New plan, new site for Weiming dormitory

Oxford doesn’t have any four-story buildings in either the township or the village. But if the Weiming Education Group gets its way, that’s going to change. Last week, the China-based company submitted to the township a new site plan for its proposed international student housing facility. The plan was designed for a new location. Planning […]

Yoga instructor to climb a mountain for homeless dogs

Some people write checks to support their favorite causes. Some people roll up their sleeves and do volunteer work. Paul Barr is planning to literally climb a mountain. ‘I’m a big believer that we can do whatever we put our minds to,? said Barr, owner of the Oxford Yoga Studio located at 18 N. Washington […]

Council sticks with ordinances despite truck firm’s complaint

Some Oxford Village residents may have noticed large trucks were briefly permitted to use W. Burdick St. last week despite ordinance language prohibiting them since October. It wasn’t an April Fools? Day joke. It was a case of officials being cautious while they investigated a potential safety-related issue raised by an Oxford trucking company. That […]

Local biz agrees to donate roof for new Addison Township hall

Everybody talks about how important it is to give back to the community, but Addison Township resident Dan Davis is putting his money where his mouth is in a really big way. The owner of Royal Roofing Company, located at 2445 Brown Rd. in Orion Township, has agreed to donate a roof for the new […]

Ex-CAM Logic employee pleads guilty to embezzlement, forgery

Guilty. That was Shavon Westley’s plea last week before Judge Wendy Potts in Oakland County Circuit Court. The 35-year-old former employee of CAM Logic, located at 38 S. Washington St. in downtown Oxford, pleaded guilty to one count of embezzlement of $100,000 or more and five counts of forgery. An investigation conducted by Oxford Village […]

Proposal 1 is about politics and greed, not roads

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before . . . A guy goes to the hospital to have a vasectomy. But the doctors can’t agree on which technique to use and they all want to pad their bills because the new BMW’s are in. The patient wakes up following surgery and discovers the doctors […]

‘I pray people vote yes?

‘I pray people vote yes.? That’s Addison Township resident Linda List’s hope concerning the North Oakland Transportation Authority (NOTA) millage proposal on the May 5 ballot. ?(NOTA) gave me independence,? explained the 69-year-old retired licensed practical nurse. ‘I don’t feel quite so independent now.? List doesn’t own a vehicle due to her limited financial means […]

Craft brewery plans to open downtown

Downtown Oxford has lots of bars, but it lacks one of the most popular drinking establishments of the day ? a craft brewery. Mark Larson and George Lang are looking to change that. They’re planning to open a second location of their successful Falling Down Beer Co. at 14 N. Washington St. in downtown’s northeast […]

Firefighter arrested for retail fraud, placed on leave

An Oxford firefighter/paramedic was arrested April 9 at downtown’s Fire Station #1 for allegedly stealing nearly $400 in merchandise from a Wal-Mart store in Rochester Hills back in late August 2014. Susan Leigh Van Heck, 44, of Lake Orion, was arraigned in Rochester Hills 52-3 District Court on the misdemeanor charge of second-degree retail fraud. […]