Public Safety
Storms cut power to 260,000; DTE targets Sunday restoration
Thursday's storms knocked out power for more than 260,000 DTE customers, with the I-96 corridor through Farmington and Farmington Hills among the hardest hit. DTE said Friday it expects to restore all customers by end of Sunday. The National Weather Service has not yet confirmed whether a tornado struck Detroit's east side.
Local Government
MDOT, Oakland County pull back barrels for Labor Day
MDOT will remove lane restrictions on 91 of 156 active road projects statewide from 3 p.m. Friday, Sept. 4, through 6 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 8, for Labor Day weekend, though 10 Mile Road in Farmington stays closed for culvert work.
Public Safety
Storms cut power to 260,000; DTE targets Sunday restoration
Thursday's storms knocked out power for more than 260,000 DTE customers, with the I-96 corridor through Farmington and Farmington Hills among the hardest hit. DTE said Friday it expects to restore all customers by end of Sunday. The National Weather Service has not yet confirmed whether a tornado struck Detroit's east side.
Local Government
MDOT, Oakland County pull back barrels for Labor Day
MDOT will remove lane restrictions on 91 of 156 active road projects statewide from 3 p.m. Friday, Sept. 4, through 6 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 8, for Labor Day weekend, though 10 Mile Road in Farmington stays closed for culvert work.
Public Safety
Storms cut power to 260,000; DTE targets Sunday restoration
Thursday's storms knocked out power for more than 260,000 DTE customers, with the I-96 corridor through Farmington and Farmington Hills among the hardest hit. DTE said Friday it expects to restore all customers by end of Sunday. The National Weather Service has not yet confirmed whether a tornado struck Detroit's east side.
Local Government
MDOT, Oakland County pull back barrels for Labor Day
MDOT will remove lane restrictions on 91 of 156 active road projects statewide from 3 p.m. Friday, Sept. 4, through 6 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 8, for Labor Day weekend, though 10 Mile Road in Farmington stays closed for culvert work.
Local Government
Local Government
Local Government
Local Government
MDOT, Oakland County pull back barrels for Labor Day
MDOT will remove lane restrictions on 91 of 156 active road projects statewide from 3 p.m. Friday, Sept. 4, through 6 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 8, for Labor Day weekend, though 10 Mile Road in Farmington stays closed for culvert work.
Local Government
Public comment opens on Farmington Hills housing fund report
Farmington Hills opened a 15-day public comment period on its draft annual report detailing how the city spent federal Community Development Block Grant funds, with a public meeting and comment deadline set for Friday, Sept. 18, at City Hall.
Local Government
Oakland County advances $314K for Farmington Hills roads
An Oakland County committee unanimously advanced $314,160 in Tri-Party Road Improvement Program funds for two Farmington Hills projects, sending them to the full Board of Commissioners for a final vote on Sept. 17.
Local Government
10 Mile Road closure outlasts Oakland's Labor Day halt
The Road Commission for Oakland County will suspend most road construction from 3 p.m. Friday, Sept. 4, through 6 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 8, for Labor Day, but the 10 Mile Road closure between Middlebelt and Inkster for a culvert replacement project will remain in place through the holiday weekend.
Local Government
$34M Farmington Place rehab seeks TIF support
The Farmington Brownfield Redevelopment Authority reviewed a 30-year tax increment financing plan Friday that would channel $8.8 million toward a $34 million rehabilitation of Farmington Place, a 153-unit senior apartment building at 32900 Grand River Ave.
Local Government
El-Sayed brings Senate campaign to Farmington Hills Manor
Democrat Abdul El-Sayed made Farmington Hills Manor one of his first general-election campaign stops on Aug. 26, as the toss-up U.S. Senate race against Republican Mike Rogers moves into high gear with an October debate agreed.
Education
Education
Education
Education
View MoreFarmington kids have until Sept. 15 for $1,000 grants
Oakland County's Acorn2Oak program offers up to $1,000 in mini-grants to students ages 8-18, with applications due Sept. 15; ten Farmington and Farmington Hills students received grants in the most recent round.
Education
View MoreOakland Schools rolls out ChatGPT EDU for Farmington teachers
Oakland Schools is rolling out a countywide AI strategy with new staff, ChatGPT EDU access and teacher training across Oakland County districts, though where Farmington Public Schools stands on AI readiness remains unclear.
Education
View MoreMichigan School of Psychology graduates 77 in Farmington Hills
The Michigan School of Psychology celebrated 77 graduates at The Hawk in Farmington Hills on July 31, debuting the Judith R. Burdick Scholarship of Grief, Loss and Transformation with inaugural recipient Rachel Booker.
Education
View MoreHillel Day School enrolls 641 students, most since 2003
Hillel Day School in Farmington Hills opens the 2026-27 year with 641 students, up 30 from last year and the school's highest count since 2003, with new math and Israel education courses on the way.
Education
View MoreFarmington Hills students build friendships through Jarc partnership
Twenty-four Farber Hebrew Day School students in Farmington Hills have spent four years visiting adults with developmental disabilities at Jarc group homes, performing concerts and playing games in a partnership that parents say has measurably grown their children's empathy and confidence.
Education
View MoreOakland millage defeat costs Farmington schools $781 per student
The Oakland County Regional Enhancement Millage was losing 51%-49% in near-final unofficial returns Wednesday, meaning Farmington Public Schools appears unlikely to receive the $781 per student annually that Superintendent Kelly Coffin had planned to direct toward tutoring, smaller classes and career programs.
Public Safety
Public Safety
Public Safety
Public Safety
Storms cut power to 260,000; DTE targets Sunday restoration
Thursday's storms knocked out power for more than 260,000 DTE customers, with the I-96 corridor through Farmington and Farmington Hills among the hardest hit. DTE said Friday it expects to restore all customers by end of Sunday. The National Weather Service has not yet confirmed whether a tornado struck Detroit's east side.
Public Safety
Storms knock out power to 115,000+ near Farmington Hills
Severe thunderstorms knocked out power across southeast Michigan, and a second round Thursday morning pushed DTE outages past 115,000 customers, with the utility estimating 80% will be restored by day's end.
Public Safety
Prosecutor seeks more info in Farmington Hills priest's death
The Oakland County Prosecutor's Office has requested additional information before deciding whether to charge the 41-year-old Detroit man who struck and killed Fr. Thomas Szura in a crosswalk at Corewell Health Farmington Hills Hospital on Aug. 26.
Public Safety
Farmington-area crisis unit could shut down without $250K
Oakland County's Crisis Response Unit, which connects overdose survivors and people in mental health crisis to services across Farmington-area communities, faces a Sept. 30 funding deadline after federal money was cut, forcing commissioners to find roughly $250,000 to keep the three-person team running.
Public Safety
Wash promoted to deputy director of Farmington Public Safety
Shane Wash was promoted from commander to deputy director of Farmington Public Safety, joining three other officers recognized at a City Council ceremony the week of Aug. 18.
Public Safety
Drone locates armed suspect hiding in Farmington Hills woods
Farmington's Falcon 1 drone unit helped locate an armed suspect hiding in woods off Power Road in Farmington Hills early Aug. 16, marking another operational deployment for the community-funded technology in a week that saw 151 total calls for service.
Community
Community
Community
Community
View MoreFarmington Hills Holocaust Center CEO signs pro-Rogers petition
More than 400 Michigan Jewish community members, including Zekelman Holocaust Center CEO Rabbi Eli Mayerfeld of Farmington Hills, signed a petition backing Republican Mike Rogers over Democrat Abdul El-Sayed for U.S. Senate as Vice President JD Vance visited metro Detroit to meet with Temple Israel leaders.
Community
View MoreFarmington theater honors Dolly Parton with screening
The Farmington Civic Theater is screening "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas" starring Dolly Parton Sept. 4-7, continuing a tribute to the late singer and actor who died Aug. 25 at age 80.
Community
View MoreMichigan's $171 heating credit deadline nears for Farmington families
Farmington-area renters and homeowners earning below the federal poverty threshold have until Sept. 30 to claim Michigan's Home Heating Tax Credit, which averaged $171 last year and cannot be filed retroactively.
Community
View MoreFree solar workshop comes to Farmington Hills Sept. 15
Oakland County's Office of Sustainability hosts a free, sales-free solar education workshop at Craft Breww City in Farmington Hills on Sept. 15, with sessions for businesses at 6 p.m. and homeowners at 7 p.m.
Community
View MoreNardin Park church hosts Blessing of the Backpacks
Nardin Park United Methodist Church in Farmington Hills will hold a Blessing of the Backpacks ceremony at its 11 a.m. service on Sunday, Sept. 20, recognizing students, educators and tutors.
Community
View MoreKirk Gibson Center lands second $1M gift in Farmington Hills
The Jay Farner Family Foundation has given $1 million to the Kirk Gibson Center for Parkinson's Wellness in Farmington Hills, the second seven-figure gift the nonprofit has received this summer.
Business
Business
Business
Business
Farmington Civic Theater needs 24,000 more moviegoers to break even
The Farmington Civic Theater is projecting only 26,000 attendees this year — roughly half the 50,000 needed to break even — and is surviving on city general fund transfers, but new manager Clare Cooney is pursuing reclining seats, a liquor license and expanded programming to close the gap.
Business
New bagel shop hiring for former Joe's Coney space
NYC Bagels & Bowls is recruiting baristas, cashiers and restaurant staff for a new location at 34635 Grand River Ave. in Farmington, the former Joe's Coney Island space, with a menu of bagels, breakfast and lunch items, and coffee.
Business
Farmington's Retail LAB pilot draws strong early crowds
The Lowry Estate, a vintage and designer resale boutique, is drawing strong foot traffic six weeks into its 90-day run as the first tenant of downtown Farmington's new Retail LAB incubator at 23607 Farmington Road.
Business
Leo's Coney Island owner owes $515K, Farmington Hills exempt
A federal consent judgment requires the operator of four metro Detroit Leo's Coney Island restaurants to pay 143 employees more than $515,000 in back overtime wages, marking a second federal labor violation for the same owner. The Farmington Hills location is not part of the action.
Business
Gorman's keeps Novi, Farmington Hills stores as it cuts two sites
Gorman's Home Furnishings is closing its Southfield and Troy showrooms but retaining its Three-Day Clearance Center and warehouse in Farmington Hills, with a public store-closing sale starting Saturday, August 15, offering up to 80 percent off.
Business
Heights Brewing to close permanently on Aug. 2
Heights Brewing, the gluten-free brewery at 23621 Farmington Road in downtown Farmington, will permanently close on Saturday, Aug. 2, after roughly two and a half years in operation, with owners citing rising cost of goods and mounting loan payments.
Sports
Sports
Sports
Sports
View MoreNorth Farmington Beats Grosse Pointe South 3-2
North Farmington's boys soccer team picked up its first victory of the 2026 season with a 3-2 road win over Grosse Pointe South on Saturday, Aug. 29, snapping an 0-4 start in which the Raiders had been outscored 24-2.
Sports
View MoreFarmington football routs Ann Arbor Huron 32-7 in opener
The Farmington Falcons opened their 2026 football season with a 32-7 home victory over Ann Arbor Huron on Thursday, Aug. 27, their first game as a Lakes Valley Conference member school.
Sports
View MoreLVC posts Farmington volleyball roster, releases championship bracket
The Lakes Valley Conference published its 2026-27 girls volleyball page listing all 12 member schools and a championship tournament bracket, giving Farmington and North Farmington fans their first look at the conference title path as the season gets underway.
Sports
View MoreNorth Farmington falls to 0-4 in boys soccer
North Farmington's varsity boys soccer team dropped to 0-4 after a 6-1 loss to Walled Lake Northern on Aug. 25, leaving the Raiders with two goals scored and 24 allowed through four games.
Sports
View MoreFarmington's Myles Smith earns preseason First Team All-State nod
Prep Redzone named Farmington High senior Myles Smith to its 2027 Preseason First Team All-State defense at the EDGE position, making him the only Farmington-area player on the first team as the Falcons prepare to open their season in the Lakes Valley Conference.
Sports
View MoreFarmington, North Farmington switch to Lakes Valley Conference
Farmington and North Farmington leave the OAA for the Lakes Valley Conference this fall, bringing a combined 13-5 record, four-star recruit Myles Smith and dual-threat QB Elijah Cobb into a league South Lyon dominated last season.
About the Editor
About the Editor
About the Editor
Mariana Figueiredo
Mariana Figueiredo is an editorial leader focused on producing accurate, community-centered journalism that keeps readers informed about the issues shaping their neighborhoods. She earned a bachelor's degree in Entertainment and Media Studies from the University of Georgia.
Mariana Figueiredo
Mariana Figueiredo is an editorial leader focused on producing accurate, community-centered journalism that keeps readers informed about the issues shaping their neighborhoods. She earned a bachelor's degree in Entertainment and Media Studies from the University of Georgia.
Mariana Figueiredo
Mariana Figueiredo is an editorial leader focused on producing accurate, community-centered journalism that keeps readers informed about the issues shaping their neighborhoods. She earned a bachelor's degree in Entertainment and Media Studies from the University of Georgia.
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