CLINTON TOWNSHIP — Wilbur Jones is taking years of experience in the military, education and sports back to the community where he grew up. He’s hoping to bring people together.

HARRISON TOWNSHIP — The Harrison Township Fire Department walked away from the March 25 Board of Trustees meeting with new gear and three promotions.

HARRISON TOWNSHIP — A proposed condominium development remains in limbo after the Harrison Township Planning Commission voted on March 21 to table its decision to a later meeting.

MOUNT CLEMENS — If at first you don’t succeed, try again. And again. And again. On March 18, the Mount Clemens City Commission gave the city approval for the 16th time to apply for a state grant to replace the Crocker Boulevard bridge.

MOUNT CLEMENS — On March 13, Fraser resident Hunter Locke-Hughes was ordered to serve 90 months to 30 years in prison on first-degree child abuse and involuntary manslaughter charges in the drowning death of Terry Adams, a 6-year-old special needs child.

MACOMB COUNTY — Two Macomb County leaders have been recognized by the federal government for their community policing efforts.

MOUNT CLEMENS — Much can change in the span of a year. About half a year into the Cairns Community Center’s reopening and acquisition by the city of Mount Clemens, city officials agreed to extend the operating partnership with TCB Youth Mentoring and Advancing Macomb’s “Breaking Barriers to Play” program.

MACOMB COUNTY — Closing parts of M-53 throughout this year’s construction season might mean detours or fewer open lanes, but it will extend the highway’s lifespan for years to come, according to the Michigan Department of Transportation.

MACOMB COUNTY — It was an election two years in the making. After Michigan voters passed Proposition 2 in 2022 with a 60% majority, the first statewide election with nine days of early voting arrived in February.

HARRISON TOWNSHIP — A new way to cross the Clinton River Spillway will soon arrive.Harrison Township is building a new pedestrian bridge to connect the spillway along Jefferson Avenue, budgeting $3.45 million for the bridge and associated walkways.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — Grab a little pixie dust: It’s time for the Macomb Ballet Company’s premiere of “Peter Pan.”

MOUNT CLEMENS — Nearly 200 art students across Macomb County will feel the joy of success as their work adorns the walls of the 2024 Macomb County Annual Secondary Student Show.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — If testing one’s abilities is the path to improving one’s craft, Chippewa Valley Musical Productions is preparing itself for Broadway.

MACOMB COUNTY — Despite some odd winter weather, cold-weather traffic safety concerns have not melted away.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — After 25 with the department, Clinton Township’s fire chief is calling it quits.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — The last meeting of a politically deadlocked group brought one final flash-up on Feb. 26 as the  Clinton Township Board of Trustees voted 3-3 on paying the bills for the State of Clinton Township address.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — Republican Dan Kress won the Feb. 27 election for the open Clinton Township Board of Trustees seat for a partial term which will be up for election again this November. Kress won with a 51.

MACOMB COUNTY — Although inflation has decreased in recent months, “I don’t know if we’re out of the woods,” said Thomas Alongi, a partner with the UHY accounting firm, in Sterling Heights.

MOUNT CLEMENS — A suspect has been arrested in connection with a morning shooting in Mount Clemens on Friday, Feb. 23. Around 7:10 a.m., Macomb County Sheriff’s Office deputies were dispatched to the 200 block of Hubbard Street in response to a reported shooting.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — Municipal money was on the minds of everyone at the Feb. 12 Clinton Township Board of Trustees meeting as trustees and residents discussed the upcoming fiscal year’s budget.