By C.J. Carnacchio Communications and Grants Manager Charter Township of Oxford “We’re just going to have to live with it.” That was former Oxford Village Council President Sue Bossardet’s message to the public during the Dec. 4 informational town hall meeting regarding next year’s massive M-24 construction project. Hosted by the Oxford Downtown Development Authority […]
By Danielle Smith Leader Staff Writer The Oxford Meijer was full of smiles and laughs this past Thursday as children and adults alike participated in the annual Shop with a Hero event. At the event, children were paired with first responders who volunteered their time to take the kids on a shopping spree throughout the […]
The Oxford Village Planning Commission will host a public hearing to consider the latest draft of the proposed Adult Use Marijuana Zoning Ordinance Amendment on Dec. 17 at 7 p.m. The Planning Commission will receive public input on regulations to prohibit or allow adult use (recreational) marijuana businesses in Oxford Village. The Michigan Regulation and […]
By Teddy Rydquist Leader Staff Writer Keep an eye on your packages With Christmas around the corner, there is naturally an increase in the amount of online shopping and package deliveries. This, unfortunately, leads to an increase in theft, too. Having already received one reported case of a package being taken from an Oxford Township […]
‘Prosecutor failed in his sacred duty’ An Oakland County district judge formally dismissed sexual assault charges against Larry Orr, 71, of Oxford Township and his stepson, Sean MacMaster, 46, of Jacksonville, Florida, on Dec. 4. The two men had each been charged with two counts of First Degree Criminal Sexual Conduct with a child under […]
Emails sent from oxfordschools.org to either yahoo.com or aol.com accounts were blocked by Yahoo since approximately Dec. 2. The block affects all schools in the Oxford Community Schools district. The block only went one way. Parents were still able to email staff from Yahoo and AOL accounts, but staff was unable to respond to those […]
By Danielle Smith Leader Staff Writer On the evening of Nov. 26, a 58-year-old Leonard woman was the victim of a pedestrian accident in downtown Oxford. According to Oxford Village Police reports, at 7:13 p.m., the victim and her husband attempted to cross Washington St. from the area of the Ox Bar and Grill to […]
It was a perfect day for Oxford Chamber of Commerce’s annual Christmas Parade. Washington Street was lined with people this past Saturday. There were over 60 floats and the parade took over an hour to watch. The procession was started with Grand Marshal Dora Rolando and capped off with Santa rolling through town. For more […]
Goodfellow edition helps area families Starting Thursday, Dec. 5 through Saturday Dec. 7, members of the Oxford Lions Club will be out in full force selling Goodfellow newspapers. This is the local club’s 71st anniversary selling the Goodfellow edition. Formed in 1947, the Oxford Lions Club has been helping area families ever since. According to […]
Fun Friday, Saturday There’s some good news for holiday revelers — the weather for both Friday night and Saturday afternoon will be just right for Oxford’s annual holiday traditions. According to the National Weather Service, there’s no rain slated for those two days and it will be “mostly sunny” for Saturday’s Christmas parade. With that […]