governor Gretchen Whitmer declared a State of Emergency for the sub-zero temperatures and forecasted...
AL!VE/CPS partnership provides extraordinary opportunity for CHS student athletes
Opportunities to train regularly with certified professionals are rare for high school athletes. It's something most typically seen at the collegiate and professional level. Student athletes at Charlotte High School, however, now have the opportunity to train with the...
City, schools to meet to tackle growing ‘vaping’ issues
According to a recent Michigan Profile for Healthy Youth Survey, 1-in-10 seventh grade students, 1-in-5 freshmen and 1-in-3 juniors in Eaton County has tried “vaping,” a form of heated nicotine absorption though an electronic nicotine delivery device. The startling...
Have fun this year as a Nordic Fire Fest volunteer
If you would like to be part of one of the fastest growing and most popular winter events in Mid-Michigan, consider spending a few hours as a volunteer at the Michigan Nordic Fire Festival, Feb. 22 through 24, 2019. The weekend of the festival is one of the best times...
NuLife Nutrition opens in downtown Charlotte
Ellie Wheeler never envisioned herself as a small business owner. There was never a doubt in her mind, though that she wanted to help others. Her new downtown Charlotte business, NuLife Nutrition allows her to do both. A recent Ferris State University grad, Ellie was...