Call or text 988 for suicide and crisis lifeline By Joseph Goral Staff Writer jgoral@mihomepaper.com OAKLAND COUNTY — Project Brotherhood Resolve’s (PBR) ninth annual veteran suicide awareness walk will take place Sept. 21, at Orion Veterans Memorial with late, onsite registration beginning at 6 a.m. After opening ceremonies at 7:30 a.m., the nonprofit’s walk to […]
By Jim Newell Managing Editor OXFORD TWP. — Oxford American Legion Post 108 is hosting a euchre tournament fundraiser with all proceeds assisting the family of David “Rebel” Caulder, who was killed in a motorcycle accident in June. Caulder, 60, was killed and two others were hospitalized June 14 when the motorcycle he was riding […]
Oxford parks and recreation will host multiple travel opportunities for seniors throughout fall to a variety of destinations involving numerous activities. Several ranging from free to $28 for residents are listed below. Explore the gravel pit Explore the Edw. C. Leb gravel pit on Thursday, September 5, at 9:30 a.m. in Oxford – the gravel […]
The Oxford High School varsity football players took to the field on Monday, the first day of practice of the season. The Wildcats open the season on the road against Utica Eisenhower at 7 p.m. on Aug. 29. Photos by C.J. Carnacchio/Oxford Twp.
WASHINGTON, DC — Suzanne Ardelan was honored by the national Daughters of the American Revolution with the prestigious Evelyn Cole Peters Award during the DAR 133rd Continental Congress in Washington, D.C. in June. Ardelan, a resident of Oxford for the past 32 years, was the national winner for American Fiber Arts, Needlepoint. She is a […]
By Joseph Goral Staff Writer jgoral@mihomepaper.com OXFORD — More than 200 dogs’ and cats’ transitions to their forever homes will be easier thanks to student volunteers with 42 Strong – the Tate Myre Foundation. Dozens of students gathered Wednesday at Seymour Lake Township Park for an evening of pet-kit building and team building activities. The […]
Pickleball players filled the courts at Seymour Lake Township Park in Oxford Township on Thursday in celebration of National Pickleball Day. The sport has been growing nationwide and Oxford Township Parks & Recreation met the demand and created courts at the tennis courts in the park to accommodate residents love for the game. Photos by […]
Police millage passes by 283 votes By Jim Newell Managing Editor OXFORD TWP. — The results are in for the Aug. 6 Primary Election and there will be two new faces on the Oxford Township Board of Trustees after the Nov. 5 General Election. Voters also passed Oxford Township’s request for a new Police Operating […]
Dr. Theodore (“Ted”) Burdette Walton Jr., 83, formerly of Oxford, Mich., died suddenly on Aug. 1, 2024 at home in Grovetown, Ga. He is survived by his wife Nancy (Carleton) Walton, daughters Alicia (Benjamin) Steele and Meredith (Michael) Tongish, granddaughters Grace Steele, Phoebe and Addie Tongish, as well as nieces, nephews, and their families. Ted […]
ORION TWP. — The American Red Cross is looking for donors to give blood at Golling Buick-GMC on Sunday, Aug. 25, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Blood donations usually take around one hour to complete – during which, roughly one pint of “whole blood” is given, according to the Red Cross. Up to 15 […]