Articles by Lester L. Holmes, Jr.

2006:

November | December |

2007:

January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December |

2008:

January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August |

November 2006 | Top

09: Jack Demmer starts new scholarship fund
21: Theater takes on ‘Elephant Man’
22: Group steps in to save businesswoman
22: City saves with new dispatch contract
22: Holocaust exhibit nears end
30: Retailers ready for rush
30: Plymouth deacon helps Metro Detroit homeless
30: Township uses tax programs to lure, keep local business
30: Robotics team enters alternative fuel competition
30: Plymouth auto dealership expands showroom, business

December 2006 | Top

07: Canton woman leads annual vigil
07: Businesses brace for bridge brouhaha
07: Shopkeepers help needy families
07: YMCA offers ‘winter break’
07: Plymouth looks at regional fire alternative
14: IKEA helps First Step
14: Police prepared to face weather, holidays
14: Lodge members ensure holiday gifts for veterans
21: Legislator lauds education ‘promise’
21: Officials gear up for Ice Spectacular
21: Plymouth open to fire talks
21: Financing for parking deck expansion in place
21: Salvation Army seeks more donations
21: Cuba continues to fascinate local businessman, photographer
28: Democratic victory shows change in community
28: New hall tops news in township
28: Friends bring back Penn Theater
28: Underpass moves forward, back in 2006
28: Students’ trip to Detroit teaches powerful lesson
29: Plymouth woman killed in crash

January 2007 | Top

04: Property claim may slow project
04: Timeline extended on Bathey land sale
04: Successful resolutions require solid planning
04: Celebrated author coaches grand scheme
05: Sheldon Road to close on Tuesday, but property dispute continues
11: County closes Sheldon Road, at last
11: Rotary seeks upgrades for Tanger
11: Police seek help in finding vandals
11: Series highlights baseball history, life
11: Chamber seeks names to join Hall of Fame
11: Cold front expected for Ice Festival
15: Plymouth readies for Ice Festival
18: Judge’s order allows Sheldon bypass to continue
18: Plymouth athlete wins scholarship
18: Ice Spectacular event marks 25 years in Plymouth
18: World champion inspired by Ice Spectacular
18: City prepares for Ice Fest
18: Commissioner vows work on road issues
18: District gears up bond efforts
25: Property dispute hearing postponed
25: Weather saves Ice Festival
25: Pfizer cuts jobs in Plymouth Township, state
25: Schools to supply student grades online

February 2007 | Top

01: Test prompts changes at high school campus
01: Man survives collision with moving freight train
01: $100,000 will buy naming rights to chamber building
01: Proposed parking plan debate looming
01: Local historian teaches through art
01: Student station seeks sponsors
01: Local songwriter to appear in concert
08: Cold weather cancels classes
08: Township to see higher water rates
08: Student station celebrates 35th anniversary
08: Plymouth author scribes map to success
15: Senator gets the ‘green light’
15: Plymouth resident makes debut in play
15: 5 challenge 2 school board incumbents
15: Joint 911 contract OK’d
15: Communities to save from refinancing
22: Lawmakers take on drug company immunity
22: Commission considers bonds for Plymouth roads
22: New museum boss ‘reports’ for duty
22: Local drum corps preserves music tradition
22: Voters to decide fate of bond

March 2007 | Top

01: Plymouth-Canton teacher charged with online solicitation
01: Township to test temporary water main
01: Victim increases cash award for information
01: Modern students receive lessons in classical music
08: House cuts budget to show solidarity
08: Plymouth man helps others find ‘New Line of Work’
08: City to explore sidewalk displays
15: Maintenance workers find body in Plymouth apartment
15: Village merchants unite for commerce
15: Legal concerns block joint dispatch
15: School district prepares for budget
15: Plymouth dentist to award scholarships
15: Famous painter hosts exhibit at Lotus Gallery
22: Property group seeks to limit Fall Festival
22: Plymouth prepared to invest in fire study
22: Mural project brings community together
22: City, township reach dispatch, 911 agreement
22: Bond set at $100,000 in major drug bust case
29: Mayor keeps regional fire talks smoldering
29: Budget pressures mount for schools
29: Plymouth-Canton teacher to go to Japan
29: Restaurant marks 10th anniversary

April 2007 | Top

05: Commission considers $10,000 parking law
05: City looks at road options
12: Proposal shuffles elementary students
12: No deficits projected in budget
12: Township bypasses 180-year celebration
12: Candidate cites district involvement
12: Incumbent hopes for re-election
19: ‘Hip-Hop’ science fair thrills students
19: Candidate cites public service experience
26: Plymouth Hall of Fame inducts new members
26: Mid-year aid cuts threatened
26: ‘PENNdemonium’ back in Plymouth
26: State to cut school funds again
26: Annual radio auction crucial to student station survival
26: Barefoot Productions mystery spoof closes season this weekend

May 2007 | Top

03: Candidates brace for school election
03: Tepid voter turnout predicted
03: Museum to keep tax-exempt status
03: ARTfeast returns to Plymouth area
03: Groups set walks through historic sites around Plymouth community
10: Votes are in, but board isn’t set
10: Police to increase parking enforcement
10: Communities urge water use restraint
10: Youth troupe performs on Mother’s weekend
10: Salvation Army plans collections throughout area this week
10: Plymouth Relay for Life meeting set
10: Plymouth-Canton School Board vacancy opens on election day
17: 5 candidates vie for Plymouth commission
17: Water rate increase considered
17: Candidates take advantage of second chance
17: Parents, district clash over cheerleaders
17: Police promote new sergeant
17: Seat belt enforcement zones set throughout area until June 4
24: Eggenberger selected for school board
24: City keeps rates low
24: High fuel prices burn local drivers
24: Memorial Day event honors soldiers, history
31: Summer music fest highlights downtown businesses
31: Answers wanted on station closing
31: Mass Transit kicks off Plymouth concert series

June 2007 | Top

07: Commission approves deficit-free budget
07: ‘Permit-sion’ granted for Sheldon Road work
07: Behind the scenes work essential to Art in the Park
07: Students go ‘Behind the Lens’
14: A-list speakers spice up meetings
14: Students ‘weather’ storm to earn diplomas
14: Artists create ‘altered’ vision exhibit
14: Music in the Air concert series begins tomorrow
21: Officials accused of bias in ‘alley’
21: School board seeks next trustee
21: Water tower to lower costs, increase efficiency
21: Commission approves money for building fund
21: Plymouth man named to state commission
28: Trustees, auditors disagree on water rates
28: ‘American Made’ leaves Plymouth for Livonia
28: Drivers to gain ‘Independence’ from soaring gas prices
28: Plymouth-Canton students say ‘thank you’ in parade
28: Annual early morning 4th of July celebration set for next week
28: Resident brings antique cannonball to city hall
28: Musician brings sound from ‘down under’ to Plymouth
28: Old fashioned picnic set following annual parade

July 2007 | Top

05: Local NAACP branch prepares for national spotlight
05: Commission prepares for terrorism, fall events
05: Early tax payments sent from county
05: Police investigate construction site theft
05: Visiting artists are ready for Art Fest
12: Vorva fights to enter race
12: School board selects trustee, officers
12: Plymouth prepares for art festival
12: Water main break impacts several communities
19: Art in the Park draws record 300,000 crowd
19: ‘Process’ allows Vorva to campaign
19: Commission, developers move on Bathey site
19: Township makes ‘top places to live’ list
19: Anderson appointed new city recreation director
19: Plymouth planters win award
26: Students offer alternatives to cell phone policy
26: Smoking ban gets boost
26: Five Plymouth businesses make ‘The Best’ list
26: Yo-yo champions coming to Plymouth
31: ‘Challenge’ to spur shoppers

August 2007 | Top

02: CSX repairs to derail Plymouth motorists
02: Festival focuses on community groups
02: Students earn $21,000 for college
02: Plymouth artist's work on display
02: Businessman honored for charitable work
16: Relay surpasses expectations
16: Plymouth residents to vote on new charter
16: ‘Classics’ return to Fall Festival
23: High school nerds learn valuable life lesson just before graduation
23: Flooding irks Plymouth area homeowners
23: Groups prepare for Fall Fest
23: Fire department purchases first aid kits for cats, dogs
24: Plymouth man accused of Internet crime
30: School district OK’s pact
30: Chief begins fireman training
30: School district starts contract work

September 2007 | Top

06: Legislator not intimitaded by recall threat
06: Practice really does make perfect
06: Organizers set for festival
06: Commission prepares for millage vote
13: District starts search for new school chief
13: Clerks concerned with early state primary
13: Good weather boosts festival fun
13: Sheldon Road work makes ‘progress’
13: Youth group sponsors Battle of the Bands during Plymouth Fall Festival
17: Former teacher arraigned on sex charges
20: School board interviews search firms
20: City works to solve flooding
20: Chili cookoff returns to Plymouth
20: Family Fiesta is Saturday
27: District, teachers agree to pact
27: Video surveillance comes to Plymouth
27: Local restaurants prepare for chili challenge
27: End can’t come too soon for Resident Evil: Extinction

October 2007 | Top

03: Candidates address voters at forum
04: Symphony begins new season Saturday night
10: Borders books celebrates ‘Grand Opening’
11: School board ponders November election
11: Police, federal agents seek robbery suspect
11: Renovation project brings ‘modern’ library to Plymouth
11: Time for recall is November, 2008
18: City places pause on liquor licenses
18: Group satisfied with Fall Fest effort
25: Parking issues await new commission
25: Rabies threat grows in township, state
29: Plymouth-Canton schools report Staph infection

November 2007 | Top

01: Schools claim fund increase falls short
01: Road bonds, new charter on ballot
01: ‘Frantastic’ event tomorrow
01: Robbery suspect may face additional charges
08: District deals with growth issues
08: Area mourns death of ‘Clif’ McClumpha
08: Voters choose 4; OK bond, charter
08: Dwyer, Potter leave commission
08: Four students cited after drug sweep at school
15: Pageant winners head to state competition
15: Pursell tapped for mayoral post
15: Gag order upheld in murder case
20: Donation sites set up for Canton explosion victims
21: Plymouth Township approves budget
29: Canton resident plans candlelight service
29: Work begins anew on delayed underpass
29: Team effort keeps crime low in Plymouth
29: ‘Friends’ to host holiday memorial
29: Thief who assaulted store security guard sought in Plymouth

December 2007 | Top

06: Governor talks business at Plymouth facility
06: Rotary honors public safety best
13: School board chooses odd-year elections
13: ‘And a little child shall lead them’
20: Local water rates increase
20: Developer requests more time at Bathey
20: Plymouth-Canton choir featured on NBC
20: City liquor license debate continues
20: Concerts, movies now at the Penn
27: Residents unhappy with primary requirements

January 2008 | Top

02: Fire damages two Plymouth firms
03: Fire debate burns hot, cold in Plymouth
03: Rotary AM Club hosts children’s concert this Saturday
10: Frustration builds with underpass
10: Fundraiser to benefit Ice Festival
10: Merchants abuse holiday parking
10: Performances worthy of an Oscar nomination enhance ‘buddy’ film
11: Plymouth police seek robbery suspect
17: School district studies diversity
17: Kiwanis clubs win challenge
17: Ice Fest positive for business community
17: Underpass, pathways targets for Cox this year
18: Recall effort can move forward, judge rules
24: Students, governor meet in forum
24: Father accused of burning infant
24: Public safety top priority for Plymouth Ice Fest
24: Court allows recall of legislators to proceed
30: Spring event focuses on environment
31: School board selects 2 for final interviews
31: Senator, commissioner add pull to underpass project
31: Modest ceremony to honor retiring school chief

February 2008 | Top

07: Residents not sold on superintendent candidates
07: Committees to study parking
07: Exchange students merge with host families
07: Native West to close after 18 years in downtown Plymouth
07: Native West to close after 18 years in downtown Plymouth
14: Bond sale saves taxpayers money
14: Exhibit shines on national past-time
14: Commissioners to discuss Bathey
21: Top superintendent choice is named
21: ‘Beatles’ to help bring classics to students
21: ‘Dog fight’ erupts in Plymouth
21: Commissioners OK extension on Bathey land
28: Ryan retirement ushers in new era
28: Scout pack celebrates 50-year milestone
28: Detroit scandal probe is ‘unWorthy’

March 2008 | Top

05: Semi entertaining
06: Schools face tough choices
06: Pet owner groups protest breed ban
06: Toney ends successful career with Plymouth chamber
06: Semi entertaining
13: Board names new district superintendent
13: Local bar seeks to add rooftop seating
13: Student groups to perform at Village Theatre on Friday
13: Plymouth Symphony director to leave post
13: New school chief anxious to start
20: Schools seeking $3 million in cuts
20: Commission revises ‘dangerous dog’ ordinance
27: Evidence of recall difficult to find
27: Deadline looms for underpass project
27: Formula for feel-good films

April 2008 | Top

03: Schools keep drugs away from campus
03: Group seeks to keep Wilcox house ‘viable’ in Plymouth
03: Comic book artist to visit Plymouth
04: Police search students, school after bomb threat
10: Safety concerns mount with Penn Grille
10: City officials gear up for budget process
10: Newcomers club readies for ‘Road Rally’
17: Schools face $3.4 million in budget cuts
17: County faces ‘llth hour’ project deadline
17: Green Fair to feature speakers, music, exhibits
17: New businesses ‘spring’ up in Plymouth
21: 'Hare' raising event planned for Plymouth
22: Student faced expulsion after threat
24: Students win go-cart race
24: Grille to keep liquor license
24: Postal workers to pick up canned goods during annual food drive

May 2008 | Top

01: Dozens of teachers receive pink slips
01: Plymouth goes green for new event
01: Former military judge throws hat in 35th District race
01: Lockup helps locals go to camp
08: Election race shapes up in Township
08: Jones wants ‘SMART’ Plymouth
08: Inaugural Green Street Fair a success
08: Area students join fight against cancer, promote study
15: Familiar faces seek office in township
15: