A total of $380,000 in funding for the construction of two safety paths considered to be Oxford Township’s top priorities was unanimously approved by officials last week. Officials voted to allocated $211,024 for the construction of a 1,550-foot asphalt path on the north side of W. Drahner Road extending from Chirco Drive to Christ the […]
If Oxford Schools wants a safety path along Ray Road, the township’s willing to help pay the design/engineering cost, but the district will have to foot the construction bill on its own. ‘If the school wants to pay for it, I’m in favor of it,? said Supervisor Bill Dunn. In a 6-1 vote last week, […]
A request to change the name of Ray Road between M-24 and North Oxford Road was put on hold for now by the Oxford Township Board. Superintendent Dr. William Skilling asked the board to consider changing the road’s name to either Wildcat Way or Wildcat Drive, a back-up choice. ‘Our goal is to see Wildcat […]
Kaity Fischer is spending her summer at the Detroit Zoo in Royal Oak working with the wildest, most dangerous beast of them all ? the media. The 2007 Oxford High School graduate is gaining some valuable real world experience as a public relations intern for the Detroit Zoological Society. ‘I really like it. It’s a […]
Oxford’s full-time firefighters will finally get the chance to vote on whether or not they want union representation. Last week, the township board voted 5-2 to allow the 12 full-time fighters to vote to create a collective bargaining unit, if they wish, that excludes the department’s 30 paid-on-call staff members, fire chief and administrative assistant. […]
Guns have always been a part of my life. When I was little, I played with toy guns almost everyday until I graduated to a Daisy BB gun. I never did put my eye out or anyone else’s. Being an avid hunter, my dad always had shotguns, rifles and handguns around the house. They were […]
Oxford resident Mallory Aldrich, 8, receives her guitar lesson last week in Centennial Park’s iconic gazebo. Teaching her is Oxford resident Neal Wright, a student at Oakland University. Wright’s family moved here about a year ago from Georgia. Those interested in taking guitar lessons from Wright can contact him at nealwright89@gmail.com or by calling (248) […]
To most people, Badminton is backyard sport usually played on a lazy summer afternoon during a barbecue. But for Laurence and Candice O’Dess, residents of Addison Township since 1976, the sport has been a source of exercise, friendships and Olympic gold. Last week, the couple won a combined five gold medals playing Badminton at the […]
The KLR Splashpad at Seymour Lake Park officially opens Saturday, July 18. Don’t miss the 3 p.m. ribbon-cutting. Be among the first to get drenched like all the kids you see here.
American literature’s most well-known juvenile delinquent is coming to the stage for three shows at the Oxford High School Performing Arts Center July 30-Aug. 1. The Oxford Community Theater is proud to present, as its very first production, the play ‘Tom Sawyer.? Directed by Oxford resident Kelly Brock, the play was written by Ric Averill […]