Smiles came easily for Kelly Holmes May 4 during her brief visit to Canton High School s softball field, the place where in 1992 she struck out a still-standing national record 24 batters in a seven-inning game. Whenever I go by a softball field, I remember the smell of the freshly-cut grass, the dirt, everything, said Holmes, who was inducted into the Canton High School Athletics Hall of Fame in 2018. Being here brings back a lot of great memories.
In April 2020, Holmes, who starred as a pitcher for the University of Michigan s softball program for four years after graduating from Canton in 1993, was diagnosed with glioblastoma, an incurable form of brain cancer.
âExceptional candidates, top recruits, very qualified.â
Thatâs how Farmington Hills Police Chief Jeff King describes 10 new officers recently sworn in to his department.
King credits an âaggressive recruitment strategyâ for the new hires, as law enforcement agencies in general experience what he calls a âhiring crisis.â
- Advertisement - Many of them had multiple conditional offers from Oakland, Macomb and Wayne counties, he said. This is not about just getting bodies â we wanted exceptional candidates.
The officers will fill spots created by retirements, both recent and anticipated in upcoming months, as well as bringing staffing levels up, King said.