Put a lid on that bubbling cauldron, powder that wart-covered, green skin and tune up your broom because there’s a spooky new event coming to downtown Oxford next month. It’s called Witches Night Out and it’s scheduled to cast a spell over the four quadrants on Friday, Oct. 26 from 4-10 p.m. “It’s basically a […]
Addison Township officials sat and listened in silence as parents of students who attend Kingsbury Country Day School again rose from their seats to voice disdain toward the proposed Verizon cell tower (or monopole) that, if approved, would be built across the street from the school. Verizon chose the area across from Kingsbury as its […]
A ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house for Oxford-Orion FISH’s new food pantry will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 24 from 4:30 to 7 p.m. The new 5,000-square-foot pantry is located at 1060 S. Lapeer Rd., just south of Drahner Rd., in Oxford Twp. Due to the limited size of the new pantry’s lot, off-site parking […]
Golfers are invited to sign up for the John and Virginia Hubbard One Club Scramble on Saturday, Oct. 13 at Oxford Hills Golf Club. Sponsored by the Rotary Club of Oxford, the event will start at 1 p.m. The cost is $40 per person and includes nine holes of golf, a cart and lunch. Each […]
A large pile of rubble is all that remained following the demolition of the building that once housed New Beginnings Baptist Church. Located at 985 N. Lapeer Rd. on the Oxford-Orion border, the church was torn down last week to make way for Grace Premier Senior Living. The 54,052-square-foot facility will offer assisted living and […]
When people think of World War II, they often picture men storming foreign beaches with rifles in hand, driving tanks across smoke-filled battlefields and dropping bombs from airplanes. But someone back in the United States had to make those instruments of war and it most likely was a woman. Last week, Donnaleen Lanktree, president of […]
There were plenty of treats for the eyes and taste buds Saturday afternoon at the annual Classic Car and Cupcake Challenge held at the Addison Township Public Library. Folks who brought the sweetest vehicles and the sweetest baked goods walked away with trophies and bragging rights.
A case of drunken driving An Oxford Village police officer got into his patrol car near downtown Oxford when he heard a loud crash on Sept. 17. He drove toward the noise and found a motorcycle lying on its side and a pickup truck turned around on the road. A man was lying on the […]
Natural disasters. Economic crises. A fast-moving, ever-changing society. Thomas United Methodist Church (UMC) has faced it all during its lengthy history and continues to endure. That’s because its members are “very tenacious,” according to Pastor Carol Middel, who has led the little church at 504 First St. since 2017. “They are very committed to making […]
Horse, or hunt, country is typically a pretty quiet area, but it was probably even more quiet Thursday evening as a number of its residents left their farms, fields and stables to make their voices heard at the Oxford Township Planning Commission meeting. They filled the meeting room to lobby officials for changes to the […]