Oxford Village President Pro-Tem Dave Bailey took a minute at the Sept. 24 council meeting to clarify some statements he had previously made regarding the Oakland County Sheriff’s dispatch center. ‘A while ago I was (on) a guided tour of the dispatch (center) that’s operated by the county and I want to make it very […]
A feeling of deja vu must have come over the Oxford High School Marching Band as it once again took first place in the Class A division at the Chippewa Valley Marching Band Invitational Sept. 28. Oxford scored 76.7 out of a possible 100 points. Typically, a good score at these competitions is 75 and […]
John and Virginia Hubbard are gone, but their legacy of helping others and supporting the Oxford community lives on through a golf outing named in their honor. On Saturday, Oct. 12, the Oxford Hills Golf & Country Club will host John & Virginia Hubbard’s Fall One Club Scramble. Sponsored by Oxford Hills and the Rotary […]
A new group dedicated to supporting veterans and promoting patriotism was chartered in Oxford last week. The North Oakland Ladies Auxiliary No. 334 Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) was instituted and its officers installed during a special Sept. 26 ceremony at American Legion Post 108 on E. Drahner Rd. ‘The idea is to help our […]
Growing up to become a firefighter is a dream for many little boys and girls. The Oxford Fire Department is offering them a chance to live out that dream ? at least for a few hours ? with its annual Open House on Sunday, Oct. 6. The event will run from 12-4 p.m. at Fire […]
‘Wherever you are on life’s journey, you are welcome here.? Immanuel Congregational United Church of Christ’s invitation to the community isn’t just for humans. It extends to animals as well. That’s why the Oxford Village church, located at 1 Hovey St., will conduct its Third Annual Blessing of the Pets at 12:15 p.m. on Sunday, […]
After years of work and much debate, the Oxford Village Council last week finally approved 4-0 an amended version of its sign ordinance. Among the more significant changes is the ordinance allows for portable sidewalk signs in ‘all commercial zoning districts? and they ‘may be placed at the public entrances to businesses, on either private […]
Oct. 1 certainly was a great day. Archery deer season opened and the federal government shut down. Yay! It’s like Christmas and my birthday all rolled into one. If I suddenly win an all-expenses-paid trip to the Lagavulin distillery on the Scottish island of Islay, I’ll know I’m dreaming ? or Ron Swanson. My only […]
ader Editor Local deer hunters are invited to celebrate the opening of archery season by hanging their bucks on the pole at The Burning Oak Smokehouse (595 S. Lapeer Rd.) in Oxford Township. The buck pole will be open from 8 a.m. to midnight on Saturday, Oct. 5 as part of the Mi Buck Pole […]
OXFORD TWP. ? A Sept. 25 argument between siblings over internet service in the Lake Villa Manufactured Home Community was allegedly settled with a can of bear repellent. Ron Joseph Chislett, 53, of Oxford, was charged with domestic assault, a misdemeanor, after he allegedly sprayed his 50-year-old sister in the face with a can of […]