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[…]
Belleville DDA votes to grant/loan Health Markets $7,915 for sign
The Belleville Downtown Development Authority voted to give Michael Gatteri, owner of Health Markets at 186 Main St., $7,915 as a 50% grant and a 50% loan over three years.[…]
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Angelique Lana White On May 11, 2022 Angelique Lana White, 23, of Westland pled no contest to a new charge of operating while intoxicated-first offense on Jan. 1, 2022 in[…]
BACA to offer sales sites at Victory Park for Citywide Yard Sale
The Belleville Area Council for the Arts is taking reservations for sales sites at Victory Park in Belleville for the Citywide Yard Sales, which will be available from 8 a.m.[…]
Editorial: BHS football practice to start at stroke of midnight
Under regulations for high school football in Michigan, athletes are not allowed to start practicing for the fall season until Aug. 7. At the final stroke of midnight on Aug.[…]
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