The Oxford Fire Department hosted its annual Open House Sunday to kick off National Fire Prevention Week. Kids got to climb all over the fire trucks and ambulances, spray water from a fire hose, learn valuable safety tips and meet firefighters. The highlight of the event was when the Superior Air Med helicopter from Henry […]
Oxford Schools Superintendent Dr. William Skilling no longer lives at 45 Park St. in the Village of Oxford. On Sept. 25, Oxford Township received Skilling’s ‘Request to Rescind Homeowner’s Principal Residence Exemption,? a public document that pertains to property taxes. It shows his home has a new owner. While the sale of his home has […]
Tim Scribner is alive today thanks to the efforts of eight Oxford firefighters and a fast-acting friend, all of whom were recently honored for their actions with certificates from the Oakland County Medical Control Authority. ‘It’s nice to know there’s quality, caring people in the community,? said the 48-year-old Addison Township resident. ‘I feel blessed […]
A horde of gruesome, rotting zombies is poised to descend on the Polly Ann Trail where they will satisfy their unnatural hunger by feasting upon the tender flesh of innocent runners. But don’t worry, it’s all for a good cause and nobody’s really going to be eaten alive ? well, maybe. The trail’s management council […]
High school reunions are typically for graduates and their spouses. But Oxford High School’s Class of 1964 got a special treat when a former teacher and school secretary attended its Sock Hop/50th reunion Saturday night at Oxford Elementary on Pontiac St. (see photo story on Page 17). Jerry and Mary Limbert travelled all the way […]
Oxford High School’s Class of 1964 hosted an old-fashioned Sock Hop Saturday night at Oxford Elementary on Pontiac St. The event served as a 50th reunion for the Class of 1964 and as a gathering for OHS graduates from 1958 through 1968. Everyone danced, reminisced, laughed and behaved like teenagers again. ? CJC
Oxford’s queen finally has a throne of her very own on which to park her posterior and root for her beloved Wildcats during football season. ‘It is something to behold,? said Helen Smith, a proud 1952 Oxford High School graduate. ‘I was just stunned.? The Oxford Wildcat Athletic Boosters Association, led by President Mark Stepek, […]
A six-figure settlement was proposed last week in U.S. District Court regarding Marion Patricia Paad’s federal lawsuit alleging malicious prosecution and constitutional rights violations on the part of Oxford Village and two of its officials. Under the terms of the proposed settlement, which were read into the court record before Judge George Steeh, the former […]
Despite strong opposition from residents who favor low density and larger lots in their area, a recommendation to approve the preliminary plan for White Pine Estates ? a 32-unit residential development proposed for the southwest corner of Oxford Township ? was given Oct. 9 by the planning commission in a 4-3 vote. ‘If we really […]
Plans for a substantial addition to Oxford Fire Station #1, located at 96 N. Washington St., were approved 4-0 last week by the village planning commission. Site plan approval was conditioned on the fire department submitting a landscape plan for administrative review/approval and all of the issues raised by the village engineer being addressed within […]