Looking around the commons area at Oxford Middle School on Saturday, it’s hard to believe there was anyone who didn’t know Daryne Andrew Gailey. An estimated 400 to 450 people attended a memorial service for Gailey, who was slain in his Oxford Township home the weekend before Thanksgiving. ‘We know Daryne would be thrilled to […]
An Oxford couple’s questioning of their sewer bills led to a discovery that has township and village officials attempting to straighten out a mess that could potentially go all the way back to the 1970s. ‘We’ll get to the bottom of it,? said township Supervisor Bill Dunn. It appears five single family homes and one […]
Lifelong Oxford resident Donna Miller is warning area residents to beware of threatening phone calls from individuals claiming to be with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). She received one on Tuesday, Dec. 2. ‘It sounded very much like a scam,? said the 74-year-old. ‘As far as I know, the IRS sends you a letter. They […]
Veterans, patriots and citizens gathered at Oxford American Legion Post 108 Sunday afternoon for the annual Pearl Harbor Day Ceremony. On Dec. 7, 1941, the Imperial Japanese Navy attacked Pearl Harbor, killing 2,403 Americans and wounding another 1,178. In response, the United States shed its isolationist politics, mobilized militarily and industrially, and entered World War […]
The Village of Leonard kicked off the Christmas season Saturday night with its annual tree lighting and community gathering. There was music, cookies, hot chocolate and a visit from Jolly Old Saint Nick
Downtown Oxford kicked off the Christmas season with the annual Soup & Sweet Stroll Friday evening. Visitors stuffed their tummies with lots of warm, tasty treats, then filled their ears with plenty of holiday music.
A little Christmas cheer was spread Saturday to the 200-plus U.S. veterans buried in Oxford’s Ridgelawn Memorial Cemetery. Members of Oxford American Legion Post 108 and Boy Scout Troop 366 placed evergreen wreaths with red bows to remember all those who served their country. The event was part of the Wreaths Across America program that […]
Oxford is a little darker place now that it no longer has Andrew ‘Andy? Vascassenno’s smile to brighten it. But it’s also a much better place because of all the lives he touched and the selfless contributions he made to the community and its youth for more than four decades. ‘We need more Andy Vascassennos […]
Now you see it, now you don’t. In about 8 seconds, a 17-story commercial building that stood for 42 years in Southfield was reduced to a massive pile of rubble surrounded by an enormous cloud of dust Sunday morning. Hundreds of eager spectators photographed, filmed and cheered the orchestrated destruction like they were attending a […]
Two new ambulances and a lawsuit against the Ford Motor Company ? that’s what the Oxford Fire Department is getting for Christmas. Last week, the township board voted 7-0 to replace two allegedly faulty Ford ambulances by purchasing two new ones made by General Motors for a total of $319,534. The projected delivery date is […]