We’re all going to die!

‘Smoking takes 10 years off your life. Well, it’s the 10 worst years, isn’t it folks? It’s the ones at the end! It’s the wheelchair, kidney dialysis, adult diaper years. You can have those years! We don’t want ’em, all right?? ? Comedian Denis Leary We’re all going to die ? and there’s not a […]

Trottin? for turkeys

The Oxford Twp. Parks and Rec. Dept. held its annual Turkey Trot Saturday morning at Seymour Lake Park. Fifty-two runners participated in the 5-kilometer race, while two folks participated in the 2-kilometer walk. First place winners in each age-based category received a free frozen turkey from the Oxford Meijer, which sponsored the event. Male winners […]

Church honors vets with dinner

Local veterans enjoyed a free homemade dinner, plus live musical entertainment Saturday afternoon, all courtesy of the Oxford Free Methodist Church. The event was designed to thank veterans for their service. Organizer Lori Greco said it takes ‘a special person? to put their ‘life on the line? to protect their country and the freedom of […]

You gotta support the band, man

Band members were out and about Friday and Saturday seeking contributions for their program as part of the annual Tag Days fund-raiser. As usual, folks were very generous to the young musicians and the band raked in $5,647.

You gotta have art!

Oxford Elementary students went on a field trip to the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) Tuesday and they didn’t even have to leave their own parking lot. Parked right outside the school was DIA Away: Think Like an Artist, a 53-foot double-expandable trailer that serves as a mobile, interactive classroom and creative exploration space where […]

Proud to be Americans

Oxford Middle School’s seventh and eighth-grade choirs once again paid tribute to area veterans with their spectacular Americana Concert on Nov. 10. Singing, dancing, patriotic images and stirring words.filled the high school’s Performing Arts Center as students expressed their gratitude to the men and women who served in all branches of the U.S. Armed Forces.

Village: 6-month moratorium on med. marijuana facilities

A 180-day moratorium ‘prohibiting the establishment of any business or premises for the distribution or dispensation of marijuana? in Oxford Village was approved last week by council. Council members did not discuss the moratorium during their meeting. They simply approved it as part of their consent agenda. The village’s moratorium does not apply to people […]

Council wants to sell old township hall

It appears Oxford Village is going to be seeking potential buyers for the old township hall located at 18 W. Burdick St. ‘I think we should sell it,? said Councilman Tom Kennis. Last week, council members voted 4-1 to have a request for proposals concerning the property drafted and brought back to them for review […]

Positive audit results for village finances

Oxford Village’s finances are in good shape. That was the overall message to council last week as officials were presented with the audit report for the 2014-15 fiscal year, which ended June 30. The village received an ‘unmodified opinion? from the firm of Abraham & Gaffney, P.C. ‘It’s the highest opinion a municipality can receive […]

Optometry practice breaks ground on new bldg.

Their spirits could not be dampened by the rain, nor their hearts chilled by the cold temperatures as a merry group gathered Nov. 10 to break ground on the future site of Walton and Becker Eyecare. A 4,000-square-foot modern office facility will be constructed for the optometry practice that’s called Oxford home for 49 years. […]