Oxford Township’s next large-scale residential development could be located on the Koenig Sand & Gravel property along Lakeville Road. The Troy-based Biltmore Properties Corp. has secured the option to purchase the nearly 1,200-acre parcel, according to Biltmore representative Jack Carnahan. Should Biltmore Properties decide to buy the land, Carnahan said it would be developed, but […]
Most people are pretty pleased when their dog learns to sit, stay, fetch, roll over and all the other usual canine commands and tricks. But Oxford residents Linda Brady and Riggs, her six-year-old Golden Retriever, are way beyond all that. Brady and Riggs recently attained their Master Agility Championship (MACH) title while competing in the […]
The Oxford Tap is one step closer to adding an outdoor service area behind its 36 S. Washington St. building. Oxford Village Council members voted 4-0 to approve Police Chief Mike Neymanowski’s recommendation to the Michigan Liquor Control Commission that the Oxford Tap be allowed to operate an outdoor service area in conjunction with its […]
Five businesses in an Addison Township strip mall were burglarized late Thursday night, but instead of getting away with the loot, the suspected thief got a dog bite courtesy of the Oakland County Sheriff’s K-9 Unit. Carlen Leon Skube was arraigned in Rochester Hills 52-3 District Court Saturday on five felony counts of breaking and […]
Fire erupted inside the attic and roof of an Addison Township home in the wee hours Monday morning. Firefighters were called to 258 Ridgemont (which runs south off Indian Lake Road) around 2:30 a.m. to extinguish a house fire. When fire personnel arrived on the scene, Addison Fire Chief George Spencer said the house was […]
Oxford Township officials last week voted 6-1 to approve a contract with Oakland County for the acquisition, construction and financing of an estimated $17,725,000 worth of improvements to the unincorporated water system. The project includes construction of a 1-million gallon elevated storage tank on N. Oxford Road, up to four water treatment plants and eight […]
Exuberant members of nine communities, including Oxford, gathered Feb. 18 at the Crofoot Ballroom in downtown Pontiac to celebrate a national accomplishment and prove you’re never too old for a high school-style pep rally. The event was designed to promote two things ? Main Street Oakland County’s (MSOC) 10th anniversary and the fact that Oxford […]
Dawn Warner didn’t care for the way Keyon Timmons smiled last week in Oakland County Circuit Court as he was being tried for shooting her 6-year-old granddaughter, Jordayna Barrett, of Oxford, in the face. ‘He has no remorse for what he did. In his mind, it’s a joke,? she said. ‘It makes you sick to […]
Residents in the northwest portion of Oxford Village turned out en masse last week for a public hearing regarding the potential development of some vacant public land. Council was considering developing 3.125 acres of village-owned property (south of Dayton St. and west of Pleasant St.) into affordable housing for senior citizens and a park/recreational area […]
Oxford Bank’s main branch held a bake sale Friday and raised $236 for the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life May 14-15 at Oxford High School. The bank is a $1,000 sponsor of the 24-hour relay event which is designed to raise money for cancer research and promote cancer awareness and education. Tony Lasher, marketing […]