‘It is a general popular error to suppose the loudest complainers for the public to be the most anxious for its welfare.? ? Edmund Burke I was thumbing through some of my old files last week when I ran across an e-mail exchange that I thought would interest readers. These communications were particularly interesting in […]
Tuesday night was a busy night for Oxford and Addison firefighters. Oxford firefighters were called to Barron Cast Inc. (located at 215 Plexis Road between Oakwood and Metamora roads) at 9:01 p.m. to battle a blaze that began when one of the company’s ‘burnout ovens? malfunctioned, according to Oxford Fire Chief Jack LeRoy. The ovens […]
They were born in the same place, went to high school together, attended business school together and started their first jobs together. Judy Cochran and Joanne Sweeney have shared a lot of experiences over the course of their lives including retiring from the Oxford school district last week. ‘I’ve worked long enough,? said Cochran, who […]
Pies and small towns are symbols of everything that’s wholesome and good in American life. From Mom’s famous apple pie to the traditional pumpkin pie after Thanksgiving dinner, the round pastries are ingrained in the fabric of our society. From the fictional Mayberry, North Carolina to our very own Oxford, Michigan, small towns remind people […]
A portion of Washington St. received a fresh coat of paint Monday morning courtesy of 10 gallons of Sherwin Williams that fell off the back of a truck. According to the Oxford Village Police, a 37-year-old self-employed painter from Lake Orion was traveling north on S. Washington St. when two of the several 5-gallon paint […]
The never-ending war between Oxford Township and Village escalated Tuesday as the old fire hall on W. Burdick St. became occupied territory following a surprise invasion. Claiming 100 percent ownership of the vacant building, the village installed new locks and put the utilities under its name without notifying the township. ‘They seized control of the […]
Two Waterford men were arrested by Oakland County Sheriff’s deputies in Orion Friday night for the robbery of the Dollar Discount store at 1460 S. Lapeer Rd. in the Oxford Mills strip mall. During questioning, Jeffery Allen Gibbs, 33, and Daniel Laurence LeDuke, 23, confessed to sheriff’s investigators their involvement in the robberies of Dollar […]
If you think a dollar isn’t a lot money or can’t buy much these days, then you obviously haven’t shopped at the new Dollar King of Oxford yet. Located at 190 S. Washington St. in the Oxford Marketplace, the 6,000-square-foot store opened June 26 and features thousands and thousands of diverse items that can all […]
‘How can (a man) be free if the fruits of his labor are not his to dispose of, but are treated, instead, as part of a common pool of public wealth? Property and freedom are inseparable: to the extent government takes one in the form of taxes, it intrudes on the other.? ? ‘The Conscience […]
The Oxford Fire Department will not become a union shop thanks to increased cooperation and communication between full-time personnel and members of the Oxford Public Fire and EMS Commission. Oxford’s three full-time firefighters recently decided to discontinue their efforts to unionize. In a June 20 letter to OPFEC Chairman Bill Dunn, the firefighters wrote, ‘This […]