In a 5-0 vote, the Oxford Village Council offered the manager position to Joseph Madore at its Nov. 14 meeting. “Mr. Madore addressed essentially all of the concerns that council has with a strong familiarity. The systems, the financial programs, the (compliance) background that the Village (of Oxford) participates in and relies on,” said Councilman […]
Back in late July, the Addison Township Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) voted 4-1 to grant a dimensional variance for a cell tower proposed by Verizon Wireless. But the issue is not over yet. Kingsbury Country Day School, along with Kingsbury School Inc. (the trust of Kingsbury) and neighboring residents Lawrence and Amanda Shelton filed […]
Saturday night was filled with light, love and Lucy as the community came together to support a little girl’s battle with cancer. Approximately 280 folks attended a fund-raiser for Lucy Holt, of Oxford, held at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Orion Township. The event netted more than $26,000 to help her parents, Bryan and […]
Four eighth-grade students spent Veterans Day weekend participating in a wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery near Washington, D.C. during an Oxford Middle School class trip. More than 250 eighth-grade students and 22 chaperones recently took a three-day educational trip to Washington. D.C. OMS eighth-graders Lauren Hudson, Ava Wiscombe, Griffin Hoard and Esme Roda honored […]
After obtaining approvals from the Oxford Village Planning Commission and the Oxford Downtown Development Authority (DDA), developer Dave Weckle received the final green light needed to construct a third story on one of the buildings in his proposed mixed-use development. Last week, the village council voted unanimously to amend the original Planned Unit Development (PUD) […]
This holiday season, take the traditional holiday donation or drive in a new direction. You’ve collected canned and prepared foods, blankets, coats, and books. Not many people think of donating something simple that they use every day. This item is needed by people who have limited resources because of unemployment, homelessness, fire, or natural disaster. […]
Oxford Village is currently seeking three dedicated community members to fill board vacancies – one to serve as a member on the planning commission and two to serve as alternates on the Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA). The planning commission is responsible for reviewing plans and studies for potential development and zoning ordinances within the […]
Oxford High School senior Kaitlyn Bean signed a letter of intent Nov. 13 to play softball for Central Michigan University (CMU), a first division team. Bean is a four-year varsity member of the Wildcats softball team. She pitches and plays first base. Now in her final year at OHS, Bean has made the most of […]
There’s strength in unity say members of Oxford Schools’ PTO and PTA organizations. With that in mind, they collectively held a fund-raiser event in town to benefit all district schools. More than 100 local moms came together to spend an evening at The Oxford Tap in downtown Oxford followed by a viewing of “A Bad […]
*UPDATE* The suspected shooter, Michael Quigley, is now in police custody. Oxford Schools and other area school districts closed Nov. 15 in response to an ongoing search by local police for 34-year-old Micheal Quigley, of Clarkston, who allegedly shot two people in a Brandon Township apartment Tuesday evening. The two victims were reported to be Quigley’s 33-year-old estranged wife and her male friend, whose age is […]