Community Earth Day celebration set April 21
An Earth Day Free Community Celebration will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, April 21, at Sugar Plum Candy Shop/Our Father’s Child Care, 111 South Street,[…]
Belleville Chorus to present ‘Singing in the Shower’ on May 6
The Belleville Community Chorus (BCC) invites everyone to join them on Saturday, May 6, at 7 p.m. to celebrate their 11th annual spring concert. The performance, titled “Singing in the[…]
Court Watching: Antwon Reid agrees to plea guilty to fleeing police in a vehicle
Antwon Sherrod Reid, 26, on April 12 agreed to plead guilty in 34th District Court to fleeing police in a vehicle and the second charge for making police engage in[…]
Devon Fischer inducted into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi
Devon Fischer of Belleville was recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest all-discipline collegiate honor society. Fischer was initiated at the University of Michigan.[…]
Belleville Officer Dzagulones earns Life Saving award
Belleville Police Officer Sarah Dzagulones was presented with a Life Saving Certificate with ribbon by Police Chief Hal Berriman at the April 17 meeting of the Belleville City Council. He[…]
1,000 people turn out for Flop E Bunny event
About 1,000 people attended the Flop E Bunny event at Victory Park on Saturday, April 15 – twice as many as usually show up the annual, pre-Easter gathering. The line[…]
Pit bulls attack man on bicycle, his dog on Venetian Street in VBT
A man was riding his bicycle with his dog on Venetian Street, behind Trinity Episcopal Church, in Van Buren Township at about 8 a.m. Tuesday, April 11, when two pit[…]
Editorial: Library Board ratifies bond sale, OKs O’Neal
The sale of $14 million worth of bonds and the phased agreement with O’Neal Construction was approved at Tuesday’s meeting of the Belleville Area District Library Board. “This is the[…]
School Board flips: Now Haggerty School is closing this fall
At Monday’s meeting, after a long discussion, the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education voted 5-2 to close Haggerty School for the next school year. Trustees Sherry Frazier and[…]
Saline man arrested, charged in stabbing at VBT bar
Christian David Luckett, 24, of Saline was arrested and charged with three felonies after a stabbing during the early morning hours Saturday at The Creek Bar in Van Buren Township.[…]
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