May 24: A 41-year-old Oxford woman came into Oakland County Sheriff’s Office Oxford Substation at 12:19 p.m. and told deputies that she has allgedly been receiving harrassing phone calls and hateful text messages from a 42-year-old Clinton Twp. woman. The woman provided copies of the blocked calls and text messages. Deputies later called the suspect […]
Oxford High School students Drake Barry (left) and Madison Dinges were honored Sunday as the most outstanding athletes in the Class of 2017 during the Senior Athletic Awards ceremony held by the Oxford Wildcat Athletic Booster Club. He won the George Prince Award and she won the Helen Smith Award. Photo by C.J. Carnacchio. Throughout […]
Great news for Oxford Village. S&P Global Ratings raised the municipality’s long-term bond (or credit) rating. The village went from A to AA- with a “stable” outlook. AA- means Oxford has a “very strong capacity to meet financial commitments.” A stable outlook means the long-term rating “is not likely to change” over the next two […]
It appears the administrative void in the Oxford Village office is going to be temporarily filled by an experienced consultant. Following a closed session held during a special 8 a.m. meeting Friday morning, council voted 4-1 to enter into a contract with the Rochester-based Vettraino Consulting and have its owner, Jaymes Vettraino, serve as interim […]
Oxford Village resident Kate Logan, a U.S. Army veteran who served in Iraq from February 2007 through March 2008, will be the guest speaker at the Memorial Day ceremony in Addison Township’s Lakeville Cemetery on Saturday, May 27. While the upcoming holiday weekend affords Americans a fun opportunity to “enjoy the freedoms that we have,” […]
Wondering what your business can do to support the Fifth Annual Lone Ranger Parade on Saturday, Aug. 5? How about entering a float? A little planning, a trailer and some help from your staff can result in a float that not only enhances the parade experience for all, but promotes your business and shows your […]
Normally, when Bob Davis addresses an audience, it’s during an Oxford Village Council meeting in his familiar capacity as the municipality’s attorney. But when he steps up to the podium on Memorial Day, he won’t be speaking as a seasoned barrister, he’ll be addressing the crowd as a proud veteran. Davis, who served in the […]
Not many folks working in the world of community television can say they’ve lent their talents and skills to an Emmy-nominated production, but Kyle Snage can. Snage, a videographer, editor and producer for Oxford Community Television (OCTV), was the camera operator for “Irene: Child of the Holocaust,” a one-hour PBS documentary that recently received an […]
It’s been a long and bumpy road filled with numerous offers, proposals, plans, meetings and hearings that ultimately, resulted in nothing happening – until now. Last week, the Oxford Village Planning Commission voted 7-0 to approve a site plan for the Sterling Heights-based Clearview Homes, LLC that will allow the developer to build 16 single-family […]
A few weeks ago, a group of grazing goats wrapped up their first round of munching invasive plants at several spots along the Polly Ann Trail. But that feeding frenzy has one Oxford Township resident worried. According to Dan Bischoff, the heightened activity on the trail brought on by the goats, paired with the clearance […]