The Oxford Downtown Development Authority is looking for someone to straighten out its financial records and keep them in order on a month-to-month basis. ‘As far as we know, the money’s okay, but the records aren’t,? said DDA Chairman Mark Young. ‘We’re quite confident that the money is there, it’s just we don’t know exactly […]
Thanks to the generosity of a local veterans group some wheelchair-bound folks in Lapeer County will be able to hunt and participate in archery competitions. American Veterans (AMVETS) Post 108 in Oxford recently donated approximately $600 so Wheelin? Team 457 could purchase a custom-made crossbow from Darton Archery in Hale, Michigan. ‘These guys have helped […]
If you’ve got a valid driver’s license, a reliable vehicle and a heart to help others, then Meals on Wheels would like to meet you. The program, which delivers hot meals to homebound Oxford senior citizens Monday through Friday, is currently seeking volunteer drivers who can start as soon as possible. ‘A lot of our […]
On the outside, the house at 109 N. Washington St. appears to be just another vacant space for lease along M-24. But inside, there’s something sinister and supernatural going on. A mesmerist has taken control of a deceased old man’s soul. And it seems the only thing in the world that can stop this shady […]
His alleged crime involved computers, the internet and hacking into unsecured wireless connections, but in the end, it was good, old-fashioned police work that led to a 33-year-old Oxford man’s arrest Jan. 26. Andrew Kyle Holland was arraigned in United States District Court, Eastern District of Michigan, on the federal charge of transferring obscene material […]
Whether Oxford Schools? upcoming millage request passes or fails will mean the difference between approximately $600,000 and $1.3 million in budget cuts. School officials last week unveiled two plans calling for numerous cuts aimed at producing a balanced budget for 2005-06 ? one plan if the millage passes, one if it fails. On May 3, […]
A Disability Awareness Workshop was held at Oxford Elementary School April 14. Sponsored by Oakland Schools, the workshop is designed to foster understanding and empathy for disabled individuals by having students participate in hands-on exercises that allow them to experience what it’s like to be handicapped. Students learned about everything from physical and learning disabilities […]
Disc golfers were once again able to hit the links in Oxford as the Seymour Lake Park course was reopened April 16 after a nearly ten-month hiatus. ‘I love it. For me, really that’s the only course I can go play,? said Mike Stechshulte, a member of the Oxford High School Disc Golf Club. ‘When […]
Downtown Oxford has a parking problem ? the fact that officials place too much emphasis on it and have based what’s actually needed on a flawed study. That was one of Nicholas Kalogeresis? main messages to the Oxford Community Development Authority (OCDA) as he presented the preliminary findings of a needs assessment performed April 12-13. […]
Residents of Broadway, Glaspie and East Burdick streets packed the Oxford Village Council chambers April 12 to voice their strong opposition to a proposed truck route. Council March 22 voted 4-0 to send a letter to the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) requesting three things ? n Large trucks traveling north on M-24 be probibited […]