Aaron J. Sprague, age 48 of Oxford, Michigan, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. Born in Southfield, Michigan and raised in Oxford, Aaron graduated from Oxford High School in 1995. Although he held certificates in both Radio Communications and Welding, Aaron loved to drive and his wanderlust was satisfied as a dedicated truck […]
By Jim Newell Managing Editor OXFORD — One of the main focuses of 42 Strong – The Tate Myre Foundation is to promote the feeling of community within its participants, and to give back to the community. On Sunday evening, the students and parent volunteers of 42 Strong showed that commitment by collecting food and […]
By Jim Newell Managing Editor GRAND BLANC — The Oxford Wildcats varsity football team had a dramatic come-from-behind win against Davison in the district semifinal on Nov. 1. That was not to be the case against Grand Blanc in the district final on Friday, with the Bobcats ending the Wildcats’ season with a 29-7 victory. […]
Fire Millage passes by more than 57% By Jim Newell Managing Editor OXFORD TWP. — More than 57% of voters in Oxford Township supported a fire and emergency medical services millage in the Nov. 5 General Election, but decisively rejected the proposed single waste hauler ordinance. “The people spoke, the board elected to put it […]
District receives annual audit report By Shelby Stewart-Soldan Staff Writer OXFORD TWP. — The Oxford Board of Education approved their annual audit report, presented by Jacob Sopczynski of Yeo & Yeo, during its regular meeting on Oct. 29. With general fund revenues of $107,188,347, and general fund expenditures of $106,856,121, the district added $332,226 to […]
Last week our leadership team hosted a breakfast meeting at one of our offices on the west side of the state. Prior to the meeting, I had a vision for what I wanted to serve to eat and drink, but I really had no idea how to bring that vision to life. I was short […]
OXFORD — Amy Harris hosted a ground breaking for her BIGGBY Coffee store on Friday at 151 S. Lapeer Rd. Harris’ Biggby Coffee franchise is being developed as a 715 sq. ft. drive-thru only coffee shop with a walk-up window and small patio. “We are very excited to bring our BIGGBY Coffee to the Oxford […]
OXFORD TWP. — The Oxford Wildcat Professional Theatre Company will perform ‘Frozen Jr.’ at Oxford Middle School from Nov. 8-10. Performances are at 7 p.m. Nov. 8, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. Nov. 9 and 2 p.m. Nov. 10 at Oxford Middle School, 1420 Lakeville Rd. Purchase tickets at owptc.ludus.com/index.php. The production of Disney’s ‘Frozen […]
Michele Guerra promoted to Senior Account Executive LAPEER — Leadership at View Newspaper Group is pleased to announce that Michele Guerra has been promoted to Senior Account Executive, and Arlene Frisch has joined the team as a Senior Account Executive. Guerra first joined View Newspaper Group in 2017 as a brand specialist where she was […]
The North Oakland Dixieland Band and A Reasonable Facsimile will present a concert to benefit the North Oakland Concert Band on Sunday, Nov. 10 at 6:30 p.m. at the Orion Center, 1335 Joslyn Rd., in Lake Orion. The annual fundraising event will feature the North Oakland Dixieland Band performing traditional swing and jazz music. Also […]