Attorneys are like opinions, everybody’s got one and that could prove to be a good thing for the North Oakland Transportation Authority (NOTA). Orion Township’s attorney, Dan Kelly, is in the process of crafting a written opinion as to whether a NOTA property tax could be exempted from having a portion of it captured by […]
Oxford resident Jim Hughes spent many years bringing joy and smiles to hospital patients and nursing home residents with his delightful therapy dog Mitchell. How appropriate that a little canine-based therapy is now lifting his spirits and helping him recover from the tragic loss of Mitchell and his other dog, Sarah. ‘You never replace a […]
World War II veteran Richard Faulkner is finally going to receive his Purple Heart 70 years after being wounded in northern France thanks to the efforts of his daughter-in-law Mary Ellen Faulkner, of Addison Township. ‘It’s quite a story,? Mary Ellen said. ‘It could almost be a movie.? A former member of the 100th Bomb […]
Five ? that’s how many educators from around the state were selected to receive ‘Teacher of the Year? awards from the American Legion, Department of Michigan. And Oxford Middle School Choir Director Jan Flynn is one of them. ‘It was a pleasant surprise,? she said. ‘I had no idea.? Flynn earned the award based on […]
‘There never was, for any long time, a corrupt representative of a virtuous people; or a mean, sluggish, careless people that ever had a good government of any form.? ? Edmund Burke Oxford Village government is broken. It has been for years thanks to a mix of corruption, apathy, prejudice, incompetence and waste. Let’s review. […]
Oxford Township’s switch from local to county dispatch will be delayed by 20 days due to the slow-turning wheels of government. If all goes according to plan, the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office will begin handling all of the township and village’s fire and emergency medical calls on Monday, April 21. Originally, officials on both sides […]
Everybody deserves a moment in the sun. For members of the Oxford PAWS Special Olympics basketball team that moment came Feb. 26 when they beat Lake Orion 38-22. The Ian Smith gymnasium at OHS was packed to the rafters with screaming fans, cheering their team on to victory. Having the entire school ? students, cheerleaders, […]
In the midst of this long, cold, unusually hard winter, Lakeville Elementary School offered students and parents a chance to have some fun Friday night with a delightful winter fair that included games, sweet treats and pie throwing.
There can be only one Mr. Oxford and this year, it’s Cody Roop. Roop, a senior at Oxford High School, beat out 14 contestants to win the coveted crown Feb. 26. For the competition, contestants strutted around in formal wear and beachwear, then showed off their various talents and answered questions from the pageant hosts. […]
Oxford Village’s hopes for getting federal funds to fix a badly-deteriorated 0.34-mile section of W. Burdick St. were recently dashed, but the hope for state funds is still alive thanks to state Rep. Brad Jacobsen. ‘I’d say we’ve got better than a 50-50 chance,? said Jacobsen (R-Oxford). In early January, he sent a letter to […]