The Oxford Beautification Commission announced this year’s annual Beautification Award winners. For nearly 30 years, the awards have recognized village homeowners and businesses for enhancing their property’s – and thereby the village’s – overall esthetic appeal. A nominating committee looks at every property in the village and submits their selections to the Beautification Committee, who […]
Crime of opportunity At 11:58 p.m. on July 31, an officer was dispatched to a business on N. Washington Street, for a report of bicycle theft from the rack on the east side of the building. The bike was being used by a 24-year-old Lake Orion woman, and belonged to her cousin. The Lake Orion […]
Antiracist group meets, talks, grows By James Hanlon Leader Staff Writer Be the change you wish to see in the world. A local activist and awareness group embodies this principle. Formed in the aftermath of the killing of George Floyd and nationwide protests this summer, Be The Change is an informal Facebook group involved in […]
A family-run brewery in Oxford has won the Best Brewpub vote in the 2020 ClickOnDetroit competition for the second year in a row. HomeGrown Brewing Company was voted number one in metro Detroit in the Vote 4 The Best competition. Owner and master brewer John Powers said he is honored, especially at a time when […]
Victoria’s cooking up a new look celebrates 23 years with a makeover By James Hanlon Leader Staff Writer “When life throws you lemons, make limoncello.” – Victoria Connolly When life throws you COVID and road construction, it’s a good time to remodel. That’s just what Victoria’s Delights is doing this summer. “It’s like […]
Mystery house went through ice While looking up items to fill our Peeking In The Past feature (see Page 7), we ran across this article from the Aug. 13, 1970 Oxford Leader. It’s a little local history we think you might enjoy. — DPR Aug., 1970 — A few weeks ago, an old straight-back chair […]
49-page doc gets the nod from school board By James Hanlon Leader Staff Writer Oxford Community Schools released the most in-depth details thus far of its plans for the 2020-21 school year. The Board of Education approved the schools’ COVID-19 Preparedness and Response Plan, a 49-page document prepared by the district cabinet, at a special […]
Based on numbers provided by the Oakland County COVID-19 by Zip Code website, here are the numbers for this week. We tabulated these on Monday, Aug. 3 — our 17th week of reporting. 48367 — four new cases in the last 30 days; 16 total, one death. 48370 — one new cases in the last […]
Photostory by Teddy Rydquist Leader Staff Writer For residents who frequent the Tim Hortons/Cold Stone Creamery location at 590 N. Lapeer Road, the group of senior citizens sitting in lawn chairs in front of the store has become a familiar sight. This group, which usually ranges from six-to-ten people, has been meeting for their 9 […]
Lost and found A 32-year-old Oxford Township man arrived at the Sheriff’s Substation on July 16 at 9:38 a.m. to report his Smith & Wesson 9mm pistol missing. He told deputies the day before he was preparing to leave for work and had to run back inside his house before he left, leaving the handgun […]