Charles “Chuck” Robert McCall passed away on February 28, 2023, after a long-term battle with heart failure. He was 72 years old. He was born on June 18, 1950, to Samuel and Bessie (Sorrells) McCall in Franklin, North Carolina. When he was just a baby the family moved to Lake Orion, the place Chuck would […]
Public Notice Township of Addison Board Meeting Synopsis The Addison Township Board; its elected members are Supervisor Pearson, Clerk Bennett, Treasurer Fisher, Trustee Brakefield, Trustee Gierak, Trustee Geibel, and Trustee Frost held a regular meeting at the Township Office on February 21, 2023. The Township Offices are located at 1440 Rochester Rd., Leonard MI 48367. […]
The Village of Oxford NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE No. 418 CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE No. 419 An amendment to Article VI Offenses Against Public Morals and Article X, Chapter 46, Parks and Recreation. Please take notice that the Village of Oxford Council will hold public hearings and second readings on Tuesday, April 11, […]
March fundraising effort begins By Don Rush Send us your tired, your dirty and your empty cans or bottles. For the fourth year in a row two local groups are joining fundraising forces with a can/bottle drive. The drive will benefit Oxford-Addison Youth Assistance and the Polly Ann Trail. Both groups evenly split funds raised. […]
Protect yourself from online fraud By Don Rush Detective Sgt. Jason Teelander is seeing a little bit of an upswing in area residents being scammed out of their hard-earned money and he’d like to let folks know about it. The Addison Township Substation Commander for the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office (OCS)) said most of the […]
By Don Rush It’s yellow. It’s rusting. It’s metal and the roof needs repairing. It’s 50 years old and Oxford Village is looking to bring life back to the old Oxford Fire Hall. “Last fall (the village) Council toured the building and they would like to see what it would take to bring it up […]
I don’t know about you, but this weather thingy has got me all discombobulated. We’ve been bamboozled out of a decent winter and I’m kind of flabbergasted by the whole thing. It’s like I’ve been gobsmacked. (Yeah, yeah I know many of you are saying, “Don, you always look dazed and confused, so what’s the […]
By Don Rush Two of the top three sheriff’s substations in Oakland County – as far as clearance rates from 2022 – are in Oxford and Addison townships. The Oakland County Sheriff’s Office has 12 substations in the county. “Looks like Oxford is Number One with a clearance rate of 79 percent,” Addison Township […]
Randy Vesper comes with 33 years experiences By Don Rush On Jan. 1, when Matt Majestic was promoted from Assistant Oxford Fire Chief to Fire Chief (replacing the retired Pete Scholz) a little personnel vacuum was created. In a little under two weeks that void will be filled. Randy Vesper, 50, will officially start as […]
Addison Township Clerk Pauline Bennett is asking every resident in both Addison and Oxford Township to send her letters – not about her, just to her. She is seeking “letters of support” from residents, non-profit groups and business people alike in regards to the Spectrum cable company’s attempt to get a grant to improve broadband […]