Will help repairs last longer while waiting for potential TIP funding By Joseph Goral Staff Writer jgoral@mihomepaper.com OXFORD — The Oxford Village Council voted 5-0 to approve an increased scope of work for the East Burdick Street repair project during a meeting on Oct. 8. The increased scope brings the project from about $170,000 to […]
By Jim Newell Managing Editor, and Shelby Stewart-Soldan Staff Writer OXFORD TWP. — There are eight candidates running for six seats on the Oxford Public Library Board in the Nov. 5 General Election, each for a four-year term. But a filing error – not checking the box for the Aug. 6 Primary Election – led […]
Third grader Charles Call finds the color run a success as Landis Cage and Pawel Acheson get one last splash of color during the Clear Lake Elementary annual Fund Run. Students were splashed with color as they ran around the school grounds. Money raised from the Fund Run goes to school events, school improvements, the […]
By Joseph Goral Staff Writer jgoral@mihomepaper.com OXFORD TWP. — Oxford Township and Village of Oxford voters will consider a millage increase to support safety path work on their Nov. 5 general election ballots. If approved, the increase would be up to .5 mills, which is 50 cents per $1,000 of all taxable property in the […]
By Joseph Goral Staff Writer jgoral@mihomepaper.com OXFORD — Oxford’s Downtown Development Authority celebrated the grand opening of their latest public space, The Courtyard, in downtown Oxford on Thursday, Oct. 3. DDA Executive Director Kelly Westbrook said the DDA was able to apply for a grant through T-Mobile’s $25 million Hometown Grant program that provides up […]
By Joseph Goral Staff Writer jgoral@mihomepaper.com LAKE ORION — Lake Orion’s Halloween Extravaganza will return to downtown on Wednesday, Oct. 16, from 5-8 p.m. Organized by Lake Orion’s Downtown Development Authority, the event will include a variety of activities throughout the village’s downtown including the return of the kids’ costume parade, according to DDA Assistant […]
By Joseph Goral Staff Writer jgoral@mihomepaper.com OAKLAND COUNTY — The Oxford-Addison Youth Assistance (OAYA) is accepting nominees for their annual Youth Recognition Award ceremony that will take place in the spring of 2025. The ceremony acknowledges, celebrates and honors youth in Oxford, Addison and Leonard who have volunteered their time helping others, and for their […]
Giddings Road north of Silver Bell Road will close on Oct. 7, through Nov. 1, the Road Commission for Oakland County announced on Monday. Through traffic on Giddings Road will be detoured via Silver Bell Road to Lapeer Road to Waldon Road and back to Giddings Road. Traffic moving in the opposite direction can follow […]
All are invited to the Pan Equus Animal Sanctuary (PEAS) Fall Fundraiser on Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. for a day of activities, animals and music. PEAS is a forever home to horses, mules, pigs, sheep, goats and more. Some animals come from families who could no longer afford to care for them, […]
The Oxford Fire Department firefighters and EMTs hosted their annual open house on Saturday at Station 1, 96 N. Washington St. The open house gives kids and their families a chance to meet the firefighters, learn more about what firefighters do, the equipment they use and see demonstrations on some basic life-saving techniques, like CPR, […]