Thanks to Life Scout Kyle Fuller, the Polly Ann Trail just got a bit nicer for the many walkers, runners, bicyclists and equestrians who travel it every day. In his quest to become an Eagle Scout, the 17-year-old Leonard resident created, for his community service project, a pleasant little rest area where the recreational trail […]
Mile after mile, hour after hour, they walked and walked. They walked to give veterans hope. They walked to give veterans homes. They walked to show veterans they’re neither alone nor forgotten. Folks were seen hiking along M-24 through Oxford Saturday morning as part of the Second Annual Ruck for the Fallen. The 23-mile walk […]
A federal judge tossed out a lawsuit alleging Oxford Village violated the constitutional rights of three individuals who claim they were improperly removed from their unpaid positions as reserve officers in a police mounted unit and had their reputations harmed by officials’ comments during a public meeting in January. In an 11-page order dated Aug. […]
Volunteers will be portraying Oxford’s pioneers during an Oct. 15 walking tour of the township cemetery on W. Burdick St. Photo by C.J. Carnacchio. Folks are invited to stroll among the tombstones and journey into the past on Sunday, Oct. 15 as the Northeast Oakland Historical Society (NEOHS) conducts a walking tour of the Oxford […]
Oxford Community Television is on a roll. For the third consecutive year, the station will be recognized with an award at the Philo Festival of Media Arts, to be held at the Orion Neighborhood Television studio in Orion Township on Friday, Oct. 20. An episode of the OCTV original program “My Life” was named winner […]
The Oakland County Water Resources Commissioner’s Office will close the intersection of Pocahontas Trail and Oneta Street in Oxford Township for sanitary sewer repair beginning Monday, Aug. 7. While the intersection will be completely closed, alternative access will be maintained for local residential and business traffic and emergency vehicles via the detour routes. The detour route […]
It appears Oxford Community Television (OCTV) might be one step closer to potentially having station space that it owns as opposed to rents. Last week, the Oxford Area Cable Communications Commission voted 5-0 to obtain from Lake Orion architect Steve Auger an estimate as to how much it would cost to design and construct a […]
Broken, bleeding and facing the very real prospect of an untimely demise as he laid unconscious on the unforgiving pavement. That was Oxford resident Ronnie Bunker’s condition after a driver allegedly hit him and fled the scene at the intersection of Perry St. and Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. in Pontiac on Saturday, Aug. 19. […]
Another week is here and another official is leaving Oxford Village government. You can almost set your watch by it. This time, it’s Councilman Tom Kennis. He’s resigning from the seat he’s occupied since November 2014. When asked why he decided to call it quits before his term expires in November 2018, Kennis was reluctant […]
Even though the Oxford Wildcats did not emerge victorious, they did make some fantastic memories playing at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor on Friday, Aug. 25.