‘My official spin on this is we’re better than half the people that were there.? That’s how Oxford High School Auto Instructor Dan Balsley cheerfully described the 24th place finish of Alan LaBarge and Mike Smith at the Ford/AAA Student Auto Skills national finals held June 10 in Dearborn. ‘I was obviously hoping for a […]
Politics is not an appropriate part of a community event like Oxford Village’s Concerts in the Park series. That was the message the Downtown Development Authority (DDA) board sent Monday night when it voted 4-3 that it ‘not allow any political announcements, pro or con, for issues or candidates? at events. ‘We’re there to provide […]
Fresh air, exercise and the rewarding feeling that comes from supporting a cause that provides comfort and support to terminally ill children and their families. That’s what folks can expect to receive when they sign up to participate in the 3rd Annual Eleonore Rocks Waterstone fund-raiser on Saturday, June 21 in Oxford. The event features […]
Hours upon hours of debate and legal research spread across many months and meetings came down to a final decision made after about seven minutes of discussion. As a result, Oxford Village voters will not be given the opportunity to decide whether they wish to continue paying to operate a local dispatch center or contract […]
Oxford Township voters will face two millage proposals concerning public safety when they head to the polls in the general election. Last week, the township board voted 7-0 to place a six-year, 3.5-mill tax to fund fire/medical services and a five-year, 3.9152-mill tax to fund police services on the Nov. 4 ballot. One mill equals […]
Imagine walking down the street one day and a stranger approaches you. He asks you to give him a dollar. You think to yourself, ‘Oh, what the hell! It’s only a stinkin? buck. It’s not going to break me. What’s the big deal?? So, you give him a crisp George Washington and go merrily on […]
A group of concerned residents from the Oxford Woods subdivision came to last week’s township board meeting with one request ? adopt an ordinance to deal with properties where the growth of grass and weeds is not being controlled by the owner. ‘I was very surprised when I heard that there was no ordinance,? said […]
Downtown Oxford’s popular Concerts in the Park series returned last week with the cowboy rock-n-roll band Bob Marshall and Marshal Law. Concerts are scheduled in Centennial Park from 7-9 p.m. every Thursday through Aug. 28. Admission is free. The rest of the schedule is as follows: June 19 ? Groove Council June 26 ? Lake […]
Two houses along S. Washington St. (M-24) were demolished last week by the Clarkston-based Rogers Excavating as Genisys Credit Union proceeds with plans to build a new 3,300-square-foot facility, complete with drive-through, in Oxford Village. The houses were located at 114 and 120 S. Washington St. between Holy Cross Lutheran Church and Coldwell Banker Shooltz […]
For those motorists who choose to blatantly disregard the W. Burdick St. closure and drive right through the construction zone, the Oxford Village Police have something very special waiting just for you ? a ticket. ‘We need to set an example here and let people know that this is dangerous,? said Police Sgt. Mike Solwold. […]