It appears that by July, pothole hill will be no more. Last week, the Oxford Village Council awarded a $496,578 contract to the Pontiac-based Asphalt Specialists, Inc. (ASI) to reconstruct the badly-deteriorated, pothole-ridden stretch of W. Burdick St. between Ashley Way and S. Waterstone Dr. It’s expected the road will be closed to motorists around […]
Sometimes the most simple questions are the most difficult to ask, especially when trying to do so on a ballot. Just ask Oxford Village attorney Bob Davis. ‘I’ve struggled with this for a while,? he told council. ‘These (ballot) scenarios were tough (to write).? Last week, Davis presented council with four samples of potential ballot […]
Four of Oxford High School’s talented automotive students once again proved their knowledge and skills at a state competition and as a result, brought home a variety of awards and scholarship offers. ‘All in all, the guys did a nice job,? said Auto Instructor Dan Balsley. ‘I was really impressed.? Juniors Chad Simmers and James […]
Monday, May 26 is the unofficial start of the summer season and after experiencing the worst winter in more than 130 years, folks are eagerly anticipating a few pleasant months of barbecues, beaches and boating. But let us not forget that Monday is also Memorial Day, a time to honor all the countless soldiers, Marines, […]
Three Oxford High School students will spend part of their summer vacation exploring what it’s like to be the public officials who make laws and the police officers who enforce them. OHS junior Catherine Bartz will attend the 73rd session of the Michigan American Legion Auxiliary Girls State to be held June 15-21 on the […]
Now is the time of year when lots of folks ? particularly young ladies ? come down with a bad case of wedding fever and the Northeast Oakland Historical Museum in downtown Oxford is no exception. From now through the end of June, the museum is featuring a display that includes approximately 12 stunning wedding […]
When disaster strikes, neighbors usually help neighbors whether it’s two people who live next door to each other or two villages separated by a few miles of state highway. Last week, Lake Orion Village Manager Darwin McClary and Police Chief Jerry Narsh presented the Oxford Village Council with a certificate of appreciation for the ‘outstanding […]
Every spring and every fall, like clockwork, Oxford Middle School’s sixth-graders leave the confines of their classrooms to conduct some water quality tests in the great outdoors. The students got to exercise their scientific skills on nearby Parker Lake. Using samples taken from the lake, they tested the water’s levels of nitrates, phosphates and dissolved […]
Second-graders from Daniel Axford Elementary learned a great deal about what Oxford used to be like back in the olden days during a May 14 field trip to downtown’s Northeast Oakland Historical Museum. They saw a variety of artifacts that told the story of how their ancestors lived, worked and played in the 19th and […]
In 239 years, 1.2 million Americans have given their lives in 62 military conflicts. ‘They came from all backgrounds for one purpose ? to make safe a way of life that (they) felt was worth dying for,? said Lake Orion resident Jim Hubbard, a Vietnam veteran who served in the U.S. Army from 1966-68 and […]