This November the Oxford Women’s Club hits a milestone. “We started on Nov. 4, 1932,” club president and Addison Township resident Nancy Martin said. “One of the first things the club did was supply milk money for area kids.” Today, the club is known for their generosity in awarding scholarships to Oxford students – girls […]
American Legion Holly Post 149 welcomed the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, The Moving Wall, to Holly for the first time last week. A key element of The Moving Wall, a half-scale model of the actual Memorial in Washington, D.C., is seeing visitor’s reflection engraved with the names of 58,318 Americans who lost their lives during the […]
Ava Swieczkowski, the 2022 Oxford High School graduate whose stage name is Ava Swiss, had a busy week last week. On Tuesday she gave a moving performance, live on national TV. On Wednesday, she learned if she would make it to the America’s Got Talent finale. On Thursday she was greeted by hundreds of […]
By Don Rush In Mike Solwold’s eyes, you can never have too much training. The Oxford Village Police Chief was one of the first, first responders to the mass shooting at Oxford High School last Nov. 30 and when the opportunity arose to have more training, here in Oxford he took it. “Officer Rob Chupick […]
For the 30th year in a row the Oxford Beautification Committee has chosen properties in the village to receive recognition. According to Committee Member Kathy Hummel, the committee judges both residential and commercial properties. “We judge on upkeep, maintenance, creativity, landscaping and overall appearance,” she said. Annually, three homes over 40 years old, three homes […]
Township of Addison Public Hearing Notice Zoning Board of Appeals Please be advised pursuant to the Provisions of Public Act 110 of 2006 as amended, the Township of Addison Zoning Board of Appeals on September 8, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. or shortly thereafter, shall hold a Public Hearing and the meeting/hearing will be held at […]
CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF OXFORD COUNTY OF OAKLAND STATE OF MICHIGAN NOTICE OF BUDGET PUBLIC HEARING (TRUTH IN BUDGETING) FOR THE PROPOSED 2023 OXFORD TOWNSHIP GENERAL FUND OPERATING BUDGET NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that The Charter Township of Oxford Board of Trustees will hold a Public Hearing for the proposed 2023 General Fund Operating Budget on […]
Life-long Oxford resident Gwen Ilene Godkin passed away on Aug. 4, 2022 at the age of 84. She was born on Sept. 13, 1937. Gwen was married to Robert Godkin for 63 years. She graduated from Oxford High School in 1955. Gwen was a secretary at Clear Lake Elementary for 33 years and retired in […]
It was hot and humid most of last week but that didn’t take the smiles off of these children who found the best way to beat the heat was to play in the water. Oxford Township Parks and Recreation’s Splash Pad at Seymour Lake Township Park is being well used this year. Above are Kendra […]
The August 2 Primary Election is over and the results are in. In Oxford, 6,428 people cast their ballots out of the 21,514 registered voters (29.8 percent). In Addison Township the percentage was up slightly with 36.2 percent (4,663) of the 12,851 registered voters casting ballots. The proposal to renew the North Oakland Transportation Authority’s […]