Fisher’s contract extended

It appears Addison Township’s treasurer will continue to be a regular fixture in the Oxford Village office for a while longer. Last week, council voted 3-1 to extend the independent contractor agreement with Lori Fisher until Thursday, March 1, 2018. Councilman Erik Dolan was absent. Included in the motion was direction for the new village […]

Township to seek new caretaker for cemeteries

For the first time in many years, Oxford Township is going to have to find somebody new to care for its cemeteries. And judging by officials’ comments at last week’s board meeting, it’s not going to be easy or cheap to replace Brian Duerden, the man who’s been doing the work since 2001. “What a […]

Oxford home featured in national ad campaign

For many locals, the thought of Oxford often evokes images of lush foliage and rolling acres of wide-open, natural terrain. People across the country now have a window into the beautiful scenery offered by Wildcat country thanks to a national ad campaign that happened because of a recommendation from Oxford resident Kevin Saulter. Two area […]

PC grants approvals for used car dealership

A used car dealership got a couple steps closer to being able to move from one side of M-24 to the other. Last week, the Oxford Township Planning Commission voted 7-0 to grant both special land use and preliminary site plan approval to Clean Cars, Inc. for the former Burger King site located at 583 […]

Schools approve $45K bid for new primary electrical switch

Oxford’s Board of Education unanimously approved the purchase of a 13.2 KV electrical switch gear at Oxford Middle School and Lakeville Elementary at its Dec. 12 meeting. According to Director of Maintenance Tony Sarkins, the current switch gear has had many issues in the past with its reliability due to age. The switch feeds electricity […]

Snow-much fun!

Who wants to be stuck in the house playing video games when there’s so much snow to play in? With approximately 9 inches of the white stuff coating the ground and school closed, many kids headed to the sled hill at Seymour Lake Twp. Park for hours of fun.  

PC okays final site plan for strip mall

Final site plan approval for the Oxford Commons strip mall project was granted last week in a 7-0 vote by the township planning commission. The Birmingham-based PELJ Properties, LLC is going to build an 11,120-square-foot retail center at 595 N. Lapeer Rd. on the north side of the Tractor Supply Co. store and south of […]

Letters to Santa

Dear Santa, I love Christmas! And for Christmas, I might be wanting a lot of things. I would like a guitar and a butterfly chair. Cooper would like a Transformer. Aedith would like cute Santa slippers. My sisters Hanna and Lauren need a shirt that says “I love my sister.” I want everyone to have […]

Shopping with holiday heroes

Fifty-four deserving children, representing 36 families, went shopping for Christmas gifts with approximately 51 local police officers and firefighters Dec. 14 at the Oxford Meijer store as part of the annual Shop with a Hero event. The kids bought items for themselves along with their parents, siblings and other family members. Participating agencies included the […]