OXFORD TWP. – A tractor trailer spent hours laying across the northbound lanes of M-24, just north of Ray Rd., following a crash that occurred shortly after 12 a.m. on May 21. According to the Oakland County Sheriff’s report, the tractor trailer, driven by a 41-year-old Flint man, was heading north on M-24 when a […]
Luke Rauh had a blast tackling the inflatable obstacle course during the Oxford High School Spring Carnival held May 8. For more photos, pick up a copy of the Leader. Photo by C.J. Carnacchio.
‘Every customer’ encouraged to file a complaint online In response to customer complaints and a media report regarding Odd Job Disposal, Michigan’s attorney general is preparing to take legal action against the Oxford-based trash hauler, which closed its doors suddenly last week. “We made it clear to the owner that he can expect that we […]
An issue that Oxford Township voters haven’t faced in 27 years could make its way back to the ballot if an elected official can find support and assistance from like-minded residents. At last week’s township board meeting, Trustee Margaret Payne announced she “would like to see a single trash hauler” serving the township. To help […]
On a daily basis, there are young people in the Oxford school district who are doing volunteer work, practicing compassion, infecting others with their positive attitudes and leading by example. Last week, Oxford Addison Youth Assistance honored 37 students at its Annual Youth Recognition Ceremony held at the middle school. “I’m so proud of you,” […]
What do Oxford Village residents think about the now-legal recreational marijuana industry? Do they want to allow pot businesses in the community? Do they want to prohibit them? Do they favor permitting some, but barring others if the state will let municipalities pick and choose? What concerns and questions do they have about these facilities? […]
A proposed 78-unit condominium development that would straddle E. Market St. received preliminary site plan approval for two of its three phases from the Oxford Township Planning Commission at its May 9 meeting. It was a 5-0 vote. The project is named Enclaves of Woodbridge and the plan calls for 39 duplex buildings to be […]
A proposed 117-bed hospital, along with other anticipated growth along the M-24 corridor north of the village, had the Oxford Township Board talking sewage last week. Officials voted 7-0 to have engineering design plans drawn up for the option of installing a new sanitary sewer line in conjunction with the M-24 reconstruction project next year. […]
DOWNTOWN OXFORD – A burglary suspect who police say fled the scene of the crime on a bicycle was stopped not by the officer chasing him on foot, but by the Jeep that hit him at the intersection of Washington and Burdick streets in the wee hours of May 13. The suspect, a 38-year-old Oxford […]
Proving the old adage, “the squeaky wheel gets the grease,” Oxford Township officials agreed to dip into their budget and pay 100 percent of the cost to spray calcium chloride brine on all of the community’s public gravel roads beginning Jan. 1, 2020. All seven township board members voted in favor of doing this during […]