Around 30 concerned parents and local residents packed an Aug. 8 Addison Township Planning Commission public hearing to voice their thoughts on a proposed cell tower at the northeast corner of Hosner and Oakwood roads, near Kingsbury Country Day School. Planning commissioners conducted the public hearing on a special use permit, which would be required […]
Size does matter to the Oxford Village Council – at least when it comes to signs. In a 3-2 vote last week, council shot down a recommendation from the planning commission to amend the sign ordinance to increase the maximum allowable area for a freestanding sign in the Central Business (C-1) and General Business (C-2) […]
A former Oxford Township resident has found his niche with a New York City-based band called DDWhite. Chris Agar, a 2005 Oxford High School graduate, plays bass and provides backup vocals for the band and can be heard on its recently released digital 45 album. Agar spent his formative years in Oxford playing bass with […]
The 2017 Oxford Senior Softball team recently completed its 12th season in the Northwest Parks and Recreation 55 and older softball league. The team played 28 regular season games finishing as Division Champions in the “C” division while winning 20 games and losing eight. This is the third division championship in the past five years […]
A new residential development to be located in the southwest corner of Oxford Township got the green light to proceed last week. Township officials voted 6-1 to grant final site plan approval for Savannah Ridge Estates, a single-family site condominium project consisting of 30 detached units. The Sterling Heights-based Clearview Homes will be constructing the […]
Oxford High School graduates who received their diplomas in 1976 and 1977 are invited to a reunion on Saturday, Sept. 9 The reunion will be held at American Legion Post 108, located at 130 E. Drahner Rd. in Oxford. The cost is $35 per person. If you haven’t been contacted, please call to make a […]
It was a hot time Saturday in downtown Oxford as residents and visitors alike enjoyed the Fifth Annual Lone Ranger Parade and Festival. There were many fun entries in this year’s parade including Sunshine Fire Entertainment. Above we see Keegan Kuvach, of Detroit, taking a moment to entertain the parade crowd with the art of […]
With the November 7 general election approaching, district officials are looking to shed light on the facts regarding both a bond and sinking fund proposal, which could help fund a number of capital improvement projects throughout the district. As part of that effort, Superintendent Tim Throne sat down with The Oxford Leader recently, to discuss […]
Organizers of the Lone Ranger Parade and Festival should be extremely proud of how all their donated time and labor paid off this year. It started with the Pub Crawl fund-raiser in downtown Oxford back in June (which attracted more than 500 friends of the Masked Man) and ended with what was undeniably the best […]
Folks looking to register for programs through the Oxford Township Parks and Recreation Department needn’t bother going to the village municipal complex on W. Burdick St. anymore. Nobody’s home. After 15 years of leasing space from the village, the department’s offices are now located inside Seymour Lake Township Park, just east of the park entrance. […]