New and only barbershop in town
Kelsey Klont Contributing Writer (Photo by Kelsey Klont/TCJ) Potterville’s only barbershop is open and ready for business. Cole Davis, a 2021 Potterville High School graduate, opened Cole Cutsss on Saturday, January 6, 2024. Specifically for men’s haircuts and beard...
Bellevue graduate Aaron Locke excelling as Bridgman football coach
Ben Murphy Contributing Writer (Photo Provided) When Bridgman head coach Aaron Locke was recently named one of the Michigan High School Football Coaches Association Regional Coach of the Year, it really shouldn’t have been much of a surprise. The 1996 Bellevue...
Cartwheeling through the years with Cheryl
Deb Malewski Contributing Writer (Photo Provided: Cheryl Zeiger, center, with some of her students.) Cheryl Zeiger has spent 23 years teaching little ones how to flip, tumble, and cartwheel at her gymnastics studio, Cheryl’s Gymnastics, in Charlotte. It’s time, she...
Nan’s Bellevue tale
Kelsey Klont Contributing Writer (Photo Kelsey Klont/TCJ) Nancy Jones of Bellevue has served her community in more ways than one. In Bellevue she is Nancy Jones; to her friends and Allis-Chalmers enthusiasts she is Nan. In October of 1965, Jones and her late...
Maple Valley’s Marty Martin earns regional coach of the year honors
Ben Murphy Contributing Writer (Photo Provided) Winning the program’s first league championship in 21 years is pretty much guaranteed to draw some attention. That attention turned into some coaching honors for Maple Valley football head coach Marty Martin, as he was...
The Voice of Maple Valley lays down the mic
Christine Terpening Contributing Writer (Photo by Christine Terpening: Long time announcer, Jeff Weiler, has served MVS for over 25 years.) Imagine. It’s Friday night in The Valley…Maple Valley. There’s a crisp chill in the air. A bright harvest moon shines a...
Happy Feet Pet Rescue wins annual Charitable Giving Campaign and $5,000 donation
Submitted by Eaton Community Bank (Photo Provided: Eaton Community Bank President Timothy Jewell, right, presents a $5,000 donation to Happy Feet Pet Rescue as the winner of the bank’s fourth annual Charitable Giving Campaign on Tuesday, Nov. 28. Receiving the check...
Giving back has no limits
Kelsey Klont Contributing Writer (Photo by Kelsey Klont/TCJ: (L to R): Ron Partridge, Andrew Blanche, and George Blanche with the deer picture Andrew made for Ron.) Nothing is better than a handmade gift that you give somebody and that is what Andrew Blanche...
Bellevue locals win awards
Kelsey Klont Contributing Writer (Photo by Kelsey Klont/TCJ: Mary and Larry Haigh) Haigh’s Sugar House Farm LLC is located and operated by Bellevue residents, Larry and Mary Haigh. The 2023 North American Maple Council was hosted in Sturbridge, Massachusetts on...
Holiday Cash Giveaway returns — win weekly prizes for shopping locally
It’s become a fun holiday tradition in Charlotte — Holiday Cash Giveaway. For over 18 years, The County Journal has teamed with several local businesses to provide their customers the opportunity to win up to $1,000 in holiday cash just for shopping local. Entering is...