There’s a rivalry brewing within the ranks of the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office and there’s only one way to settle this grudge match – softball. Members of the public are invited to watch the deputies who guard the jail take on the deputies who patrol the roads in the First Annual Bars vs. Cars charity […]
Not many anglers can claim they’ve landed a fish in the world-record range, but Tom and Tim Berger can. The father-son team hooked a muskellunge (muskie or musky, for short) that was 60 inches long July 26 while fishing in Ontario, Canada’s North Channel. “We’ve seen and caught a lot of big fish up there, […]
It appears four new faces will be joining the township boards in Oxford and Addison this November. Based on the unofficial results posted by the Oakland County Elections Division, newcomers Margaret Payne and Elgin Nichols won the Republican primary race for trustee seats on the Oxford Township Board. Payne received 1,451 votes, while Nichols garnered […]
After the Lone Ranger Parade Saturday, there was plenty of fun stuff to see and do at the annual festival downtown.
As always, the Lone Ranger Parade was the highlight of the year in Oxford. It consisted of 94 spectacular entries. Hats off to the all-volunteer Lone Ranger Posse for doing another bang-up job.
Oxford resident Elizabeth Grunkemeyer casts a ballot with her young neighbor Lauren Melecosky at the Oxford Free Methodist Church in the Aug. 2 primary election. Please read “School district’s operating millage proposal fails by 61 votes” and “Four newcomers win primary races for trustee seats in Oxford, Addison” for election results. Photo by C.J. […]
Sixty-one votes could end up costing the Oxford school district $5 million per year. The district suffered a narrow defeat at the ballot box in the Aug. 2 primary election. Oxford’s request for a 10-year, 18.4442-mill operating tax on all non-homestead property in the district beginning in July 2017 failed 1,984 to 1,923. The proposal […]
It appears four new faces will be joining the township boards in Oxford and Addison this November. Based on the unofficial results from Oakland County, newcomers Margaret Payne and Elgin Nichols won the Republican primary race for trustee seats on the Oxford Township Board. Payne received 1,451 votes, while Nichols garnered 1,222 votes. Payne worked […]
Christian Mills, owner of the Legacy Center, didn’t ask permission to paint signs all over his 208,000-square-foot building, located at 925 N. Lapeer Rd., so now, he must seek forgiveness from Oxford Township’s Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA). Mills is scheduled to go before the ZBA on Monday, Aug. 15 to request a variance to […]