Food trucks, petting zoos and more By Joseph Goral Staff Writer jgoral@mihomepaper.com OXFORD TWP. — The Davis Family Farmers Market will return to Seymour Lake Township Park on Saturday, May 11. It is the market’s second year in operation and new market manager Melisa Counelis looks to increase the offerings from last year’s market. The […]
By Joseph Goral Staff Writer jgoral@mihomepaper.com OXFORD — The Oxford Downtown Development Authority is gearing up for its Summer Nights events beginning June 2, bringing activities to downtown Oxford for residents to enjoy. Summer Nights events run through Sept. 29 and include the seven recurring events listed below, said Oxford DDA Project and Media Coordinator […]
A free Safe Money Mindset Workshop for people ages 50 and over is coming to Clarkston and Oxford at the local American Legion halls. During the educational workshop, guests will learn the differences between wills and trusts, techniques to bypass probate, how to safeguard their estate and decode new Estate Recovery laws. The workshop will […]
Lake Orion UPS and Iron Mountain Shredding are sponsoring a shredding event to be on Saturday, June 8, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Kroger parking lot in front of the UPS store at 540 N. Lapeer Rd. in Lake Orion. People are invited to bring all of their shreddable paper products including […]
By Jim Newell Managing Editor OXFORD TWP. — The Oxford High School boys and girls varsity track and field teams lost to Lake Orion in a crosstown rivalry meet at Oxford High School on Wednesday. The boys lost to Lake Orion 75 to 53, while the girl lost 86 to 42 in the OAA Red […]
Trolley Express reflects villages’ history By Joseph Goral Staff Writer jgoral@mihomepaper.com OXFORD TWP. — More than a century before Oxford and Lake Orion’s downtown trolley express began shuttling people between the two villages, Detroit had more interurban rail miles than any other city in the country. Riders could not only a trolley by rail between […]
On April 16, 2024, Connie Jo Brochu Corbin passed away peacefully in her home in Addison Township. Born in 1955 in Ferndale to Roger Brochu and Nina Hagan Brochu, she attended Pontiac Catholic High School. Connie always wanted to be a mother and live in the woods. She was blessed to have two boys: Josh […]
By Megan Kelley Clarkston News Editor mkelley@mihomepaper.com INDEPENDENCE TWP. — A missing Independence Township woman was found dead on Monday after three days of searching by the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office. According to a post on the sheriff’s office Facebook page around 2 p.m. on Monday, authorities found the woman, who was previously identified as […]
Like many people, I have been spending the last week listening to the new Taylor Swift album. Now, let me say, I’ve never been a hard-core fan of Taylor Swift. I’m a huge fan of words (surprising absolutely no one), music and art. But being that I was 11 when her first album came out, […]
Congressional, state representative and county races also set By Jim Newell Managing Editor OXFORD TWP. — The races are set for Oxford Township Board of Trustees and the board will have at least one new member after incumbent Trustee Margaret Payne did not file for reelection, according to the Oakland County Elections Division official candidate […]