All the flower planting, weed pulling, vigilant maintenance, meticulous attention to detail and old-fashioned hard work finally paid off for a select group of property owners. For the 11th consecutive year, the Oxford Village Beautification Commission Tuesday night held its “Beautification Awards Program.” Six residential and three commercial properties were honored for their individual aesthetic […]
A two-vehicle smash-up Monday evening in front of the Sunoco gas station on S. Washington St. (M-24) left two young drivers injured. According to the Oxford Village Police, the accident occurred at approximately 5:30 p.m. when a 16-year-old Davison woman exited the Sunoco station in her 1990 Buick. The Davison woman was attempting to turn […]
As little kids, many of us owned security blankets. Sometimes they were old family hand-me-downs, faded and worn by time, use and love. Sometimes they were brand new, but usually ended up looking old because they got dragged everywhere from the sandbox to the supermarket. To adults, your security blanket was probably seen as just […]
A rollover accident Tuesday morning at the intersection of Baldwin and Granger roads sent one driver to the hospital and earned another a traffic ticket. According to the Oakland County Sheriff’s report, the accident occurred at approximately 9:25 a.m. when a 25-year-old Pontiac woman in a 1997 Saturn heading north on Baldwin Road attempted to […]
Claude Marsh made a name for himself as a legendary football coach at Bad Axe and Saginaw high schools in the 1950s and 1960s. But prior to his accomplished coaching career, the 81-year-old Marsh grew up right here in Oxford. A new biography, published in July 2003, entitled “The Golden Greek: An Action Biography of […]
When Jennifer Dumm was growing up, a police officer visited her school and inspired the young girl to seek a career in law enforcement. That fateful day eventually led the 23-year-old to Oxford, where she was recently sworn-in as a part-time member of the village police department. “I like the small community,” said Dumm, who’s […]
OXFORD – Fearing their own spoken and written words could eventually expose them, Oxford officials announced last week that local use of the English language will be phased out over the next five years and replaced with “Oxspeak.” Officials said they got the idea for the new language from George Orwell’s classic book 1984. In […]
An alleged drug house on East St. was put out of business Friday night by Oxford Village Police. A police raid on Apartment #5 at 91 East St. yielded 1.2 grams of crack cocaine, two arrests, six citations and a variety of drug-related paraphernalia. Oxford resident John Terry Hanson, 42, was charged with possession of […]
What do former President Bill Clinton, NASCAR driver Richard Petty and Oxford resident Dr. Merle Smith have in common? They’re all members of Civitan International. And now you can join too. An organizational meeting for the formation of the “Great Oaks Civitan Club” will take place from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m on Thursday, Oct. 23 […]
A two-vehicle smash-up at the intersection of Drahner and M-24 sent both drivers to the hospital late Sunday afternoon. According to the Oakland County Sheriff’s report, the accident was caused by an 89-year-old Oxford woman who was attempting to make a left-turn off E. Drahner onto south M-24 during a flashing red light. The Oxford […]