A senior living facility looking to open its doors on a site that’s divided between Oxford and Orion townships got two steps closer to becoming a reality last week. The Oxford Township Planning Commission voted 6-0 to approve a special land use for Grace Premier Senior Living to be located at 985 N. Lapeer Rd., […]
For the Addison Township Library’s Board of Trustees, a new facility has been a long dreamt of project. After having a poorly received proposal in 2010, the board is once again exploring the option of a new facility. Because of the saving and fund-raising efforts by the library, it looks like Addison’s reading enthusiasts just […]
“They have no chance of getting any money out of me.” Oxford Twp. Supervisor Bill Dunn didn’t mince words when it came to the Road Commission for Oakland County’s (RCOC) request for the municipality to pay 50 percent of the $360,000 that was spent replacing the failed culvert beneath Wood Trail, south of W. Drahner […]
Forget Formula One and NASCAR – the real high-speed, nail-biting racing action is in the Village of Leonard. The rubber will meet the road on Saturday, Sept. 1 when the Second Annual Strawberry Derby takes over W. Elmwood St. beginning at 10 a.m. Twelve young racers will go head-to-head driving 11 soapbox cars they built […]
Using a sport he is passionate about, an Addison Township resident is trying to make life a little easier for children who have lost someone essential to growing up – a parent. Brian Evans has long been a disc golf enthusiast and has a close group of friends he plays a course with every week. […]
Summer campers at the Oxford Early Learning Center got a welcome interruption to their day on Friday, Aug. 17 when volunteers from K9 Stray Rescue League and Scruffy the dog stopped by to say thank you for the work the summer campers had done on their behalf. Over the summer, these summer campers raised $575 […]
Do you take credit cards? An Oxford Village police officer was on patrol when he noticed a black Chevy Silverado speed through an intersection. He followed the vehicle to see if the truck was speeding. Indeed, it was speeding and swerving in and out of its lane, according to the police report. When the officer […]
Brothers in brown united in their fight against crime and devotion to protecting the law-abiding public. That’s how Oakland County Sheriff’s deputies view themselves 364 days a year. But there’s one day when they allow a friendly rivalry to divide them, so they can raise money for charity and earn bragging rights. This year, that […]
In the Waterstone neighborhood, a group of parents’ active lifestyle have inspired their children to do the same. Hillary Jacobson, an Oxford resident, and several of her neighbors enjoy competing in triathlons in the warmer months. She said her children and those of the other triathlon enthusiasts wanted to give the rigorous race their parents […]
Devil’s Ridge Golf Club in Oxford Township hosted the Fourth Annual Putts for Paws outing on Sunday. The event raised about $12,500 to be split between the K9 Stray Rescue League in Oxford and the Canine Companions Rescue Center. Some of the available pooches from both groups attended.