Thanks to an $800 donation from the Oxford Chamber of Commerce, the Oxford Village Police Department now has the money to purchase its fifth and final tactical vest. As a piece of body armor, tactical vests provide a greater degree of personal protection because they can stop a rifle bullet, something the bulletproof vests currently […]
It’s not often a guy gets to return to his hometown to show everybody the movie he helped make. On Sunday, Aug. 4, Zach Throne, a 2012 graduate of Oxford High School, will be doing just that. There will be a special showing of “Cadia: The World Within” at the OHS Performing Arts Center. Doors […]
What has four legs and a nose that can smell trouble? The newest addition to Oxford Community Schools’ security team. Last week, the board of education voted 6-0 to approve a $25,200 dog handler agreement with Oxford Township that begins Aug. 1 and expires on July 31, 2020. Trustee Mary Hanser was absent. Under it, […]
State grant covering 75 percent of cost Windows and doors at Oxford schools will receive an added layer of protection designed to help create a safer and more energy-efficient environment. Last week, the board of education voted 6-0 to purchase almost 5,300 square feet of 3M security window film from the Auburn-Hills-based Michigan Glass Coatings […]
Oxford resident Adalyn Sikora, 6, views models of the Apollo Command Module and an astronaut at the Oxford Public Library. They’re part of an exhibit that’s on loan from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The exhibit, which highlights the Apollo program and the future of space exploration, will be on display at the […]
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 […]
Shane Murray Cummings is a wanted man. There’s an active arrest warrant for the 37-year-old Oxford resident in connection with the July 26 robbery of the main branch of Oxford Bank at 60 S. Washington St. According to village Police Chief Mike Solwold, Cummings was charged with one felony count of bank robbery and one […]
DOWNTOWN OXFORD – At approximately 12:15 p.m. on Friday, the main branch of Oxford Bank at 60 S. Washington St. was robbed and police are currently searching for the suspect. The suspect was described as a white male, about six feet tall and clean-shaven, in his 20s or 30s. “He was wearing dark blue jeans, […]
K.T. Robinson, of Pontiac, won the pie-eating contest Saturday during the 67th Annual Strawberry Festival in downtown Leonard. Robinson, an employee of the Detroit Institute of Arts who was at the festival manning a craft table, wolfed down seven mini strawberry pies topped with whipped cream to claim the crown. For more festival photos, pick […]
A groundbreaking ceremony for a long-awaited, three-building development in downtown Oxford will be held at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, July 24 and the public is invited to attend. Village officials want to help local developer Dave Weckle celebrate as he begins construction of his first building on E. Burdick St. “I appreciate the support the […]