Oxford Township’s hopes of becoming a certified acceptance facility for U.S. passport applications were dashed. Clerk Curtis Wright received a letter from the Detroit Passport Agency informing him the township office at 300 Dunlap Rd. was not approved by the U.S. Department of State to be a designated Passport Acceptance Facility. ‘I was shocked and […]
The spirit of Clark W. Griswold is alive, well and apparently living in the body of Jason Hickmott. How else do you explain the fact that the 1996 Oxford High School graduate has a grand total of 25,712 Christmas lights adorning his Metamora Twp. home and yard? ‘I’ve always loved Christmas,? Hickmott said. ‘I’m a […]
A major development containing housing for foreign students, a hotel and convention center could be coming to Oxford Township. Realtor Carol Mitchell, an associate broker with Real Living John Burt Realty, confirmed that a purchase agreement is in place for a vacant parcel of land, 56 acres in size, on which to build this proposed […]
Though they slumber beneath the frozen ground, their deeds are not forgotten. Though they can longer help trim the tree, enjoy Christmas dinner or visit with family, they’re still very much a part of our annual holiday celebration for without their service and sacrifices, we would not be free to celebrate as we choose. For […]
When one hears that a Tuskegee Airman is going to speak about his experiences in World War II, the expectation is there will be many gut-wrenching stories about the injustices of segregation and racism. But that clearly wasn’t the case with retired Lt. Col. Harry T. Stewart, Jr., a Bloomfield Hills resident who is one […]
For nearly 20 years, Oxford residents knew Charles Drumheller as their friendly neighborhood grocer. Sadly, Drumheller, who went by Charlie or Chuck, passed away on Friday, Dec. 9, 2011. He was 83. Many remember him as the owner of the Oxford IGA store, which used to be located at Washington and Broadway streets on the […]
A group of Oxford High School students last week celebrated the end of their college-level course by crushing aluminum soda cans with strange contraptions. It sounds weird, but that’s how future engineers roll. Students taking the Intro to Engineering class designed, built and demonstrated can-crushing systems for their final project. ‘This project is the culmination […]
There was another motion and another vote Nov. 30, but the outcome was the same ? Don Huegerich was terminated, effective immediately, as station manager of Oxford Community Television (OCTV) and executive director of the Oxford Area Cable Communications Commission. By a vote of 5-3, the cable commission fired Huegerich, who’s been station manager since […]
The direction Oxford Community Television (OCTV) could take in the wake of station manager/executive director Don Hueguerich’s firing last week ranges from simply hiring a replacement to collaborating with the Oxford school district. To examine these options, the Oxford Area Cable Communications Commission last week created a search committee consisting of commissioners Chris Bishop, Sue […]
Santa Claus isn’t the only one who flies the friendly skies delivering Christmas gifts to children. Although she doesn’t have a magic sleigh pulled by eight flying reindeer, pilot Elizabeth McGhee does have a little Cessna 172 and she uses it every year to bring gifts to Michigan children in need as part of Operation […]