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Macomb County Executive Mark A. Hackel and his team are pleased to invite you to the 2026 State of the County Address, presented by Free Star Financial Credit Union. Join us on Wednesday, December 2, 2026, at 6 p.m. at the Macomb Center for the Performing Arts for an evening focused on where Macomb County stands today and, more importantly, where we’re headed tomorrow.
CLINTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WXYZ) — A Clinton Township woman has found a way to continue a lifelong passion for sewing after a stroke left the right side of her body paralyzed. Linda Thomas rarely lets a day go by without sitting in front of her sewing machine. See the...
Lake-effect rain changes to wet snow as Michigan's Thumb faces 1 to 2 inches through Saturday morning.
Macomb, Oakland, and Wayne counties have been part of three federally declared disasters since 2014, yet almost no homeowners there carry federal flood insurance, according to an analysis released Nov. 8 by Shelby Township waterproofing contractor Mansour's Innovations via EIN Presswire. The company reviewed records from the Federal Emergency Management...
Funeral services are being held today in Imlay City, Mich. for part-time Detroit Hockey Now writer Tim Robinson who died […]
The Macomb County Board of Commissioners shifted prioirities and made trims to County Executive Mark Hackel's proposed budget for the upcoming fiscal year on Thursday, Nov. 12, including eliminating new positions county departments had requested. In unanimous votes in its Finance/Audit/Budget Committee meeting Thursday afternoon, commissioners amended Hackel's proposed budget, some of which were cuts and some of which were increases or other changes. The proposed budget set aside around $21 million for capital needs, or improvements to county buildings and parking lots, in the general fund. Commissioners didn't want to take as much money out of the county's savings as the county executive had proposed, said Commissioner Phil Kraft. They instead pulled $5 million out of savings and decided to make reductions elsewhere in the budget, allowing the board to set aside $20 million for capital plan projects. "We wanted to reduce the pull from the overall general fund," Kraft said. Hackel offered his proposed budget in early October for the 2027 fiscal year, which begins Jan. 1. The $1.25 billion budget reflects an 11.9% increase over the current budget . The board is slated to adopt the budget Nov. 19. Hackel's budget included 26.8 new full-time equivalent positions,
HARRISON TOWNSHIP — In Harrison Township on Nov. 7, an emotional ceremony took place, remembering veterans who had passed on and adding four names to the stones in the memorial garden just outside of Rosso Hall. As the start time rolled around, family members of the fallen, members of...
HARRISON TOWNSHIP — Specific short-term rentals in Harrison Township are getting a little “grace.” That is, they’ll now get six months to become compliant before an ordinance goes into effect. On Nov. 9, the Harrison Township Board of Trustees approved the grace period in a 7-0...
Michigan senator-elect Abdul El-Sayed stood in front of a crowd in Macomb County and delivered a verdict that had nothing to do with policy: Amo Sami’s Shawarma, he declared, serves the best shawarma he has ever eaten. The comment sent co-founder Sami Rayshouny into tears and, he says, sent customers streaming through the door.
(UI) - The parent company of Michigan underground utility contractors DiPonio Contracting and Lodestar Construction has rebranded as Bastion Infrastructure Group and plans to acquire additional infrastructure businesses across the Great Lakes region. Formerly DiPonio Holdings, the company is backed by Austin, Texas-based independent sponsor Evolution Strategy Partners. Headquartered in...
Macomb County Prosecutor Peter J. Lucido has announced the appointment of Macomb County Circuit Court Judge Joseph Toia as chief assistant prosecutor. Toia will assume the position when he steps down from the bench on Jan. 1. Robert A. Leonetti, the current chief assistant, will become the office’s first chief...
MACOMB COUNTY — On Nov. 3, residents voted in Adam Lipski, Andrea Marble and Jeffrey Cyprus as their new L’Anse Creuse Public Schools Board of Education members. Lipski and Marble ran against three other candidates for a full term while Cyprus ran unopposed for a partial term ending on Dec. 31, 2030.
