Life doesn't stop for Northern Michigan families returning home after flooding
Along the Sturgeon River near Indian River, Michigan, homes are damaged, and families are just now getting back inside.
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Terrance Friday joins CBS News Detroit from KDFW FOX 4 in Dallas, Texas.
During his time in the Dallas Fort-Worth area, Terrance worked as a weekend morning anchor and reporter for the FOX owned and operated television station. Terrance anchored the top ranked weekend morning newscast in the market for three years.
Before working in Dallas, Terrance anchored and reported for WJTV, the CBS affiliate in Jackson, Mississippi.
His time with WJTV gave Terrance the opportunity to work with sister-stations in other markets like KLFY News 10 in Lafayette, Louisiana, and WISH-TV in Indianapolis, Indiana.
This award-winning journalist started his career at WABG-TV in Greenville, Mississippi, and has also worked for television stations in Biloxi, Mississippi, as well as Lansing, Michigan.
After leaving his hometown in suburban Minneapolis, Terrance left for the south to attend college.
He attended Tougaloo College which is a private, Christian-based, historically black college in Jackson, Mississippi, where he graduated with a degree in broadcast journalism.
He started pursuing his dream of becoming a journalist in the 4th grade when his teacher had the class do current events assignments. Terrance said he liked presenting what he found so much that he discovered his dream job.
In between watching the power rangers, he would also study newscasts and read the newspaper out loud to his parents in the years to follow.
With more than 10 years of industry experience under his belt, Terrance is honored to be one of part of the talented CBS News Detroit team and can't wait to connect with the Detroit viewers while sharing the stories that matter the most to them.
Along the Sturgeon River near Indian River, Michigan, homes are damaged, and families are just now getting back inside.
Families left their homes, with many forced to stay in motels or with friends. On Friday, many returned home for the first time.
Flood waters are starting to recede in some parts of northern Michigan, but for many, the road ahead is just the beginning.
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer toured the Cheboygan Lock and Dam Complex on Thursday as crews work to keep the dam from failing due to high water levels.
In downtown Cheboygan, Michigan, businesses are preparing for possible flooding as water levels remain high at Cheboygan Lock and Dam Complex.
"I didn't think it would get this bad," Jillian Lors of Cheboygan County said about the high water that damaged her home.
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