The Oxford Lions Club will be conducting its annual White Cane fund-raiser May 3-5 Club members will be out from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thursday and Friday. On Saturday, they will be on the street corners from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. “We will be at the four corners in downtown Oxford (Burdick […]
Years of hard work and commitment to art were shared with the community during the Oxford High School senior art show last week, which featured the works of 32 local student-artists. The event is held at OHS each year and gives seniors at the chance to create booths which showcase their works created throughout their […]
April 30: Oxford Village Police were called to the first block of Stanton Rd. at 9:20 p.m., where a man was found to be unresponsive, possibly from a heroin overdose. Anti-narcotics were administered to the man, at which point he regained signs of consciousness and awareness, according to the report. The man was transported to […]
Oxford High School senior Rick Galbraith finished second in the shot put event at the 56th Annual Elmer Ball Track and Field Invitational held Saturday at Wildcat Stadium. Galbraith’s best throw was 45 feet, 2 inches, which is a new personal record for him. For the story about the Invitational, please see “Boys track team […]
If at first you don’t succeed at the ballot box, offer local officials millions of dollars in annual funding to prepare for Round 2 with the voters. That seems to be the strategy of the Regional Transit Authority of Southeast Michigan (RTA). Last week, Bret Rasegan from Oakland County Economic Development and Community Affairs and […]
It appears the Oxford Downtown Development Authority (DDA) may be going into the Lone Ranger business. Last week, the DDA board voted 8-0 to have members Rod Charles and Sue Oles discuss with DDA Executive Director Glenn Pape the various ways in which the organization could possibly become involved in the Lone Ranger Parade and […]
At the national and global levels, there wasn’t a lot of good news in 1978 with headlines dominated by death, violence, political unrest and Jimmy Carter. But in Addison Township, something special was born and last week, community members gathered to celebrate it. The Addison Township Public Library hosted a 40th anniversary party for itself. […]
With Seymour Lake Township Park on the cusp of its busy season, officials are reminding drivers to play it safe by obeying the speed limit and all stop signs within the park. “Please slow down and pay attention to what’s going on around you,” said Park Superintendent Jeff Kinasz. Five new stop signs are being […]
Conducting an audit of M-24 between Indian Lake Rd. and Harriet St. to determine what the existing conditions/issues are for pedestrians and bicyclists, and what potential improvements could be made, received a 6-2 vote of support from the Oxford Downtown Development Authority (DDA) board last week. DDA Board Member Dorothy Johnston, an avid bicyclist herself, […]
Six Oxford High School Band and Orchestra students were selected to participate in the prestigious 2018 Michigan Youth Arts Festival (MYAF) which will be held May 10-12 at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Students invited to attend the MYAF include Oxford High School senior oboist Hayden Franke, senior clarinetist Trent Evans, senior guitarist Luke […]