Two men from Pontiac were arraigned in the 52-3 District Court in Rochester Hills on Friday for charges of retail fraud from the Oxford Twp. Meijer on December 8. According to the Oakland County Sheriff’s report a store manager saw Joseph Michael Wynder, 23, allegedly stuffing a stolen duffel bag full of DVD’s around 4 […]
While assisting the Almont Police Department in apprehending a fleeing and eluding suspect late Sunday night, Deputy William Baldwin from the Oakland County Sheriff’s Addison substation was involved in a small crash in his patrol unit. According to the sheriff’s report, Almont Police were in pursuit of a 31-year-old Romeo man suspected of a hit-and-run. […]
Last Thursday marked the 50th anniversary of the late Rosa Park’s personal Civil Rights movement in Montgomery, Alabama with a special all-day event at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn. Two lucky students from Carrie Knight’s Clear Lake Elementary social studies class had the chance of a lifetime to honor her legacy by reading poems […]
Students from Rachel Money and Mary Kraniak’s fifth grade classes at Oxford Elementary School had the rare opportunity to meet explorers from history on Monday, and they only had to come to school to meet famous history makers like Leif Erickson and Vasco da Gama. Money prepared and conducted an Explorer’s Convention where students dressed […]
The Oxford Area Chamber of Commerce’s annual Christmas parade went off without a hitch last Saturday. Seventy-four entries braved the cold to show off their wild west-themed floats and outfits. Oxford Cub Scout Pack 366 (pictured) won Best Overall Float. Nine other entries also won awards for their entries. And the winners are? Best Commercial […]
In an effort to build funding for the Addison Township Parks and Recreation and its projects, the Parks and Recreation Committee (PRC) decided to seek bids for trees in the Watershed Preserve. The preserve, located two miles north of Leonard between Rochester Rd. and Haven Rd., is a popular area for nature lovers and was […]
A simple running of a red light on M-24 and Drahner severly damaged two cars and backed up traffic during the morning commute last Tuesday. A 62-year-old man from Oxford drove his van through a red light to make the turn south onto M-24 and hit a woman from Alabama as she was turning left […]
The ultimate hater of the holiday season is coming to Oxford when the high school presents the musical ‘Scrooge? this Thursday (Dec. 8) through Sunday. Much like Charles Dickens? ‘A Christmas Carol,? the story follows Ebenezer Scrooge as he dismisses Christmas and dwells into self-loathing, caring for nothing but his riches. After being visited by […]
Local Boy Scout, Eric Jickling, is working on his Eagle Scout project and needs your help. Jickling drives down Ray Rd. every day and noticed the land on the corner of Delano and Ray roads leaves something to be desired. The corner property is overgrown in invasive species, like bittersweet vines, and is destroying the […]
The next time you’re in downtown Oxford, make sure to stop by Chiropractic USA and say hello to the new chiropractor in town, Dr. Matt Hennessy. Hennessy, 27, is a 1996 graduate of Lake Orion High School and graduated from Palmer College of Chiropractic in Davenport, IA this past October. While finishing up his last […]