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1. Flint City Council to consider Clio Road authority, school f... (flintbeat.com) ā Flint residents can expect City Council committees Wednesday to weigh major spending on police grants, park maintenance, sewer trucks, and water service center upgrades, along with new vehicle storage fees. Members will also discuss forming a Clio Road Corridor Improvement Authority with Mt. Morris Township to tackle blight, traffic flow, and redevelopment along that key Flint corridor.
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2. Mental Health Crusaders hosts community event focused on mental health and recovery (midmichigannow.com) ā A Flint nonprofit, Mental Health Crusaders, just hosted a free community gathering with dinner, speakers, and recovery resources to make mental health conversations more accessible. Organizers emphasized removing financial barriers and sharing real-life stories of addiction, suicide, and recovery, and they plan more local events to keep support and dialogue going beyond Suicide Prevention Month.
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3. Fenton High School tops area schools in U.S. News rankings (eastvillagemagazine.org) ā New U.S. News rankings show Fenton High School leading all schools in the Flint Metro Area, with several Flint and Genesee County high schools also listed by name and rank. Flint-based East Village Magazine dug into the data, highlighting how local schools stack up nationally and which area campuses lack enough information to be ranked at all.
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4. MLive prevails in fight to unseal secret probe of former Michigan teacher charged with sex crimes (mlive.com) ā A Genesee County judge in Flint has ordered LakeVille Community Schools to release a 2016 internal investigation and personnel records on former teacher Matthew Chapin to MLive-The Flint Journal, calling them public records. The decision, which can be appealed within 21 days, is being hailed as a win for transparency in how local schools handle alleged misconduct involving students.
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5. 2026 Flint Spartan Scholarship Recipient (msu.edu) ā A Flint native, Day Austin, has been named the 2026 Flint Spartan Master of Public Health Scholarship recipient, supporting her graduate studies at Michigan State University. She describes how growing up in Flint shaped her commitment to community health and how the scholarship, funded by MSU's Mott Department of Public Health, makes continuing her MPH education financially possible.
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