Oxford Township officials are being asked to establish a commercial rehabilitation district that would allow the owner of the old Sea Ray boat plant to potentially receive a 10-year property tax abatement for the improvements he’s making to the 208,000-square-foot building. ‘I don’t want to get penalized for investing and growing the building,? said Christian […]
A group of Utah high school students, led by an Oxford alumnus, is hoping the movie they made will be selected for screening during the world famous Sundance Film Festival in January. ‘I don’t know many adults, let alone high school kids, that have ever submitted to the Sundance Film Festival, so it’s a pretty […]
Saturday was a busy day for Oxford Elementary teacher Barbara Johnston. Not only did she help shatter a Guinness World Record, she also discovered a bit local history. And she did it all dressed as the 1940s cultural icon known as Rosie the Riveter. Johnston was one of 2,096 women and girls from 16 states […]
Alex Chudzinski is working hard to transform the small cell phone repair business he started as a student at Lake Orion High School into a thriving, growing company. In order to make it happen, the 2015 LOHS graduate is planning to lease space inside the Legacy Center (925 N. Lapeer Rd.) in Oxford Township as […]
Bob Godkin doesn’t limit the expression of his esteem for the men and women who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces to Memorial Day or Veterans Day. The Addison Township resident likes to show it year-round. That’s why he recently finished building a tribute to veterans in his yard on Hosner Rd., just north […]
A 50-year-old Addison Township man is behind bars after allegedly shooting his wife three times Sunday night, then threatening to pull the trigger on himself before finally surrendering peacefully to the Oakland County Sheriff’s SWAT team. Grant David Anderson was arraigned Tuesday afternoon before Judge Nancy Carniak in Rochester Hills 52-3 District Court on charges […]
A 15-year-old Oxford High School special education student who allegedly wrote and sent on-line messages about carrying out a school shooting was charged last week with making a terrorist threat, a 20-year felony. Oakland County Sheriff’s investigators arrested the youth without incident Oct. 29 at his home in Pontiac. He’s currently being lodged at Children’s […]
Teri Stiles can now add ‘award-winning director? to her resume. She recently received an Excellence in Directing award at the Philo Festival of Media Arts in Richmond, Indiana. ‘It’s really an honor to be judged by my peers. It validates what we do,? said Stiles, the production manager for Oxford Community Television (OCTV). ‘It was […]
Unless the state Legislature takes action before the end of the year, the type of property tax abatement being sought by the owner of Oxford Township’s Legacy Center will no longer be available to him or anyone else. Christian Mills, who owns the 208,000-square-foot building at 925 N. Lapeer Rd., is seeking a 10-year abatement […]
Approximately 80 veterans and their family members received free, comprehensive eye exams Saturday at American Legion Post 108 in Oxford. Thirteen eye doctors volunteered their time and talents for the six-hour event along with technicians, seven externs in the Henry Ford College Ophthalmic Technician Program and members of the Rotary Club of Oxford. ‘I really […]