As it does every year, Sherman Publications, Inc. (SPI), owner of The Oxford Leader, provided 3,000 copies of the Wildcat Football program. SPI staff lay out the program and the company covers the printing costs. All ad revenue directly benefits Oxford’s football team. The program is available to fans free of charge at home games […]
A new maintenance facility for the Oxford Township Parks and Recreation Department received a green light from planning commissioners last week. Commissioners voted 5-0 to grant preliminary and final site plan approval for a 5,000-square-foot maintenance building with an adjacent 1,536-square-foot outdoor storage shed in Seymour Lake Township Park off S. Coats Rd. “It will […]
A lot of famous people in the fields of politics, sports, entertainment and journalism served in the Vietnam War. John McCain, Oliver Stone, Bob Kerrey, Colin Powell, Roger Staubach and Steve Kroft all answered duty’s call in southeast Asia before they became household names. “But as far as I’m concerned, all of you courageous men […]
It was a heck of game Friday night at Seymour Lake Township Park in Oxford as officers from the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office played in a charity softball game. Deputies who guard the jail took on deputies who patrol the roads in the first-ever Bars vs. Cars game. The event raised $2,400 for the Oakland […]
Michigan Senate Majority Floor Leader Mike Kowall (R-White Lake) places a special pin commemorating service in the Vietnam War on the breast of Gary, a Vietnam veteran who was a combat engineer with the 1st Marine Division. The lapel pins (shown right) were authorized by Congress, established under the secretary of defense and launched in […]
If there ever comes a time when Manager Joe Young and Oxford Village must part ways, either through termination, resignation or retirement, it won’t cost the taxpayers an arm and a leg. At an Aug. 16 special meeting, the village council voted 5-0 to approve a new employment agreement with Young, who’s served as manager […]
ADDISON TWP. – The unofficial mayor of Lakeville is gone, but he will most certainly not be forgotten. Robert Little Smith (Bob to his friends, which was practically everyone) passed away on Monday, Aug. 15, 2016. He was 98 years old. “He always had his finger on the pulse of what was going on in […]
Oxford resident Hugh Syron is on a mission to honor the memory of a deceased comrade from his Vietnam War days by having a United States Navy ship named after him. “He was a hero as far as I’m concerned,” said Syron, who spent close to 14 months in Vietnam from 1966-67 with the U.S. […]
Joe Kent, a Republican candidate for the 46th District seat in the Michigan House of Representatives, has requested a recount in light of his narrow defeat in the Aug. 2 primary election. Kent, of Addison Township, lost to fellow Republican John Reilly, of Oakland Township, by 29 votes, according to the unofficial results posted on […]
Developer Dave Weckle’s plans to construct a major mixed-use development encompassing portions of E. Burdick, Mill and Stanton streets in downtown Oxford received two thumbs up from the village planning commission last week. Commissioners voted 4-1 to approve the site plan with a list of conditions that must be met, then voted 4-1 to recommend […]