It’s known as ‘the most exciting two minutes in sports? and it’s been an American tradition since 1875. But you don’t have to travel all the way to Louisville to enjoy the thrill and pageantry of the Kentucky Derby. No, sir. Folks can get a taste of it in nearby Metamora Township by attending the […]
‘Am I my brother’s keeper?? In the biblical story of Cain and Abel, that was the question the former asked in response to God’s inquiry as to the latter’s whereabouts. Cain asked the question as part of an attempt to cover his tracks after murdering his brother. Thousands of years later, we’re still asking this […]
When a man sacrifices his life serving and protecting a community, it’s never too late to honor his memory. It’s been 90 years since Oxford Village nightwatchman John ‘Jay? Gould was killed in the line of duty. Last week, his grave in the Oxford Township cemetery on the south side of W. Burdick St. was […]
Hours and hours of preparation and it’s all over within a matter of minutes. That’s the Easter Bunny Bonanza in a nutshell. A total of 315 children stormed the grassy field at Seymour Lake Township Park Saturday afternoon with the goal of collecting as many colorful plastic eggs as possible. After that, they raced around […]
Oxford doesn’t have any four-story buildings in either the township or the village. But if the Weiming Education Group gets its way, that’s going to change. Last week, the China-based company submitted to the township a new site plan for its proposed international student housing facility. The plan was designed for a new location. Planning […]
When it comes to history, students typically rely on books and lectures to increase their knowledge of the past. Rarely do they have an opportunity to learn history from the people who lived it. That’s why it was so special when a group of 11 veterans who served in the U.S. Armed Forces during the […]
Some people write checks to support their favorite causes. Some people roll up their sleeves and do volunteer work. Paul Barr is planning to literally climb a mountain. ‘I’m a big believer that we can do whatever we put our minds to,? said Barr, owner of the Oxford Yoga Studio located at 18 N. Washington […]
Some Oxford Village residents may have noticed large trucks were briefly permitted to use W. Burdick St. last week despite ordinance language prohibiting them since October. It wasn’t an April Fools? Day joke. It was a case of officials being cautious while they investigated a potential safety-related issue raised by an Oxford trucking company. That […]
Everybody talks about how important it is to give back to the community, but Addison Township resident Dan Davis is putting his money where his mouth is in a really big way. The owner of Royal Roofing Company, located at 2445 Brown Rd. in Orion Township, has agreed to donate a roof for the new […]
Guilty. That was Shavon Westley’s plea last week before Judge Wendy Potts in Oakland County Circuit Court. The 35-year-old former employee of CAM Logic, located at 38 S. Washington St. in downtown Oxford, pleaded guilty to one count of embezzlement of $100,000 or more and five counts of forgery. An investigation conducted by Oxford Village […]