Oxford High School senior Rob Cerato was presented the Tommi Fillion/Kiwanis Club Service Award Tuesday. Named for the late Tommi Fillion, a charter member of the Oxford/Orion Kiwanis Club, the award consists of a $1,250 scholarship. With a GPA of 4.0, Cerato will use the money to help further his education at the University of […]
A $1,839,249 contract for three street improvement projects was awarded May 10 to the Clarkston-based Cadillac Asphalt by the Oxford Village Council. The overall project ? which will be financed via the sale of capital improvement bonds and using funds from the water/sewer budget ? encompasses South Glaspie Street, Pontiac Street, and constructing a new […]
The southeast parking quadrant in downtown Oxford will pick up an estimated 60 spaces this summer thanks to a deal between the Oxford Downtown Development Authority and the Mitchell Corporation. Work began last week clearing the southern portions of the parcels known as 32, 36 and 38 East Burdick Street to make way for additional […]
Seventeen local scouts and students were awarded medals at Oxford United Methodist Church Sunday to recognize their completion of various levels in the ‘God and Country Program.? The God and Country Program is a Protestant Christian Education Program developed by the PRAY (Programs of Religious Activities with Youth) organization. PRAY’s mission is to encourage the […]
Oxford and Addison residents made a strong showing at the Household Hazardous Waste Day in Orion Township Saturday. Eighty-one vehicles from Oxford and 24 from Addison showed up at the Eagle Valley Recycling and Disposal Facility to drop off hazardous materials such as car batteries, motor oil, and mercury. A total of 492 vehicles from […]
An Oxford native and star athlete received some national attention last week during his first college bowl game. Zach Line, a 2008 OHS graduate who now plays for the Southern Methodist University Mustangs, scored a touchdown before a crowd of 32,650 in Aloha Stadium at the Hawaii Bowl Dec. 24. The running back’s moment in […]
While their sons and daughters are serving over there, they’re right here ? waiting, wondering and worrying. Only a parent who’s been through it knows about the sleepless nights and the endless fears that prey upon the mind when your child is in uniform and in harm’s way. ‘We love our children unconditionally and wholly, […]
Taxes are a lot like poison. In small doses, they can be tolerated. But in large amounts, they’re lethal. Case in point, Oxford Community Schools is considering shifting its tax collection from the current 50/50 split between the summer and winter bills to a 100 percent bite in the summer, possibly starting in 2011. Granted, […]
Oxford residents are lacing up their sneakers and digging out their tents and sleeping bags as they prepare to walk in the community’s First Annual Relay for Life May 14-15 at Oxford High School. Twenty-one teams consisting of an estimated 800 to 900 walkers will participate in the 24-hour relay event dedicated to raising funds […]
A two-vehicle collision on M-24, north of Minnetonka Road, around 12:22 a.m. Saturday sent one driver to the hospital. According to information released by the Oxford Village Police and Oakland County Sheriff’s Dept., the incident occurred when a 1996 Dodge driven by a 24-year-old Metamora man rear-ended a Silverado Truck at a ‘high rate of […]