OXFORD TWP. ? Quite the crowd of government officials, business owners and residents gathered at the new Legacy Center: Community in Motion for a Nov. 18 ribbon-cutting ceremony. ‘This Legacy Center is a concept I support wholeheartedly,? said Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson, who delivered some opening remarks. ‘We really do believe something like […]
There was lots of smoke, but no fire last week as the Oxford Village Planning Commission decided against taking any action regarding proposed ordinance language for medical marijuana facilities. Commissioners want to wait and see what happens with some state legislation that could have a significant impact on the way medical marijuana is grown, processed […]
A proposed planned unit development (PUD) agreement that will provide downtown Oxford with an additional 58 public parking spaces, plus three new buildings was approved last week in a 6-0 vote by the Downtown Development Authority (DDA) board. ‘I’m looking forward to having this exciting project start,? said DDA Board Member Sue Bossardet, who also […]
There’s a possibility downtown Oxford could end up being listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Joe Frost, executive director of the Downtown Development Authority (DDA), informed the board last week he’s looking into it. ‘These are just very early, preliminary conversations,? he stressed. The National Register is the official list of the country’s […]
Well, the madness is officially upon us. Time to show family members, friends, co-workers, neighbors, significant others and people we barely even know how much we truly care about them by buying a ton of Christmas gifts. The stiflingly-hot malls and homogenous big-box stores will be jam-packed with hordes of bloodthirsty shoppers pushing and shoving […]
Students from PKSA Karate Oxford spent hours busting wooden boards at the new Legacy Center Nov. 19, so they could help fill stomachs on Thanksgiving Day. It was all part of a unique fund-raising event dubbed the ‘Turkey Brigade.? It was basically a break-a-thon. Using their hands, feet, elbows and knees, about 40 PKSA students […]
There were plenty of good people doing good things over the weekend. On Saturday, volunteers at the Oxford-Orion FISH pantry packed bountiful Thanksgiving dinners for 192 local families consisting of 510 adults and kids. On Sunday, Oxford firefighters braved the frigid temperatures to collect approximately $4,100 in donations during a boot drive to help fund […]
Oxford Middle School’s seventh and eighth-grade choirs once again paid tribute to area veterans with their spectacular Americana Concert on Nov. 10. Singing, dancing, patriotic images and stirring words.filled the high school’s Performing Arts Center as students expressed their gratitude to the men and women who served in all branches of the U.S. Armed Forces.
A 180-day moratorium ‘prohibiting the establishment of any business or premises for the distribution or dispensation of marijuana? in Oxford Village was approved last week by council. Council members did not discuss the moratorium during their meeting. They simply approved it as part of their consent agenda. The village’s moratorium does not apply to people […]
It appears Oxford Village is going to be seeking potential buyers for the old township hall located at 18 W. Burdick St. ‘I think we should sell it,? said Councilman Tom Kennis. Last week, council members voted 4-1 to have a request for proposals concerning the property drafted and brought back to them for review […]