‘Beer is living proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.? ? Benjamin Franklin Rex Halfpenny is a man driven by passion. A man guided by a mission. His passion ? beer. His mission ? elevate beer’s image from a blue-collar staple to a connoisseur’s choice. In 1997, the 54-year-old Addison resident […]
Court records reveal the man leading Oxford’s cityhood movement and being paid thousands of tax dollars to maintain the village computer system is in fact a convicted felon who once cheated a church. In 1976, Tracy Arthur Miller, Sr. ? the 59-year-old husband of village President Renee Donovan ? was convicted of obtaining money by […]
A piece of American history and the men who lived it are in the process of moving to Oxford. American Legion Post 108 gained approval from the Oxford Township Planning Commission Aug. 11 to display a Huey helicopter used in the Vietnam War on the northwest corner of its E. Drahner Rd. property. The Huey […]
On Monday, Oxford-Orion FISH joined the outpouring of love and community support for Pam and Hunter Strunk by donating $500 to the Addison mother and son. FISH gave the Strunks a $250 check that will be put toward paying off a new specially-equipped van Pam is purchasing to help transport Hunter, 8, who’s confined to […]
Thanks to the Oxford Public Library hundreds of kids continued reading and learning over summer vacation ? and had loads of fun doing it. A whopping 405 children ages 3? to 11 signed up for the library’s six-week Kids Summer Reading Program. Of that total, 258 kids (or 64 percent) read at least one hour […]
Given this week’s front page story (‘Cityhood leader convicted felon?), I thought I’d write a column to perhaps head a few letters off at the pass. To me and many others, I believe it’s fairly obvious why Tracy Miller’s being a convicted felon who served nearly four years in Jackson State Prison is quite significant […]
In the village of Davisburg stands a stately old building. Inside the building is an oddly unique machine that creates slender delicate taper candles. Once, the buidling was home to a special cat. The shop is the premise for a childrens book by author Barbara Johns of Clarkston, who is hosting two book signings in […]
Even though it’s her second beautification award, Betty Sera isn’t taking it for granted. ‘I was thrilled,? said the Oxford Village resident who lives at 450 Lakes Edge Drive. ‘What an honor. All the well-maintained homes in Oxford and they took notice of my efforts.? Sera’s home was one of six residences, two businesses and […]
Ralph R. Curtis, founder of the Curtis Insurance Agency in downtown Oxford, passed away August 4, 2005. He was 85. Mr. Curtis had suffered extensive injuries during a July 19 automobile crash in Metamora Township. The Curtis family came to Oxford in 1934 from Clawson. Mr. Curtis graduated from Oxford High School in 1937 and […]
A four-vehicle accident on M-24 ? just north of Drahner Road in front of the Big Boy ? sent one driver and her young passengers to the hospital August 4. It started when the southbound 1994 Chrysler (shown above), driven by a 31-year-old Elkton woman, failed to stop and rear-ended a 2003 Ford pick-up truck […]