Blues, BBQ & beer coming to Oxford

Oxford got a taste of the Blues Friday as musicians Sweet Claudette and Howard Glazer performed during a press conference announcing plans for the community’s June 25 festival dubbed ‘Hot Blues and BBQ.? ‘It’s going to be a hot day in Oxford,? said Suzanne Ardelan, chair of the Oxford Downtown Development Authority’s Promotions Committee, who […]

Bridge considered for National Register

A stone bridge that’s linked Oxford and Orion townships for 114 years will be considered for nomination to the National Register of Historic Places at a May 20 meeting of the Michigan Historic Preservation Review Board in Lansing. The single-span arch bridge that extends over Indian Lake Road along the east side of M-24 once […]

Beam me up, Scotty! Gala goes Sci Fi

Time machines, space ships and tribbles ? lots of tribbles ? invaded the Devil’s Ridge Golf Club Friday night as the Oxford Public Library Friends hosted its 9th Annual Storybook Gala. Science Fiction was the theme and Connie Miller was the guest of honor. The Oxford Village resident was selected as this year’s ‘Friend of […]

Guilty as charged

An Oxford man well-known and respected for his involvement in youth baseball pleaded guilty Dec. 16 in Oakland County Circuit Court to embezzling money from the kids and parents who trusted him. Gregory James Williams, 46, will learn his fate when he’s sentenced by Circuit Court Judge Edward Sosnick at 1 p.m. Jan. 20. ‘He […]

Does gone wild!

To say it was a one-in-a-million freak accident doesn’t even begin to describe what happened Sunday afternoon at the Tool Sport & Sign Co. in Oxford Township. Four female deer, apparently travelling at high speeds, crashed through the 1060 S. Lapeer Rd. store’s panel windows around 2:43 p.m. causing an estimated $15,000 to $20,000 in […]

District first to sign on for ‘Race to the Top’ funds

Oxford Community Schools had the distinction of being the very first district in Michigan Tuesday to submit a signed agreement to participate in a federal education reform program that could mean at least $97,179 more for the home of the Wildcats. ‘I didn’t know we would be the first. It just happened to be the […]

School tax collection remains as is – for now

Rather than switch to a 100 percent collection in the summer, Oxford Schools will continue, for the time being, collecting half of its local property taxes in the summer and half in the winter. The school board was considering switching to a summer tax collection beginning next year, but decided Monday evening to postpone making […]

This ain’t your fathers classroom

Those looking for a glimpse into the future of education should take a gander at what’s going on inside teacher Rob Murray’s fourth-grade classroom at Leonard Elementary. Murray’s students are busy constructing their own websites, chatting with students in China and balancing on rubber balls instead of sitting in chairs. Things have definitely come a […]

Twp. willing to pay 65 percent for Elk View fix

Another chapter was written last week in the seemingly never-ending saga of the Elk View Estates subdivision. When and how this story ends now depends on what the residents decide. Oxford Township officials voted 4-2 to reduce the amount they’re willing to pay to bring the subdivision’s two unapproved roads, Elkview and Bull Run, up […]

Oxford’s first Relay for Life

They walked in the rain, the cold and brief periods of sunshine. They walked in the dead of night and the wee hours of the morning. They walked to honor those who survived and those who lost their fight. They walked nonstop for 24 hours to help find a cure for a killer named cancer. […]