As the Oxford area continues to grow by leaps and bounds, so does the number of vehicles on the road and the number of traffic violations. Oxford Village Police Chief Mike Neymanowski told council last week that as of Sept. 1 his officers have issued an additional 1,245 traffic violations this year compared to all […]
A combination of safety pins, colorful beads and the desire to help others allowed students at Lakeville Elementary to raise $271 for Hurricane Katrina relief efforts. Fifth-graders in teachers Rob Murray, Krista Faison and Jill Stuk’s classes recently made and sold Mardi Gras-inspired pins to raise money for the American Red Cross. Fifth-grader Bradley Mitchell […]
There’s a new booster group in Oxford and its sole purpose is to increase funding for school sports. Dubbed the ‘Oxford Athletic Boosters and Foundation,? the new group replaces the longtime Oxford Wildcat Booster Club, which chose to dissolve earlier this summer due to waning membership, according to Oxford Athletic Director Patrick Ball. ‘It ended […]
Ruth Ashley is one lucky lady ? she got a pony ride for her birthday. The lifelong Oxford resident celebrated her 89th birthday September 15 surrounded by friends and loved ones at the Ashley Oaks horse farm 1204 W. Oakwood Road, west of M-24. Ruth and her husband of 68 years, Pete Ashley, along with […]
Drivers tooling along M-24 in downtown Oxford Friday may have noticed a man with a sign picketing in front of Oxford Bank’s main branch. His name is Mark Sowers and all he wants is for the bank to give him a little help so he can keep the home he built in Orion Township. ‘I’m […]
It’s by no means a done deal, but Oxford Community Schools is negotiating to purchase a local church and its land in order to house a number of the district’s childcare and pre-kindergarten programs. ‘It’s the least expensive way for us to add capacity ? buy an existing facility and re-purpose it,? said Superintendent Dr. […]
Addison’s full-time firefighters last week dumped their union a year-and-a-half after they voted to join it. ‘It wasn’t going in the direction that we wanted it to go or that we thought it would go,? said Firefighter/Paramedic John Beach, who served as the union local’s president. ‘It’s over with and we’re going to move forward.? […]
OXFORD VILLAGE ? A local businessman is eager to breathe new life into a 3.5-acre piece of property that’s sat vacant and unused since late 2006. Steve Stoll, owner of the Lake Orion-based Hi-Hill Lawn Service, has a purchase agreement for the former James Lumber property at the corner of E. Burdick and Mill streets. […]
It was a physically, mentally and emotionally draining trip that pushed a small band of volunteers to their limits, but in the end, ‘H2O ? Help to Oxford? was a complete success. ‘It was the most exhausting thing I’ve ever done ? ever ? but the most rewarding too,? said Oxford Township Parks and Recreation […]
Gunfire outside a Flint restaurant early Sunday morning tragically ended the young life of Jamie Lynn Graves. The 29-year-old Oxford resident was exiting the parking lot of Angelo’s Coney Island restaurant (1816 Davison Road) in a vehicle with a friend and others around 2:30 a.m. when several gunshots rang out and struck her. Graves, who […]