STERLING HEIGHTS/TROY — With a NFC North Division championship this year, the Detroit Lions enjoyed their best season in more than 30 years.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — Lee Rocker, of Stray Cats, is always ready to put on a show for his fans.

ROSEVILLE — As excitement for the Detroit Lions builds, artist Edward Stross, of Gonzo Art Studios in Roseville, has used his talents to pay tribute to the NFL team.

MACOMB COUNTY — Macomb County Executive Mark Hackel remembers, as a child, the friendship his dad William Hackel had with Marvin “Marv” Sauger.

METRO DETROIT — When Roland Meeker was born prematurely at 24 weeks at St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor Hospital, his tiny body experienced many complications, including the inability to produce red blood cells.

ROSEVILLE — Eastpointe-Roseville Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Linda Weishaupt became emotional when addressing the medical staff and local officials who attended the Jan. 10 “showcase” of the Karmanos Cancer Institute-Roseville.

EASTPOINTE — At the first Eastpointe Community Schools Board of Education meeting of 2024 — held Jan. 8 at Eastpointe City Hall — tension grew between Trustee Mary Hall-Rayford and President Jon Gruenberg when Hall-Rayford questioned Christina Gibson’s superintendent’s report.

EASTPOINTE — More accusations of race discrimination have been made against Eastpointe Community Schools and district Superintendent Christina Gibson.

STERLING HEIGHTS/DETROIT — Two female Sterling Heights High School teachers who six months ago filed a lawsuit against Warren Consolidated Schools are expected to be back in court for an interim status conference March 4.

WARREN — Piles of dirt and bulldozers occupy the field right now, but in time, Regina High School will have a brand-new athletic complex.

ROSEVILLE — Dort Elementary School educators are mourning the loss of a Head Start employee who was found dead in the school’s parking lot Jan. 16.

ROSEVILLE/EASTPOINTE — The Recreation Authority of Roseville and Eastpointe has its newsletter up and running for the spring and summer 2024 programs.

EASTPOINTE/ROSEVILLE — Staff at the Roseville Public Library and the Eastpointe Memorial Library are looking forward to bringing new programs to the public and 2024 and continuing some of the successful programs begun in the past year.

EASTPOINTE/ROSEVILLE — Now that Christmas break is over, students and staff are back in class in both Eastpointe Community Schools and Roseville Community Schools.

WARREN — As Macomb Community College continues to provide courses in skilled trades, it’s also revamping the school’s Mobility and Sustainability Center on the South Campus in Warren.