Editorial: Remember 9/11, fly your flag
Many people remember in detail where they were when our country was attacked and 2,977 innocent countrymen died and 6,000 injured on Sept. 11, 2001. The first responders ran toward[…]
Tim McLean resigns as Belleville Deputy Administrator
On Thursday, Sept. 1, Tim McLean resigned from his position as the Deputy Administrator of the City of Belleville. City Manager/Police Chief Dave Robinson accepted his resignation and the position[…]
Belleville Area Chamber of Commerce hires Martha Hanoian
Martha Hanoian of Brownstown Township has been named the new director of the Belleville Area Chamber of Commerce, replacing Michael Kole as head of the chamber. Her first day on[…]
Goat t-shirts available at Farmer’s Market on Sept. 12
The Horizon Park Goats 2022 t-shirt was on sale at Goat Day on Aug. 27 at Horizon Park in the City of Belleville. The money raised by selling the shirts[…]
Court Watching: Parchman now in hospital room at jail healing from 7 wounds
On Aug. 17 the Wayne County Sheriff’s Department alerted 34th District Court that Dekenta Reshard Parchman, 30, of Westland was in custody and will be unable to appear on Aug.[…]
Shermans create Belleville Lake’s new Whippet Point
To celebrate their affection for the whippet breed of dog, Cheryl and Don Sherman have erected a concrete whippet statue atop a tree stump at the southern tip of the[…]
BHS Half-Time Band Review set for Sept. 21
The 2022 Belleville High School Half-Time Band Review will take place at the BHS Athletic Field on Wednesday, Sept. 21, at 6:30 p.m. Gates will open at 5:45 p.m., and[…]
Editorial: Independent can’t accept advertising for marijuana shop
Blue Sky Cannabis Co., soon to open on Savage Road in the City of Belleville, reached out to the Independent over the weekend for advertising rates so it could advertise[…]
VBT OKs resolution to move forward on Haggerty Rd. construction
The Van Buren Township Board of Trustees unanimously approved an Intergovernmental Agreement with Wayne County for reconstruction of and water main work adjacent to Haggerty Road north of Ecorse Road.[…]
VBT DDA considers what to do about obsolete streetlights
The Van Buren Township Downtown Development Authority was informed at its regular meeting Aug. 23 that its lightpoles along Belleville Road are obsolete and the DDA’s stock of replacement parts[…]
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