Road closed, but businesses still open

Just because the road is closed doesn’t mean the businesses around it are, too. Five local businesses ? Art & Dick’s Party Store, Paul’s Barber Shop, Little Caesars, Frosty Boy and Subway ? want people to know they’re still open and ready to serve customers despite the fact that W. Burdick St./ Seymour Lake Rd. […]

Oil that is, black gold, Texas tea…

Things are humming right along with regard to Enbridge’s replacement of a crude oil pipeline that runs through Oxford and Addison townships. Project Director Thomas Hodge anticipates the Line 6B project will be completed ‘on time and on schedule.? ‘We expect the pipe to be welded up, tested and completed by the end of August,? […]

Downtown biz honored with county Main Street award

eader Editor What used to look like ‘the back of a factory,? as one owner put it, now looks like a ‘courtyard setting? in downtown Oxford. As a result, Williams Art Glass Studio/Sunset Antiques, owned by Rick and Karen Williams, was honored June 13 with an ‘Outstanding Investment? award from Main Street Oakland County. ‘We’re […]

‘Great victory for Pat Paad,? attorney says

‘Great victory for Pat Paad.? That’s how Flint attorney Tom Pabst summed up U.S. District Judge George Caram Steeh’s June 10 order denying the majority of Oxford Village’s motion for summary judgment with regard to former Deputy Clerk Marion Patricia Paad’s lawsuit against the municipality, Councilwoman Maureen Helmuth and Manager Joe Young. As a result, […]

Fmr. Odyssey owner, ex-VP plead guilty to defrauding IRS

Two local businessmen, formerly connected with the Orion-based Odyssey Industries, learned that scrap metal pays, but crime does not. Randal Bellestri, 57, formerly of Oxford, and Paul Michajlyszyn, of Leonard, could be facing prison time for defrauding the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) by failing to report large sums of cash income derived from scrap metal […]

Oxford team finishes 24th in national auto competition

‘My official spin on this is we’re better than half the people that were there.? That’s how Oxford High School Auto Instructor Dan Balsley cheerfully described the 24th place finish of Alan LaBarge and Mike Smith at the Ford/AAA Student Auto Skills national finals held June 10 in Dearborn. ‘I was obviously hoping for a […]

DDA says no political announcements at events

Politics is not an appropriate part of a community event like Oxford Village’s Concerts in the Park series. That was the message the Downtown Development Authority (DDA) board sent Monday night when it voted 4-3 that it ‘not allow any political announcements, pro or con, for issues or candidates? at events. ‘We’re there to provide […]

Public invited to run for rocking chairs

Fresh air, exercise and the rewarding feeling that comes from supporting a cause that provides comfort and support to terminally ill children and their families. That’s what folks can expect to receive when they sign up to participate in the 3rd Annual Eleonore Rocks Waterstone fund-raiser on Saturday, June 21 in Oxford. The event features […]

No vote on dispatch issue for village residents

Hours upon hours of debate and legal research spread across many months and meetings came down to a final decision made after about seven minutes of discussion. As a result, Oxford Village voters will not be given the opportunity to decide whether they wish to continue paying to operate a local dispatch center or contract […]

Twp. voters to face two public safety millages on Nov. ballot

Oxford Township voters will face two millage proposals concerning public safety when they head to the polls in the general election. Last week, the township board voted 7-0 to place a six-year, 3.5-mill tax to fund fire/medical services and a five-year, 3.9152-mill tax to fund police services on the Nov. 4 ballot. One mill equals […]