RE/MAX Defined is hosting a free Community Shred Day in downtown Oxford on Saturday, July 29 from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. The event will take place in RE/MAX Defined’s parking lot, located outside its 51 S. Washington St. (Suite F) office near Centennial Park. RE/MAX Defined will be offering complimentary hot dogs and pop […]
Woodson resigns from DDA board There’s now a vacancy on the Oxford Downtown Development Authority (DDA) board. Last week, Regina Woodson, owner of Woodson Family Insurance Agency located at 14 N. Washington St., submitted her resignation. It was effective July 17. Woodson, who was appointed to the DDA in October 2016 and served as the […]
Before opening Victoria’s Delights in downtown Oxford, Victoria Connolly, owner of Victoria’s Delights, dreamed of someday opening her own restaurant as she worked for some of the top restaurants in the Detroit area. Her dream became a reality in August of 1997, when she opened Victoria’s Delights at 12. S Washington, where it still stands […]
Oxford High School’s robotis team, TORC 2137, competed against nearly 70 teams from across the U.S., Canada, and Mexico at the Indiana Robotics Invitational July 14-15. Although the TORC team fought hard, its efforts were cut short during the qualification rounds during the off-season event. “Our robot ran well and our team fought hard. It […]
In many ways the true heart of the Oakland County 4-H Fair– the annual poultry exhibition is an event that scores of young people from across Oakland County look forward to all year. One such youth is 17-year-old Oxford resident Sarah Liford. Through hard work, and with the support of local business Oxford Farm and […]
Two Oxford athletes competed in the 12-and-Under State Meet held at Eastern Michigan University last weekend – with one qualifying to compete at the next level. Those who competed from Oxford July 21-23 were Cali Schnur, 12, and Alanna May, 11. During the state meet, Cali Schnur qualified to compete at the next competition, the […]
July 24: A 30-year-old Oxford woman called Oakland County Sheriff’s deputies to her home, located in the 100 block of Maynard Circle, at 1:15 p.m. to report a home invasion. The woman told deputies she believed her ex-boyfriend, a 30-year-old Oxford man, was responsible. He had allegedly sent her several threatening text messages while she […]
Oxford Middle School sixth-grader Krystina Noaker, 11, looks deep into the eyes of an Upland Hills Farm calf at the Strawberry Festival in Leonard Saturday. For more photos, please see pages 2 and 15. Photo by C.J. Carnacchio.
A dimensional variance that could allow for the construction of a cell tower near Kingsbury Day School was granted last week in a 4-1 vote by the Addison Township Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA), despite public opposition which was voiced during a June 8 hearing. For more information on the concerns expressed during that hearing, […]
There was no shortage of questions, concerns and opposition expressed during last week’s Oxford Village Council meeting as officials discussed the possibility of adopting a resolution supporting the development of an ordinance and process for selling bulk municipal water to outside parties for everything from bottling to filling swimming pools. “I wouldn’t be so eager […]