The Oxford Public Library Friends will conduct its largest book sale ever on Oct. 6-8. Thousands of books (adult, children, fiction and nonfiction, gardening and cooking), CDs, DVDs, jigsaw puzzles and much more. The sale will run from 10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Oct. 6; 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Oct. 7; and from 10 […]
Oct. 3: A 40-year-old woman residing on the 200 block of Hunters Rill called Oakland County Sheriff’s deputies at 12:16 a.m. to report a suicidal subject at her home. A 19-year-old homeless man had allegedly asked the woman to stay the night. The woman offered blankets and food to the man, but said she did […]
Chaise Caswell, a third-grader at Leonard Elementary, votes in the school’s student council election using an actual voting booth on loan from Addison Twp. For the story, please see “Leonard students go to the polls like mom and dad.” Photo by CJC.
Own anything long enough and, sooner or later, it’s going to need some work. That’s true for houses, automobiles, even parks. It’s just the nature of the beast. To help fix up and enhance Oxford Township’s aging and heavily-used parks system, voters are being asked to approve a $2 million bond proposal on the Nov. […]
Oxford Village voters will receive not one, but two ballots for the Nov. 8 general election. No, they don’t get to vote twice. This isn’t Tammany Hall. There are simply too many national, state and local races and issues facing village residents to fit them all on a single ballot, so each voter will be […]
Rory Boes joined an elite brotherhood. On Saturday afternoon, the Oxford High School senior formally became an Eagle Scout during a Court of Honor ceremony held at Christ the King Church on W. Drahner Rd. “It’s the biggest accomplishment of my life so far,” Boes said. “It means the world to me.” Eagle Scout is […]
The Oxford Public Library Friends will conduct its largest book sale ever on Oct. 6-8. Thousands of books (adult, children, fiction and nonfiction, gardening and cooking), CDs, DVDs, jigsaw puzzles and much more. The sale will run from 10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Oct. 6; 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Oct. 7; and from 10 […]
Over and over again, members of the Polly Ann Trail Management Council (PATMC) praised the quality of the three candidates for the trail manager position and lamented about how difficult it was to pick just one. They weren’t exaggerating. Council voted not once, not twice, but four times on the issue during last week’s meeting. […]
Two new faces could be joining the Oxford Downtown Development Authority (DDA) board. Last week, the board voted unanimously to recommend the appointment of Sam Barna and Regina Woodson to four-year terms along with current board member Rod Charles. The recommendations must now be approved by the village council. Barna, a resident of Orion […]
Sept. 25: A 39-year-old male living on the 1500 Deer Path Trail called Oakland County Sheriff’s deputies at 6:42 p.m. to report someone had rifled through his car parked in front of his home on Sept. 23 at 5:22 a.m. Surveillance footage reportedly showed a mid-sized sedan pull in the driveway. One male exited the […]