Belleville Area Council for the Arts honors memory of Neil Griffin
Family members and friends of Thelma Griffin and the late Neil Griffin gathered at the Belleville Area Council for the Arts Music Lakeside performance on July 27 to dedicate the[…]
Court Watching
Dennis Austin Thick Dennis Austin Thick, 53, of Belleville was video-arraigned in custody at Van Buren Township police department on July 31 on charges of stalking and disturbing the peace[…]
Editorial: Should city OK proposed smoke-free ordinance?
Belleville Councilwoman Kelly Bates, who works in Ann Arbor, proposed a smoke-free ordinance for the city at Monday’s meeting, based on what Ann Arbor has approved. It applied to all[…]
City of Belleville candidates file for five seats open in November election
All five seats on the Belleville City Council are up for election on the Nov. 7 General Election. The deadline to file was 4 p.m. July 25 and the Independent[…]
Metro Baptist Church celebrates 50 years with same pastor
Dr. John and Linda Vaprezsan celebrated the 50th anniversary of Metro Baptist Church on July 15. They started the church on July 15, 1973 at 894 E. Huron River Drive,[…]
VBT board signs resolution for left-turn signal
Both Van Buren Township Trustee Kevin Martin and Clerk Leon Wright said they got in accidents at the corner of Tyler and Belleville roads and that corner needs a left-turn[…]
City Council moves toward EV stations all over town
On Monday, July 24, the Belleville City Council advised the city’s administration to move forward on getting final contract wording for an agreement that would put electric vehicle charging stations[…]
Court Watching: All three defendants end up pleading guilty to Egypt’s 2017 murder
Two of the men charged in connection with Egypt Covington’s 2017 murder pleaded guilty as their jury trial date neared. The trial for Shandon R Groom, 30, and Timothy Eugene[…]
Court Watching: Armeka Thomas arraigned on 16 charges in Van Buren Township incident
Armeka Devonta-Marquis Thomas, 30, of Ypsilanti was video-arraigned Friday on 16 charges by 34th District Court Magistrate Al Hindman while in custody at the Van Buren Township Police Department. His[…]
Bible School students pack 50 bags of food for Emergency Food Closet
Fifteen vacation Bible school students and their leaders from the Seventh Day Adventist Church, 89 S. Edgemont St., came to Belleville First United Methodist Church on July 18 to pack[…]
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