Downtown Oxford kicked off the Christmas season with the annual Soup & Sweet Stroll Friday evening. Visitors stuffed their tummies with lots of warm, tasty treats, then filled their ears with plenty of holiday music.
The Lady Cat cagers kicked their 2014-2015 season off with a rocky start after two losses last week. The first was a 45-42 loss on the road Dec. 2, against Rochester Adams, a tough team they know all too well. Oxford jumped out to an early 6-0 lead in the first quarter, but the Highlanders […]
Susan Reddy hurries over for a donation during the Goodfellows newspaper drive on Main Street last Friday for Clarkston Rotary’s Shoes for Kids program. Photo by Phil Custodio
Michigan Senate voted last week against changing the state Certificate of Need process, dealing a blow to McLaren’s hopes for a new $300 million hospital on Sashabaw Road. Local officials are disappointed in the decision. “Looks like we need to do a better job communicating with the folks in Lansing,” said township Supervisor Pat Kittle. […]
The vacant gas station at Dixie Highway and Ortonville Road is no more, thanks to a grant from Oakland County to Independence Township. The former BP station at 6756 Dixie Highway was vacant for more than four years. Since the location closed, several business plans for the location have been proposed and rejected. In August […]
Bill Popp, father of senior Joe Popp, puts the finishing touches on an oversized state championship trophy for the Wolves? football float just in time for this Saturday’s Holiday Lights Parade, downtown. Photo provided
From left, Denise Cox and Eric Berry collect donations in front of Neiman’s Family Market on Saturday for Clarkston Community Schools Transportation Department’s annual Stuff-A-Bus. The transportation department collected clothing, toys, non-perishable food items and gift cards on Saturday and Sunday for Lighthouse North of Clarkston to help local families. Photo by Wendi Reardon
Holiday hours Offices of The Clarkston News will be closed Wednesday and Thursday, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, as well as New Year’s Eve and Day. Deadline for classifieds are the Friday before the holidays. Call 248-625-3370 for more information. On Christmas Eve and Christmas day, Oakland County Parks also offers free admission to Independence […]
The old Depot Park bridge, worn out by years of travelers crossing the Clinton River in Clarkston’s Depot Park, is history. Last week, workers from Clarkston DPW and contractors removed the bridge to make way for a new structure, which will be installed this week. Clarkston residents Bart and Diane Clark donated $80,000 for new […]
The Cedar Masonic Lodge #60 recently awarded a Community Charitable Grant in the amount of $3,000 to the Desert Angels Program. The money awarded will be used to provide gift boxes to active service men and women overseas. The Community Charitable Grants Program is initiated through local Masonic lodges and provides financial assistance to benefit […]