Operating millage proposals to continue funding police protection and parks/recreation services in Oxford Township were approved by voters in the Aug. 6 special election. The five-year, 3.9152-mill police tax proposal was approved 2,124 to 933. Revenue generated by it will continue paying for law enforcement services provided by the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office. The approved […]
LakePoint Community Church’s Veterans Ministry hosted its annual picnic and barbecue for veterans, both local and homeless, and their family members on Saturday. Paying their respects to the flag and singing along to the National Anthem are World War II veteran Bud Abbott (left), of Orion Township, and Rev. Bob Holt, associate pastor of LakePoint […]
OXFORD VILLAGE – On Friday morning, an accident that encompassed both the southbound and northbound lanes of M-24, just north of Lincoln St., rendered all three of the involved vehicles undriveable and sent one driver to the hospital. According to the village police report, a 70-year-old Addison man was stopped in the left southbound lane, […]
Rochester Hills resident Suzanne Zeitman, 69, atop her horse Elgassi, a 31-year-old Swedish Warmblood, passed a dressage test Saturday morning at Ashley Oaks Farm on Oakwood Rd. in Oxford Township and secured her place in The Dressage Foundation’s elite Century Club. Holding the reins is farm owner Sue Ashley, of Oxford. For the full story, […]
Operating millage proposals to continue funding police protection and parks/recreation services in Oxford Township were approved by voters in the Tuesday, Aug. 6 special election. The five-year, 3.9152-mill police tax proposal was approved 2,124 to 933, based on the unofficial results posted by the Oakland County Elections Division. The revenue generated by it will continue […]
Reaction on Facebook mixed A new logo to represent high school athletics was unveiled by Oxford Community Schools on Aug. 2, but that doesn’t mean the circular Wildcat logo that people are familiar with is being scrapped. It will still be used at other levels within the district. “It’s just an additional logo,” said Athletic […]
When James Muys agreed to become the chaplain for Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) North Oakland Post 334 in 2015, he did so because it was a “position that had to be filled and nobody really wanted it.” “I guess I kind of got it by default,” said the Oxford resident. He never imagined that […]
You’re never too old to achieve your goals. Just ask Suzanne Zeitman and her horse Elgassi. At the 32-acre Ashley Oaks Farm in Oxford Township Saturday morning, the Rochester Hills resident and Elgassi, a Swedish Warmblood, worked as a team to join an elite group that has just over 400 members in the United States […]
When L. Brooks Patterson passed away on Aug. 3 at the age of 80, Oakland County lost a longtime leader who left an indelible mark on just about everything he touched, from government to the local economy. But to Addison Township Supervisor Bruce Pearson, the loss was that of a longtime friend who had a […]
Zach Throne is no stranger to the stage inside Oxford High School’s Performing Arts Center. As a student, he had leading roles in memorable productions of “Dracula,” “The 39 Steps” and “A Christmas Story.” On Sunday, the 2012 OHS graduate, returned to that same stage not to entertain with his acting, but to show his […]