An area lacking tornado siren coverage will soon get its fair share during those loud tests on the first Saturday of the month between March and November. Last week, the township board voted 7-0 to engage in a four-way split with Addison, Orion and Oakland townships to erect a tornado siren at the intersection of […]
For Gordy Dibler, Jr., more than a year of waiting and wondering if his former stepson U.S. Army PFC Byron Fouty is alive ended last week. Unfortunately, so did his hope for a happy family reunion like you see in the movies. Military officials came to Dibler’s Oxford home on W. Drahner Road Thursday afternoon […]
It’s hard to believe but right now there’s an army of Girl Scouts amassed in the area and not a single one of them is selling those delicious cookies ? not even the mint ones! They’re not selling because they’re too busy having fun at the Sister Lakes Day Camp for Girl Scouts being held […]
Residents who wish to give their input regarding the proposed 2011-12 Oxford Village budget will get their opportunity during a public hearing set for 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 10 at 22 W. Burdick St. ‘The more people we have in this room, the better off we all are,? said village President Teri Stiles. ‘Sharing those […]
I don’t care what some educational expert says, the fact that only 18.3 percent of Oxford High School’s Class of 2011 are considered college-ready based on their ACT scores is absolutely frightening. As a parent, I am outraged and deeply concerned that less than one-fifth of our current crop of high school seniors met the […]
ROCHESTER HILLS ? 52-3 District Court Judge Lisa Asadoorian had nothing but stern words for Marion Patricia Paad, the suspended Oxford Village deputy clerk facing multiple criminal charges for allegedly embezzling property tax payments and police department funds. ‘Miss Paad, on her own, without authority, without justification and without anyone’s knowledge for at least a […]
ROCHESTER HILLS ? 52-3 District Court Judge Lisa Asadoorian had nothing but stern words for Marion Patricia Paad, the suspended Oxford Village deputy clerk facing multiple criminal charges for allegedly embezzling property tax payments and police department funds. ‘Miss Paad, on her own, without authority, without justification and without anyone’s knowledge for at least a […]
‘Get your buns downtown? is the catchy little slogan on everybody’s lips these days as the first-ever Oxford Hamburger Festival draws near. ‘People are very excited about it,? said Steve Allen, chairman of the festival committee. ‘We’ve received very positive comments about it on Facebook.? Organized by the Downtown Development Authority, the Oxford Hamburger Festival […]
When it comes right down to it, all we really have in life is each other. No one understands that better than longtime Oxford residents Dick and Peggy Reddaway. On Saturday, 50 volunteers from the Northeast Oakland Chapter of Christmas in Action descended on the Reddaways? Pointe Drive home to give it a comprehensive makeover […]
The Village of Oxford isn’t facing a deficit for the 2011-12 fiscal year beginning July 1, but it is facing the prospect of having a fund balance that’s a lot lower than municipalities typically feel comfortable having. According to village Manager Joe Young, right now, the municipality is faced with a projected fund balance of […]