Reconstruction work began on the 770 foot safety path bridge over the wetlands on the north side of Drahner Rd. between Pontiac Rd. and Pinecrest Apartments on Jan. 27. Joists, decking and railing will all be replaced due to corrosion and wood rot. The boardwalk will be closed for two months. The Oxford Township Board […]
Just because . . . “I want to make this very clear: we are not becoming a city. But I would like to begin to explore what that may look like,” said Oxford Village president Joe Frost at an informal strategic planning session Jan. 27 in the community room at the village offices. Frost recently […]
May 1, 2015 was NFL draft night and Brandon O’Neill had people over to hang out and play cards. When he woke up in the morning, he was on the floor and couldn’t move. He called to his roommate, who thought he was joking. But Brandon was paralyzed. He was rushed to St. Joe’s hospital […]
Long-time teacher Tucker passes Around 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Oxford Community Schools announced long-time teacher, coach Gayle Tucker had passed. “It is with extremely heavy hearts we share that last night our school community lost long-time teacher, colleague, coach, and friend Gayle Tucker. Gayle passed away at home in the company of her dear family […]
A lawsuit against the state of Michigan, filed in Nov. 2019 by Southfield-based Beaumont Health, was dismissed in a Court of Claims on Jan. 14. According to Beaumont, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) initially expressed a need for a facility in northern Oakland County, citing a 117-bed shortage. However, MDHHS then […]
Oxford Village Councilwoman Kate Logan made a surprise announcement at the end of a two and a half hour informal strategic planning session in the community room of the village offices on Jan. 27. “I accepted a position with the Department of Defense,” Logan said. The job is term-limited with a seven-month contract and will […]
Utility work on M-24 is wrapping up and taking a break before the actual reconstruction work begins in earnest this April. Consumers Energy has finished its gasline relocation work between Drahner Rd. and Stanton St. Consumers will finish its work between Stanton and Harriet St. from about March 2 to April 1. During this time, […]
10 Years Ago Feb. 10, 2010 Oxford High School seniors Travis Roth and Chelsea Kessler were named King and Queen of Winterfest 2010 during half-time at Friday night’s basketball game. The girls varsity basketball team defeated Lapeer West, 49-32 to cap off the Winterfest fun. Oxford Village council intends to offer a tax abatement to […]
Prickles was just a small town swan living near a lonely pond in Addison Township before being rescued and sent to the Howell Nature Center for rehabilitation late last year. She recently made her way south, toward Detroit, taking a midnight crate to her new home at the Detroit Zoo. Prickles is a trumpeter swan […]
For a better part of a month residents on Hummer Lake Rd. have complained about flooding just west of Metamora Rd. This week on its FaceBook page Oxford Township announced the road, “is open to traffic again after being closed due to water covering the roadway.” On Monday, workers from the Road Commission for Oakland […]