South Lyon, MI

Jessica Mathews / news@whmi.com The Democratic nominee for Michigan’s 7th Congressional District was campaigning throughout Livingston County on Wednesday. William Lawrence began his “Main Street Not Wall Street” tour by visiting Howell, South Lyon, Pinckney, and Brighton to greet voters and visit small businesses. Then later in the afternoon, he launched a canvass effort and was joined by Governor Gretchen Whitmer at the Brighton Community Center. Both delivered remarks

Jessica Mathews / news@whmi.com Some good news for motorists, residents, and businesses in the South Lyon area. The Road Commission for Oakland County has opened Pontiac Trail from 9 Mile to Reynold Sweet Parkway to two-way traffic. The road had been closed to northbound traffic as part of the ongoing project to reconstruct Pontiac Trail from 9 Mile Road to the CSX railroad tracks north of 10 Mile Road. Work continues on the section of Pontiac Trail from just north of Reynold Sweet Park

A miniature police cruiser parked at a roundabout in South Lyon is doing something a toy car was never designed to do — slow down real drivers.