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 […]
Kick off Fire Safety month with local firefighters. On Sunday, Oct. 2, the Oxford Fire Department will host its annual open house from noon to 4 p.m. The event will be held at Oxford Fire Station #1, located at 96 N. Washington St., just north of downtown Oxford. There will be activities for all ages, […]
Embrace, a nonprofit mentoring program for youths in Oxford and Lake Orion, will be holding a no-obligation informational meeting for prospective volunteers on Monday, Oct. 3 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Indianwood Real Estate office in Oxford (51 S. Washington St., suite F). The program is seeking adults […]
Last week, Oxford Township officials approved millage rates and budgets for the 2017 fiscal year, which begins Jan. 1. The board set the township’s operating tax at 0.9373 mill. That helps support the general fund, which was approved at $2.6 million. Officials set the fire department’s operating tax at 3.4404 mills. The fire budget was […]
Oxford American Legion Post 108 – located at 130 E. Drahner Rd., east of M-24 – will host a gun show on Saturday, Oct. 8 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Admission is $5 for adults and $2 for teens ages 13-18. Kids 12-and-under are free. All firearms must be cased when entering and leaving […]