Thanks to some fellas with a passion for two wheels and the open road, the Oxford Village Police Department has a new piece of lifesaving equipment. Three representatives of the Wild Pigs Motorcycle Club, a group of current and retired police officers whose mission is to support law enforcement, visited the station Aug. 1 to […]
As people mourn the passing of Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson, who lost his battle with pancreatic cancer on Aug. 3 at the age of 80, Oxford Township resident Mike Spisz hopes he will be remembered as “one of the best leaders out there.” “He’s done a hell of a job running this county. […]
Local veterans and their families are invited to enjoy a day of food, fun and fellowship at Oxford Township’s LakePoint Community Church on Saturday, Aug. 10. The church’s Veterans Ministry is hosting its annual Veterans BBQ and Picnic from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Admission is free. Last year, it was attended by between 350 […]
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 […]
Oxford sisters Olive (left) and Alice Squires, ages 6 and 4, respectively, play soccer during the July 23 Pop Up in the Park event held at Seymour Lake Township Park. For more fun photos, pick up a print edition of this week’s Oxford Leader. Photo by C.J. Carnacchio.
On Tuesday morning, Shane Murray Cummings went from a wanted man to a man behind bars. Members of the Oakland County Sheriff’s Fugitive Apprehension Team (FAT) took the 37-year-old Oxford resident, who’s accused of stealing $5,110 from the main branch of Oxford Bank on Friday, July 26, into custody. FAT located Cummings at a relative’s […]
To say attendance was light at the July 25 informational meeting regarding Oxford Township’s police and parks operating millage proposals would be an understatement. A total of seven people showed up and of those, three were members of the local media, one was a parks department employee and one was the parks director’s wife. Despite […]
Let’s face it, nobody really likes paying taxes. Nobody jumps for joy when filing their federal income tax return. Nobody does cartwheels when they receive their property tax bill in the mail. Nobody willingly overpays their taxes and tells the government to “keep the change.” If you do, there’s something seriously wrong with you. But […]
Local developer Dave Weckle is building a bomb-making facility in downtown Oxford. But, the only thing these bombs will be exploding with is flavor. During the July 24 groundbreaking ceremony for Weckle’s three-building, mixed-use development along E. Burdick, Mill and Stanton streets, it was announced that Evergreens Coffee and Bakeshop will occupy the ground floor […]
When it comes to dining out, there’s no shortage of options in Oxford and soon, there could be one more. Plans to build a 4,105-square-foot Culver’s restaurant with a drive-through have been submitted to the township. The proposed site is 3.46 acres on the west side of M-24 between Tractor Supply Co. to the north […]