A longtime member of the Oxford Fire Department was in Washington D.C. Jan. 20 for President Donald J. Trump’s inauguration, but she wasn’t there as a spectator or a protester. Lt. Nancy Hunger was there to work as a paramedic. “Politics aside, it was awesome,” she said. “It’s tradition and it was pretty overwhelming to […]
An overview of Oxford’s historic locations and its architectural character was given during a fireside chat held Jan. 20. Oxford Downtown Development Authority (DDA) Executive Director Joe Frost led the discussion. During the chat, Frost focused on the National Register of Historic Places and its history. The National Register was created in the late 1960s, […]
More people making the switch from AT&T U-Verse to AT&T’s recently-acquired DirecTV could mean a huge loss in funding for Oxford Community Television (OCTV). AT&T is nudging prospective customers toward its satellite unit, which has lower hardware and programming costs. The company is also offering incentives for its current U-verse customers to make the switch […]
Addison Township’s parks have seen a lot of improvements over the last year, and those changes are set to keep coming. The township’s park board discussed some of those changes at a recent meeting. Watershed Preserve Park, a 229-acre park located north of Leonard, is set to have two light poles installed in the parking […]
Christ the King Church (CTK) is hosting an elegant evening of dining and dancing called the Frostbite Ball, on Saturday, January 28, from 5:30 – 10:00 p.m. at its Family Life Center(1550 W. Drahner Road). Live music will be provided by the Jump Street Swing Band. Two hundred people are expected to attend the formal event. Dance instructors […]
Dave Berney (Class of 1992) and Erik Welch (Class of 1991) were inducted into the Wildcats Hall of Fame Jan. 20, in a ceremony during the boys basketball game against Lake Orion. Throughout his high school career, Berney was a versatile athlete in football, basketball, track and field. In football, Berney was a starting safety […]
Jan. 23: The manager of a business located in the 400 block of N. Oxford Rd. called Oakland County Sheriff’s deputies at 5 p.m. to report one of the company U-haul trailers was found missing from the front service drive. The missing double axel trailer was described as having a Kansas plate. The trailer’s information […]
It was a damp and foggy evening – the perfect setting for a Sherlock Holmes-style mystery. But the sleuthing wasn’t taking place on the sinister and shadowy streets of 19th-century London. The game was afoot inside the cozy confines of the Oxford Public Library. On Friday, the library hosted a “Sherlock-In,” during which a group […]
By Jim Newell Lake Orion Review Editor Stuffed animals need regular checkups, too, just to make sure they are healthy and happy. And for Health Occupation Students of America (HOSA) at Oxford High School, a “Toyologist” clinic at Sunny Day Preschool in Lake Orion on Thursday offered an opportunity to share the real-world skills they […]
A group of 42 Oxford Middle School students enrolled in the school’s Project Lead The Way (PLTW) courses got an inside look at some of the auto industry’s latest and greatest last Wednesday during the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) Education Day in Detroit. PLTW is a national program which incorporates national standards in […]