It appears four new faces will be joining the township boards in Oxford and Addison this November. Based on the unofficial results posted by the Oakland County Elections Division, newcomers Margaret Payne and Elgin Nichols won the Republican primary race for trustee seats on the Oxford Township Board. Payne received 1,451 votes, while Nichols garnered […]
Veterinary Home Care will host its Second Annual Putts for Paws event on Sunday, September 11 at the Devil’s Ridge Golf Club (3700 Metamora Rd.) in Oxford Township. The outing is an 18-hole, four-person scramble that will commence with a 9 a.m. shotgun start. Participants can also practice their long-shot at the driving range starting […]
After the Lone Ranger Parade Saturday, there was plenty of fun stuff to see and do at the annual festival downtown.
As always, the Lone Ranger Parade was the highlight of the year in Oxford. It consisted of 94 spectacular entries. Hats off to the all-volunteer Lone Ranger Posse for doing another bang-up job.
Oxford resident Elizabeth Grunkemeyer casts a ballot with her young neighbor Lauren Melecosky at the Oxford Free Methodist Church in the Aug. 2 primary election. Please read “School district’s operating millage proposal fails by 61 votes” and “Four newcomers win primary races for trustee seats in Oxford, Addison” for election results. Photo by C.J. […]
Sixty-one votes could end up costing the Oxford school district $5 million per year. The district suffered a narrow defeat at the ballot box in the Aug. 2 primary election. Oxford’s request for a 10-year, 18.4442-mill operating tax on all non-homestead property in the district beginning in July 2017 failed 1,984 to 1,923. The proposal […]
It appears four new faces will be joining the township boards in Oxford and Addison this November. Based on the unofficial results from Oakland County, newcomers Margaret Payne and Elgin Nichols won the Republican primary race for trustee seats on the Oxford Township Board. Payne received 1,451 votes, while Nichols garnered 1,222 votes. Payne worked […]
Christian Mills, owner of the Legacy Center, didn’t ask permission to paint signs all over his 208,000-square-foot building, located at 925 N. Lapeer Rd., so now, he must seek forgiveness from Oxford Township’s Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA). Mills is scheduled to go before the ZBA on Monday, Aug. 15 to request a variance to […]
Oxford school district taxpayers can expect to save nearly $7 million in debt interest after the board of education voted 5-0 to approve a refunding bond resolution on July 26. The bonds refunded the district’s outstanding 2006 Refunding Bonds and the district’s 2010 School Building and Site Bonds, Series A. This resolution authorized the sale […]