The Oxford area’s summer festival season is set to kick off this week with the much-anticipated 6th Annual Seymour Celebration June 26-28 at Seymour Lake Township Park. ‘Every year, it’s just gotten bigger and bigger and bigger,? said Ron Davis, director of the Oxford Township Parks and Recreation Department, which coordinates the event. ‘It’s really, […]
Walking into the Oxford Public Library, patrons are immediately greeted by a fresh, new lobby area that melds classic style and contemporary comfort with the convenience afforded by modern technology. ‘It exceeds our expectations in many ways,? said Library Director Bryan Cloutier. ‘It’s been great. I have no complaints at all. The patrons have been […]
A new set of proposed rates and another public hearing. That’s what came out of the Oxford Village Council’s June 17 special meeting/public hearing regarding plans to increase the municipality’s water and sewer rates in order to cover operating costs, pay debts and finance future system improvements. ‘We haven’t been charging enough for (these services) […]
A small group of folks attended the June 17 public hearing to ask questions, offer suggestions and express opinions regarding the Oxford Village Council’s plans to increase water and sewer rates (see story above). ‘I do not understand a whole lot of this, but what I do understand is that I’ll be personally facing a […]
Editor’s Note: The following column is a reprint from March 14, 2012. Enjoy. I’ve been giving some thought lately to a strange breed of political animal that I’ve observed during my 13 years of covering local politics. I don’t exactly know what to call them. Hypocrite seems to fit best. The folks I’m referring to […]
Treetop Lodge, located at 3333 Jonathan Rd. in Oxford, is inviting folks to attend its Spring Open House on Sunday, June 29 from 12-5 p.m. Admission is free, but attendees are encouraged to bring donations for the Oxford-Orion FISH food pantry or the K-9 Stray Rescue League. Used books for the Free Meals program at […]
Just because the road is closed doesn’t mean the businesses around it are, too. Five local businesses ? Art & Dick’s Party Store, Paul’s Barber Shop, Little Caesars, Frosty Boy and Subway ? want people to know they’re still open and ready to serve customers despite the fact that W. Burdick St./ Seymour Lake Rd. […]
Things are humming right along with regard to Enbridge’s replacement of a crude oil pipeline that runs through Oxford and Addison townships. Project Director Thomas Hodge anticipates the Line 6B project will be completed ‘on time and on schedule.? ‘We expect the pipe to be welded up, tested and completed by the end of August,? […]
Families packed Seymour Lake Twp. Park last week to enjoy the three-day carnival that was the centerpiece of the 6th Annual Seymour Celebration. They enjoyed rides, games and plenty of fattening carnival food.
As crews work to replace one energy pipeline that runs beneath the ground through Oxford and Addison townships, there are plans to construct another one along this same route and potentially have it operational in Michigan by 2017. On June 26, the Dallas-based Energy Transfer Partners (ETP) announced via press release that its board of […]