One of the Village of Oxford’s busiest and most congested intersections will soon be controlled by traffic signals as opposed to stop signs. Workers from the Imlay City-based Metro Electrical last week began installing eight traffic signals at the intersection of E. Burdick St./Lakeville Rd. and Glaspie St. Each side of the four-way intersection now […]
There’s a brand new truck in Oxford Village’s DPW fleet ? a 2005 International 7400 dump truck. The truck features a stainless steel dump box and stainless steel salt-spreader, both with a four-to-six-yard capacity, and a 36-inch high snow plow on the front plus a 10-foot wide underbelly plow. DPW Superintendent Don Brantley said the […]
The Oxford-Orion Kiwanis Club really put the service in community service as its members waited tables and washed dishes at Kalloway’s Restaurant and Pub Nov. 1 as part of a fund-raiser. Tips from customers plus a portion of the proceeds from a special dinner menu generated more than $900 for the club, which is attempting […]
It was an evening for music lovers November 3 as Oxford High School’s bands commanded the stage of the 800-seat Performing Arts Center. Excited family members and supportive friends packed the audience to listen as the Varsity, Concert and Symphonic bands performed an eclectic and pleasing mix of songs in their first-ever Fall Concert. Each […]
Although it was signed by 358 Oxford Village residents, a petition seeking to stop cityhood spending and require voter approval before council takes any further action was denied 4-0 by village officials Oct. 25. ‘We have received an attorney/client privilege letter regarding those petitions and determining them to not be valid,? said village Manager Joe […]
A two-vehicle accident on M-24, just south of Drahner Road, sent a 42-year-old Oxford woman to the hospital October 25. According to the Oakland County Sheriff’s report, the woman was leaving the parking lot of the Nugget restaurant in her 2001 Hyundai, when she failed to yield to northbound traffic on M-24. She was struck […]
Three of biggest guys in Show Biz are coming to the Oxford High School Performing Arts Center in a few weeks along with one little guy. Michigan’s ‘Three Men and a Tenor? is bringing its high-energy blend of a cappella vocal music and comedy to the OHS stage Thursday, Nov. 17 at 7 p.m. Formed […]
The First Amendment is truly a beautiful thing. Not only does it protect freedom of speech, religion and my favorite, the press, it also protects the right of the people ‘to petition the government for redress of grievances.? In other words, if I’ve got a beef with something my government is doing, I and my […]
More than 300 young people have taken to the sky and soared like eagles thanks to Melinda Beaudry. The 67-year-old Addison resident flew her 301st flight Sept. 24 for the ‘Young Eagles,? a program sponsored by the Experimental Aircraft Association headquartered in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Young Eagles was launched in 1992 as a way to expose […]
One day welders everywhere will be able to breathe a little easier, thanks to Steve Charles. The 40-year-old Oxford resident has invented a welding helmet with a built-in respirator that’s economical, comfortable and most importantly, safe. ‘This gives (welders) another option as far as keeping their lungs safe,? said Charles, who’s been an engineer for […]