Sue McGinnis and Tom Benner are running for one four-year seat on the Oxford Village Council in the Tuesday, September 13 general election. Unfortunately, the League of Women Voters-sponsored candidate forum that was supposed to be held Aug. 31 was cancelled. Apparently, Benner is out of town tending to a family emergency and could not […]
In just two days, I’ll be on the road to Oxford ? Oxford, Mississippi that is. My wife Connie and I are heading down south as part of the ‘H2O ? Help 2 Oxford? water convoy leaving town at 6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 9 (see page 1). The mission is simple ? get as much […]
By C.J. Carnacchio Leader Editor Clouds of dust filled the air and old bricks tumbled to the ground as a home that’s been standing for more than 112 years was demolished Aug. 31 to make way for a new street in the Village of Oxford. Workers from the Lapeer-based North American Dismantling leveled 17 Broadway […]
New stop signs were installed in the Village of Oxford last week on N. Glaspie and Pleasant streets. The first signs were installed at the intersection of N. Glaspie and Powell streets, where the Polly Ann Trail crosses N. Glaspie St. North and southbound Glaspie traffic must now stop at this intersection. Manager Joe Young […]
A new book paying homage to University of Michigan football contains the memories of an Oxford man who made his mark as a Wolverine in the 1950s. Dr. Ed Meads, a 1952 graduate of Oxford High School, is one of 80 former Michigan players and coaches whose gridiron recollections were committed to paper in ‘What […]
Daniel Axford kindergarten teacher Kim Kreilach (left) gives a high-five to new student Trinity Munoz as Oxford went back to school Aug. 24. Kreilach offered each of her students their choice of a hug, high-five or handshake as they entered her classroom. Of course, all the options were accompanied by a friendly smile. Photo by […]
The good news is Addison Township is going to save approximately $49,750 next year. The bad news is the government won’t be funding a number of local services that directly impact residents? lives. Addison’s board of trustees voted unanimously Aug. 25 to eliminate funding to the North Oakland Transportation Authority (NOTA), Polly Ann Trail, Oxford-Addison […]
THOMAS ? A local charity found a new home. A piece of community history found new life. And one ‘family? found a way to help another in need. After 18 months of searching for a new place to house its food, clothing and furniture for the needy, Oxford/Orion FISH was handed the keys to Thomas […]
Hot Blues and Barbecue will return to Oxford next year, but under new leadership and in a completely different venue. On Aug. 23, the village council voted to accept the responsibility for the planning and execution of Hot Blues and BBQ 2006. Council did this based on an Aug. 15 recommendation from the Oxford Downtown […]
A $700,000 purchase agreement for a piece of land crucial to protecting Oxford Village’s water supply and possibly expanding Scripter Park was approved 4-0 by council Aug. 23. Council authorized moving ahead with the completion of a real estate purchase agreement for 98 S. Glaspie Street ? a former industrial site consisting of two parcels […]