Launched by communications and grants manager C.J. Carnacchio, the Charter Township of Oxford held their first ever “Kids Count Coloring Contest” to encourage and promote participation in the 2020 United States Census. Reminding residents all children count when it comes to gathering census information, the contest was open to all kindergarten-fifth grade students at Oxford […]
No place like Oxford Dorothy’s not in Kansas anymore. She’ll be in Oxford Village at least until the not-so-yellow M-24 road is finished late this year. Every week until November, a cutout of Dorothy and her loyal companion, Toto, will travel to a different village business, posing for photos and giving participants a chance to […]
Goodrich Theaters files for bankruptcy The show will go on, for now, at the iconic Oxford 7 movie theater in downtown Oxford, even though its parent company, Goodrich Quality Theaters Inc., filed for bankruptcy late last month. Zach Salamon, a manager at Oxford 7 said they haven’t heard anything yet from corporate about what this […]
February was a big month for the newest member of Oxford Village Council. At 35, Kelsey Cooke was named one of Oakland County Executive’s Elite 40 Under 40, an annual list of 40 young professionals and thought leaders under the age of 40 who live or work in Oakland County. Cooke serves the Oakland County […]
10 Years Ago March 17, 2010 Last week, the Oxford Township board voted 7-0 to award the sale of $5.465 million in refunding bonds to Fifth Third Securities, Inc. The new bonds will save taxpayers $488,000 on library and fire bonds. Congratulations to Daniel Axford Elementary kindergartner Kayla Casper and second-grader Zain Khambaty for winning […]
The M-24 construction project bid was awarded to Dan’s Excavating Inc. on Feb. 21 by the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT). Dan’s Excavating is a Shelby Township-based company that handles large scale, high profile underground projects, site preparation, road construction and structural concrete work. The 4.7 mile project will extend from Goldengate St. in Lake […]
No local ballot initiatives Joining Idaho, Mississippi and Missouri, Michigan voters will cast their votes this coming Tuesday, March 10, for the presidential primary. What is referred to as a closed primary, voters must declare which party’s primary election they wish to participate in before receiving a ballot. Each ballot only contains candidates from one […]
Leonard has applied for HGTV’s Hometown Takeover contest. If selected, the 400-population village would be featured on Home and Garden Television’s new show, Home Town Takeover, staring husband and wife Ben and Erin Napier. The show is a spinoff from Home Town, now in its fourth season, in which the couple renovates homes in their […]
Students to benefit from Oxford Lone Ranger Scholarship A permanent Oxford Lone Ranger Scholarship is now established at Oxford High School thanks to a $50,000 donation from the Elaine and Leo Stern Foundation. The scholarship is for any Oxford High School graduating senior who is a resident of Oxford Area Community Schools District and is […]