A proposed microbrewery looking to operate a small tap room cleared two hurdles in the approval process during a special meeting of the Oxford Village Planning Commission held Oct. 30. In successive 6-0 votes, commissioners approved the site plan for One Drop Brewing Co. and recommended the village council grant a special land use that […]
A total of 100 runners and walkers braved temperatures in the 30s to participate in the annual Turkey Trot held Saturday morning at Seymour Lake Township Park. Sponsored by Meijer and organized by the Oxford Township Parks and Recreation Department, the event consisted of a 5-kilometer run and a 2-kilometer walk. Males and females who […]
If you have $1.95 million just burning a hole in your pocket, you could be the proud owner of a farm in Oxford Township’s scenic horse country. That’s the asking price for Walkabout Farm, located at 3550 Delano Rd. between Oakwood and Davison Lake roads. Owned by Gary Wasserman, the 77-acre farm contains a 3,500-square-foot […]
Suspicious person at Oxford High In the wee hours of the morning, around 3:30 a.m. on Nov. 4, an Oakland County Sheriff’s deputy was patrolling near Oxford High School when he noticed a man dressed in a long black coat walking school grounds. The man, later identified as a 37-year-old Lake Orion resident, was shouting […]
Oxford resident Landon Wallace, 2½, dressed up as Mickey Mouse to go trick-or-treating Sunday at the Jack-O’-Lantern Jamboree in Oakwood Lake Township Park. For more photos from the event, pick up a copy of this week’s Leader for just $1. Photo by C.J. Carnacchio.
Davison should consider changing its school colors from maroon and gold to black and blue after the intense beatdown its varsity football team received at the hands of the Wildcats Friday night. In its first playoff game, Oxford showed no mercy as it thrashed the Cardinals 38-13, improving its record to 8-2. “Our kids stepped […]
Edit: Time changed for Dec. 6 M-24 meeting. There’s been a time change for the Thursday, Dec. 6 public informational meeting regarding the M-24 construction project secheduled to occur in 2020. The meeting will take place from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Oxford Public Library, which is located at 530 Pontiac St. A public […]
Longtime Leonard resident Mary Sue Sutherby is poised to join an exclusive club that has a century-long waiting list. When her birthday rolls around on Nov. 14, she will officially become a centenarian – a person who’s reached the age of 100. Sutherby has a very nonchalant attitude about this impending milestone. “I don’t mind […]
With the possibility of a new and improved facility on the horizon, the board of directors for the Addison Township Library is seeking a civil engineer to survey the donated land across from the library’s current location at 1400 Rochester Rd. in Lakeville. The engineer will survey the land to see if it is viable […]
Military veterans, their family members and area residents are invited to attend the 16th Annual Americana Concert on Friday, Nov. 2 at the Oxford High School Performing Arts Center. Admission is free and the concert will begin at 7 p.m. A total of 201 Oxford Middle School choir students will take the stage to perform […]