It looks like there will be no re-creation of the historic Oakland hotel in downtown Oxford after all. The Oxford Village Planning Commission May 15 voted 8-0 to deny extension of site plan approval for the three-story, 21,000-square-foot commercial building developer Charles Schneider had planned to construct in downtown’s northwest quadrant between the Healthy Smile […]
Well, another election has come and gone. For the Oxford school district, the election was a complete waste of money ? our money. Two candidates, two seats and roughly 800 people voting in a district that’s 96 square miles and encompasses six townships in two counties. I’m not ashamed to admit I didn’t vote. I […]
They admitted they don’t know what the cost to taxpayers will be, but that didn’t stop the Oxford Village Council last week from approving a resolution supporting cityhood. ‘We don’t know what the cost’s going to be,? said Councilman Tom Benner. ?(No longer paying the township operating tax of) 0.95 mills is a savings, but […]
On May 7, Oxford resident Clarice Williamson reached quite a milestone in not only her life, but in anyone’s life ? she turned 100 years old. ‘I can’t believe I am (100),? Williamson said. ‘I don’t feel any different.? ‘She’s pretty sharp for 100,? said daughter Marj Mihalyfi, a retired Oxford teacher. To celebrate her […]
Juli Watson is fed up with watching cancer hurt her family, friends and patients. ‘We have to beat this awful disease,? said the 33-year-old Oxford resident. ‘The way to do it is for communities to come together to take up the fight.? That’s why she agreed to chair the planning committee which organized the 3rd […]
Oxford’s search for a new school superintendent was narrowed to three finalists last week with one of them emerging as the apparent front-runner. ‘He blew me away,? said School Board Trustee Sue Tombrella, referring to Dr. Dale Martin, currently employed as the superintendent of a grade school district in Downers Grove, Illinois for the last […]
After 21? years of sharing the magical gift of music with Oxford students, Margaret Payne is retiring. But before she hits her final note and takes that last bow, former students Lisa Jakuszeski and Katie (Fischer) Cudnohufski wish to pay tribute to Payne with photos and a farewell song at her last high school choir […]
No one will ever again be able to say Oxford Township’s water is ‘raw and untreated? as a former village councilman once described it. Last week, the township’s second water treatment plant, located along Dunlap Road near Seymour Lake Road, went into operation. ‘The water quality’s going to be a lot better,? said David Brown, […]
When most people hold a garage sale, it’s a small neighborhood happening designed to get rid of extra junk and make a little cash in the process. But when Janice Burr holds her sale, it’s not only a major community event that draws hundreds of customers, it’s part of God’s plan. ‘We’re doing it for […]
One of Oxford’s most popular haunts for breakfast and lunch is closed after suffering extensive fire damage Tuesday night. The Country Coney, located at 1040 S. Lapeer Road, just south of Drahner Road, caught fire around 7:52 p.m. following repairs to some natural gas piping inside the restaurant, which was closed at the time, according […]