Michigan families to receive additional food benefits in pandemic EBT program
Emergency food assistance for Michigan families with children age 5 to 18 is on its way through a federal program adding benefits in response to the coronavirus crisis. The Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer Program (P-EBT) will provide $193.80 per eligible student...
Flint Schools Supt. Derrick Lopez suspended, Anita Steward named interim
By Harold C. Ford At a special meeting of the Flint Board of Education on April 15, Derrick Lopez, Flint’s superintendent for the past 20 months since his appointment in Aug. 2018, was suspended with pay “pending investigation.” Notably, Lopez had been absent from...
Covid-19 testing begins in Flint at Atwood Stadium parking lot, 50 appointments scheduled
By Tom Travis About a dozen medical professionals and two hospital administration staff were on hand at Atwood Stadium's parking lot today for Flint's first drive through Covid-19 testing. Though 50 people had made a required appointment, there were no lines in the...
First person account: What to know about Covid-19 drive-through testing
By Jerry Bradshaw Ed. Note: EVM Staff Writer Jerry Bradshaw was tested today, the first day of coronavirus testing by Hurley Medical Center at Atwood Stadium, and volunteered to offer this account of his experience. EVM assistant editor Tom Travis also went to the...
“Grab and Go” meals for Flint Community Schools students continue at 12 sites
By Tom Travis At what is normally a busy place with children and teachers on this day Durant-Tuuri- Mott (DTM) Elementary School sits empty. But the lunch room was busy with workers in masks and gloves filling bags with supplies for parents to pick up. Some of the...
Phone appointments required for Covid-19 testing; drive-through process begins Wednesday
Anyone wishing to get tested for Covid-19 must have an appointment for the drive-through process beginning Wednesday at Atwood Stadium, according to an announcement from the City of Flint. Patients must call ahead for an appointment by calling the newly established...
Mott Foundation grants $200K to Food Bank of Eastern Michigan for coronavirus needs
An emergency grant that will provide approximately 1.2 million meals to those in need in Flint and Genesee County because of the coronavirus crisis has been approved by the C.S. Mott Foundation. The Foundation has granted $200,000 to the Food Bank of Eastern...
Covid-19 grief and support group Zoom meetings for Flint residents begin April 16
A Covid-19 grief and support group is being launched on Zoom at 11:30 a.m.Thursday, April 16. It is sponsored by the Flint Women's Study Community Action Network, a resource group originated through Michigan State University's Division of Public Health in the College...
Covid-19 mobile testing to begin Wednesday, April 15 in Atwood Stadium Parking lot from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
By Tom Travis Mobile coronavirus testing will begin in Flint on Wednesday, April 15 from 10 a. m. to 2 p.m. in the Atwood Stadium parking lot, Mayor Sheldon Neeley and State Representative Cynthia Neeley announced in a video press conference today. About 250 to 500...
Flint City Council to meet electronically Monday; FPD collective bargaining, pot ordinance on agenda
By Tom Travis The Flint City Council will hold its second electronic council meeting since the coronavirus pandemic began at 5:30 p.m. Monday, April 13. The public may participate by viewing it on YouTube on the SpectacleTV account. In an emailed press release issued...
Flint schools food distribution moves to two days/week, 12 sites
To limit physical exposure between staff and residents because of the coronavirus, the days of food distribution for Flint Community Schools students have been reduced from five days a week to two days a week, according to Anita Stewart, FCS assistant superintendent,...
GCCARD adds Covid-19 food distribution precautionary measures; deliveries continue
By Madeleine Graham The Genesee County Community Action Resource Department (GCCARD) temporarily closed Monday through Wednesday last week for sterilization due to a possible Covid-19 exposure, but beginning today —Thursday, April 9 — some instituted changes will...
With buses shut down, coordinated effort gets food to Linden Lane residents
By Madeleine Graham In one example of how the community is responding to the coronavirus crisis, and with bus routes suspended until May 4, a coordinated effort came together this week to distribute food free of charge to residents at Linden Lane Apartments in Flint...
Flint Farmers’ Market launches online ordering, curbside pickup; building closed through April 30
A new system in response to the coronavirus crisis launches Thursday April 9 at the Flint Farmers' Market, which has closed its building through April 30. Online ordering has been set up at www.ffmtogo.square.site, and beginning Thursday customers can pick their...
Water payment assistance offered by new City of Flint program
A fund to help residents pay their water bills has been approved by Flint Mayor Sheldon Neeley and the Flint City Council. According to a press release issued today, the City has "reprogrammed" $74,000 from the Community Development Block Grant to fund the effort....
Coronavirus masks flying from Mukkamala family’s home “maker space”
By Jan Worth-Nelson From his own dining room table and living room, local physician and downtown community advocate Dr. Bobby Mukkamala and his family are cranking out dozens of desperately needed surgical masks. Mukkamala and his son Nikhil, an engineering...
Flint yoga students move “sun salutes” to Zoom, connecting for “namaste” in the face of plague
By Jan Worth-Nelson In 38 different rooms and almost as many laptops, yoga students Friday morning rolled out mats, stretched their arms up high, took deep breaths and bent and balanced and anchored themselves into triangle poses simultaneously as directed by their...
Education Beat: Flint school district serving 8,000 meals/day, adds sites, adapting to remote learning
by Harold C. Ford “We do not know what’s going to happen after April 16. The flattening of this (coronavirus) curve is not supposed to happen until the week of April 23. We are going to be in uncharted territory. I don’t believe we’re going to be back in school...
Education Beat: Gov. Whitmer suspends face-to-face learning at K-12 schools for rest of year
By Harold C. Ford “Well we got no choice/All the girls and boys/School’s out with fever” …lyrics from School’s Out, Alice Cooper Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Thursday signed an executive order which will close all K-12 school buildings for the rest of the 2019-2020...
City of Flint water pipeline replacement work suspended because of coronavirus
The following announcement was Thursday received from the City of Flint: "The City of Flint filed notice today that it has temporarily suspended work on the service line replacement program to help prevent the spread of coronavirus. "Because work crews go...
MTA city bus routes suspended; Ride to Wellness suspension extended after more drivers test positive
by Madeleine Graham City fixed-route bus service in Flint has been suspended as of today, April 2, extending to May 4, according to Ed Benning, CEO of the Mass Transportation Authority (MTA). In addition, in light of recent developments with two more drivers testing...
Flint residents join in “Light Up The Night” support for medical professionals
By Tom Travis A Westside Flint neighborhood joined in a national observance Thursday night to show support for medical professionals fighting the coronavirus. As virus fears mount and the grim statistics grow exponentially, America seems to be gearing up for a month...
Rerouting of storm sewer at Buick City paused due to COVID-19 restrictions
The following announcement was received today from RACER Trust, manager of the former Buick City property in Flint. More information is available at https://www.racertrust.org/buickcity18 "April 1, 2020 — Work to replace and reroute over 3,600 feet of underground...
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