ADDISON TWP. – An unattended space heater is the suspected cause of a Dec. 13 fire that destroyed a garage and damaged the house to which it was attached on Kaiser Drive, off Townsend Rd. and north of E. Romeo Rd. The call came in at 11:38 p.m. and firefighters were on scene at 11:42 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]