Cadillac News

2 days ago | cadillacnews.com | Chris Lamphere

CADILLAC — No one on the Cadillac Planning Commission disagrees that 128 East Pine St. is a suitable location for a short-term rental. Its luxurious amenities, location near downtown and strong support from area residents and business owners convinced commissioners that the “highest and best use” of the property could be as a short-term rental. The way property owners handled obtaining permission to run the business, however, still lingers in the minds of some of the commissioners.

2 days ago | cadillacnews.com | Chris Lamphere

Cadillac Freedom Festival schedule Friday, July 4 • 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. — Craft and vendor show • 1 p.m. — Independence Day parade • 2 to 7 p.m. — Donkey-drawn cart rides with Bob the Burro • 3 to 5 p.m. — Kids games and activities • 5 to 7 p.m. — Kids Splash Pad Pizza and Dance Party • 9:30 p.m. — Fire on the Water veteran tribute at city dock • 9:30 p.m. — Drone show over baseball fields Saturday, July 5 • 8:30 a.m. — Freedom 5K at city park • 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. — Car and Motorcycle Show on...

2 days ago | cadillacnews.com | Jim Mustian |Jack Brook

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana authorities captured on Friday one of the 10 men who escaped from a New Orleans jail six weeks ago and who police say released videos on social media while still on the run. Antoine Massey, 33, was taken into custody at a residence in New Orleans about 2 miles (3 kilometers) from the jail, said New Orleans Police Department Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick. “He actually walked out of a home peacefully,” Kirkpatrick said.

3 days ago | cadillacnews.com | Chris Lamphere

CADILLAC — A developer based out of West Michigan is hoping to build a large apartment complex near the hospital. RMF Construction owner Kyle Friar on Monday gave the Cadillac Planning Commission a “sneak peek” of the proposed development, which would be located on 11 acres of land at the east end of Mosser Street, behind the Dairy Queen and Admiral gas station. Friar said access to the site would be off Cobb Street, and the development would include 252 apartments within seven buildings.

3 days ago | cadillacnews.com | Chris Lamphere

A story that ran in Wednesday’s paper stated that Walter Gorthy was present at a number of pivotal events of the Civil War, including the battle of Nashville and when General Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union General Ulysses S. Grant, ending the war. To be clear, the battle of Nashville and Lee’s surrender to Grant are two separate events that happened at two different locations.