By Shelby Stewart-Soldan ssoldan@mihomepaper.com ORTONVILLE — Abigail’s Pride will host their third annual Pride in the Park event from 4-8 p.m. on June 1 at the Brandon Township Community Park, 1414 N. Hadley Road, Ortonville. “This year’s Pride in the Park will be the same family-friendly pride festival that we have had the past few […]
Location Will Be Credit Union’s 12th Michigan Location, Second in Oakland County INDEPENDENCE TWP. — Dort Financial Credit Union recently completed the purchase of a former bank building for a new location in Clarkston. The building, located at 5750 Baypointe Boulevard, will be the credit union’s 12th branch location in Michigan. The credit union anticipates […]
OXFORD — Veterans from all branches of the United States Armed Services and volunteers will gear up for the Oxford Memorial Day remembrance ceremony on Monday, followed by the Memorial Day parade. The Memorial Day ceremony, organized by members of American Legion Walter Fraser Post 108, begins at 10 a.m. in Centennial Park in downtown […]
Site plan was approved nearly eight years ago By Joseph Goral Staff Writer jgoral@mihomepaper.com OXFORD — Oxford Village Manager Joe Madore updated the village council on the lighting installation for the Planned Unit Development (PUD) parking lot located at 32 E. Burdick St. during a council meeting on May 14. Madore informed council members the […]
By Joseph Goral Staff Writer jgoral@mihomepaper.com OAKLAND COUNTY — The Oxford Downtown Development Authority has a chance to win nine awards at this year’s Oakland County Main Street event, the most awards in Oakland County, according to DDA Executive Director Kelly Westbrook. The event is part of Main Street Oakland County (MSOC) programs – an […]
By Joseph Goral Staff Writer jgoral@mihomepaper.com OXFORD — The Oxford Downtown Development Authority is looking for volunteers to help prepare the downtown for summer during their summer prep day from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursday, May 23. Volunteers will build and set up furniture, stain the Oxford/Lake Orion Downtown Trolley Express, lay mulch […]
By Jim Newell Managing Editor OXFORD TWP. — The Oxford-Addison Youth Assistance board members, local leaders and first responders honored 66 area youths during the annual Youth Awards ceremony at Seymour Lake Township Park on Friday. The OAYA Youth Awards celebrate the achievements of exceptional students who were nominated for their selfless acts in the […]
By Wendi Reardon Price Staff Writer wprice@mihomepaper.com MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Leah Fitzsimonds placed during 2024 Level 9 Eastern Championships, May 3-5. Fitzsimonds, a junior at Clarkston High School, finished in sixth place in the nation on bars with a score of 9.175, and she placed eighth in the nation for all around with 36.825. […]
Oxford’s senior center received a reproduction of Martin Johnson Heade’s 1861 painting “Seascape: Sunset” from the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) on Monday, May 6. The reproduction is part of the institute’s expansion of its “Inside/Out” program to include Oakland County’s senior centers. Oxford’s senior center is also offering two free trips to the DIA […]
Contact Journey Lutheran Church for mental health care reimbursements By Joseph Goral Staff Writer jgoral@mihomepaper.com OXFORD TWP. — Nonprofit North Oakland Strong donated $10,000 to Journey Lutheran Church on March 8 to support the church’s “Caring for Oxford” fund that provides finances for those struggling since the school shooting on Nov. 30, 2021. It was […]