Here is a look at the top five most interesting stories from the White Lake-Highland area this week.

1. Families remember loved ones through Dryer Funeral Home holiday tradition, reported the Holly Express.

2. Friends and family gathered to pray for Jesse Hourigan, a Fenton teen with cancer, reported the Tri-County Times.

3. The Family of Samir Mikha Hannawa, 49, a slain West Bloomfield father of seven, benefits from emergency relief fund, reported West Bloomfield Patch.

4. A car fire destroyed 18 storage units in Grand Blanc Township, reported the Flint Journal.

5. A Rochester Girl Spent her Allowance on Statue for a Vandalized Museum Garden, according to Rochester Patch.