Good news for Oxford Township taxpayers ? they won’t see an increase in their municipality’s operating millage rate when they receive their winter tax bills in December. As it has since the 1990s, the board once again kept the township’s operating tax at 0.95 mill as officials last week approved their 2015 budgets and set […]
Oxford High School’s Freda Quayle Chapter of the National Honor Society (NHS) inducted 51 new members last week. NHS Adviser Josh Budden said it was the largest group of inductees in the chapter’s 52-year history. To join NHS, students must epitomize the organization’s four core beliefs ? scholarship, service, leadership and character. They must also […]
Voting for Oxford Village Council candidates is going to require a little more effort than simply filling in the ovals next to some names on the Nov. 4 general election ballot. A total of nine candidates are running for five seats and five of those candidates are write-ins. Write-in candidates include Bonnie Staley, Tanya Heuser, […]
A step toward potentially selling the Oxford Veterans Memorial Civic Center was taken by the township board last week. Officials voted 7-0 to ‘consider the sale? of the 28 N. Washington St. building, commonly known as the Vets Hall, and the parking lot behind it ‘through a local licensed commercial real estate agent.? As part […]
‘The Devil went down to Georgia, he was lookin? for a soul to steal. He was in a bind ’cause he was way behind. He was willing to make a deal.? ? Musician Charlie Daniels It’s rather sad and unsettling that just as some well-respected American universities are finally ridding their campuses of Chinese influence, […]
Every spring and every fall, like clockwork, Oxford Middle School’s sixth-graders leave the comfortable confines of their classrooms to get a little wet and a little dirty in the great outdoors, all in the name of science. Last Wednesday, students spent the day conducting water quality tests on samples obtained from nearby Parker Lake. The […]
There was plenty of kid-friendly fall fun to be had in downtown Oxford Saturday as the popular Scarecrow Festival returned. Costume contests, pumpkin bowling, piping hot chili, children’s activities and a hay maze made for a wonderful day. See Page 18 for more color photos.
There was no shortage of fun activities Saturday as the Addison Township Fire Department hosted its annual open house as part of National Fire Prevention Week. Kids got to paint pumpkins, decorate cookies, climb inside fire trucks and learn how to safely exit a burning house. The highlight was getting an up-close view of the […]
It’s all or nothing in Addison Township when voters go to the polls Nov. 4 to decide the fate of the North Oakland Transportation Authority (NOTA) millage. ‘I just hope the people understand how important this is,? said Addison Supervisor Bruce Pearson. ‘It’s important to me because I have a child who’s disabled and I […]
It appears the Oxford Village Council is interested in potentially purchasing 43 downtown parking spaces from the township to ensure they remain available for public use. ‘We need parking downtown,? said Councilwoman Sue Bossardet. ‘I think it would be foolish of us to give up those 43 spots.? Last week, council decided it will meet […]