Darryl V Nelson - Grand Traverse County Commissioner - District 6

10/14/2026

10/10/2026

Well, I’m out of jail. I was told to report to the Macomb County Jail Friday morning.
Luckily it was the one under construction, not the one with inmates.

Several members of the county board, the county administrator, and our facilities director toured the jail under construction with a jail architect, construction managers, engineers, and a Macomb County correction deputy.

The goal is tour multiple jail facilities to find out what works, and what doesn’t work. We also are researching out what the next 50 years of county services for you incarceration, and intake of persons experiencing crisis to county facilities.

10/05/2026

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Please see below (or attached) regarding scheduled upcoming work from DTE Upcoming Natural Gas Pipeline Work Will Produce Visible Flare and “Rotten Egg” Odor

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DTE Energy is making natural gas pipeline upgrades in Traverse City to keep the community’s service safe and reliable. As part of this work, crews are scheduled to conduct a controlled gas flare on Tuesday, Oct. 6, beginning around 8:30 a.m. and lasting until approximately 3 p.m.

During this routine process, odorant will be injected into the new gas main near Eighth St. and Hastings St. Crews will then conduct a controlled flare operation in the northwest corner of the TC Central High School parking lot, near Eastern Ave. and Milliken St. The flare may be visible to nearby residents and businesses and may be accompanied by a slight “rotten egg” odor and low roaring sound. This is a routine procedure, and natural gas service will not be interrupted. Traffic control will be in place near the two main work areas, but no road closures or detours are expected.

The odorant will remain in the pipe for about one week, with crews expected to purge the remaining gas/odorant from the line on or around Tuesday, Oct. 13, using a second, shorter flare operation.

If you have general or non-emergency questions about the work, call (616) 632-2620, Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. As always, if you believe you detect a natural gas leak at your property, leave the area immediately, call 911, then call DTE’s dedicated natural gas leak hotline at (800) 947-5000.

09/19/2026

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

September 18, 2026

Grand Traverse County Health Department Response to the USAF F-16 Crash Grand Traverse County Health Department is working with local, state, and federal partners following the F-16 crash in Green Lake Township near County Road 633 and Jeffery Place on September 17, 2026. If you were affected by the home evacuation on September 17th, and emergency response officials have cleared you to return to your home, it remains safe for you to be home and use your well water as you normally would. This statement is based on the information that the health department has at this time.

Do not touch any material from the crash. This includes dust, ash, debris or other materials from the crash. Taking these steps will also help you avoid accidentally ingesting dust or ash from the crash.

These recommendations may change as more information is learned from environmental testing. For questions or concerns about your health, the health department has set up a hotline at 231-995-6800, voicemails left will be monitored throughout the weekend.

09/17/2026

This afternoon shortly before 2pm a bunch of folks who’s job entails protecting our citizens jumped into action when a USAF F-16 had an incident that resulted in the pilot ejecting and the plane crashing in Green Lake Township.

County, Township, Emergency Response Departments, Medical, TVC, Law Enforcement, and Media, all kicked into high gear into what at first could have been a major incident. Thankfully, this was much less catastrophic than it could have been.

Thank you to all who responded in their own way. You train for large catastrophic events, and you all jumped into action prepared for this to be be more than it was.

Thank you for being there for us.

Thanks be to God that this was much less worse than it could have been.

09/12/2026

09/10/2026

We are proud to announce that, for the second consecutive year, TVC has been nominated by USA Today editors and a panel of travel industry experts for the prestigious title of Best Resort Airport in the 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards!

After earning national recognition in last year’s competition, we are once again asking the community, travelers, and Northern Michigan supporters to help secure the title of Best Resort Airport.

Voting is open once per day per category from now through Monday, October 5. Supporters are encouraged to cast their vote daily and help us earn the title of Best Resort Airport.

Vote here ➡️ https://10best.usatoday.com/awards/cherry-capital-airport-tvc-traverse-city-michigan/

08/25/2026