Alcohol is believed to have been a factor in an automobile crash that took the life of Oxford resident Calvin Cody Zimmerman early Thursday morning. According to the Oakland County Sheriff’s Department, the 19-year-old was traveling south in the northbound lane of Coats Rd. when his 1994 Saturn car struck several wooden guard posts on […]
A Detroit cab driver could face prosecution after allegedly lying about being robbed by gunpoint by a customer in Oxford last Thursday. According to the Oakland County Sheriff’s report, the cab driver picked up the 42-year-old Clarkston man in Detroit. The man tried numerous times to get money for his $97 fare from various ATM […]
When it comes to racing his Kawasaki motorcycle in supermoto races, Oxford resident Chris Fillmore not only gets his thrill from the competition, but the speed. ‘You really get to see who’s fastest,? he said. Fillmore’s speed will truly be put to the test July 7 and 8 when he competes in the American Motorcycle […]
If you find yourself stopping at 14 N. Washington St. to drop off your film for developing, don’t worry, Oxford one-Hour Photo hasn’t vanished into thin air after serving the community for a decade. They’re now located at 28 S. Washington St. in the southeast quadrant, where J & M Sports used to be. Ted […]
A $37.191 million balanced budget for the 2007-08 school year was unanimously approved June 26 by the Oxford Board of Education. Although the district was faced with $1.592 million in spending increases stemming from items like employee benefits and maintenance, they were able to offset these additions with $449,000 in new revenues, plus $1.45 million […]
Back-to-school shopping can be so expensive, and when you’re on a tight budget, it can be very difficult to get your children the special items they need. That’s why Oxford/Orion FISH has started to collect donations for their annual School Backpack Drive. Residents can donate backpacks, and various school supplies ? such as crayons, pencils, […]
Two months ago, Nick Christi, the owner of Christi’s Bar & Grill, gave an impassioned speech to the township board. Among other things, Christi, who would like to operate on the patio he built in the front of his building, called the township’s engineering and site plan fees ‘exorbitant.? Christi operated the patio last summer, […]
It’s an issue referred to as the ‘P-word? in downtowns around the state and the country ? parking. ‘It is just a very common perceived, and I stress perceived, problem in downtowns across the nation,? said Downtown Development Authority (DDA) Director Lois Golden. As part of a way to combat this ‘perceived problem? and to […]
At last week’s Lake Orion Village Council meeting, council members heard the first reading of a proposed amendment that would allow for shorter parking times in designated slots downtown. This proposal, called Ordinance 7.11, stems from a request from the Downtown Development Authority (DDA) Board to consider the establishment of 20-minute parking spaces in downtown. […]
For Sagebrush owner Dia Zaraga, the idea of 20-minute parking doesn’t make sense. ‘None of these places are one-stop shopping,? Zaraga said, noting that someone might come to Sagebrush to eat, then stop at Ed’s Broadway Gifts for some candy and then see Elements and want to go over there. ‘If you are on limited […]