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Marcie’s Soul Food brings Southern comfort and flavor to Port Huron

Marcella McDowell blends family legacy, faith, and culture to bring taste of Southern tradition with classic dishes like catfish, smothered pork chops, and baked macaroni and cheese.

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Removing Barriers, Building Futures: How One Mother’s Dream Became Possible

“By investing in students through renewable scholarships and life needs support, donors help remove the barriers that stand between determined students and their degrees.”

Native Blend brings indigenous medicine to modern healing

An Indigenous and veteran-owned herbal company based in Port Huron, Native Blend focuses on the philosophy that medicine should serve the community.

Friends of St. Clair River promote Stonefly detection crucial for watershed protection

Friends of the St. Clair River will host a winter stonefly search on February 28 at Columbus County Park; data collected during the event will give scientists insight into the health of the Belle River.

Bill and Ann Maas leave a lasting legacy gift for the St. Clair County Library

As educators, Bill and Ann Maas understood that accessibility is a key component in having a strong community, opening the doors to literacy and educational and recreational materials and activities, regardless of one’s economic situation.

Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy celebrated by Southfield task force through peace walk and youth service awards

The Southfield Martin Luther King, Jr. Task Force honored King’s legacy of social justice, nonviolence, and equality for all Americans through a peace walk on MLK Day 2026.

Listening to the Experts: How St. Clair County teens are shaping the future of mental health

The Teen Advisory Group (TAG), started by St. Clair County Community Mental Health, brings together students from across the county to do something both simple and powerful: tell adults what teens actually need – and then help make it happen.

Nonprofits in St. Clair County join forces to tackle funding challenges, drive community development

Realizing that collaboration is the key to success, St. Clair County nonprofit leaders meet monthly to discuss the most pressing challenges their organizations face and how to help solve them.

Port Huron Historian turns family roots into community action

For more than a decade, David Brooks, president of Friends of the Fort Gratiot Light has helped preserve one of St. Clair County’s most iconic landmarks through volunteer work, fundraising, and hands-on restoration.

Site readiness program helps Blue Water Area prepare for future industrial opportunities

A new site readiness program is designed to give a competitive edge in the search for industrial parks and St. Clair County is already actively seeking industrial investment.

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