A Sunday morning fire that destroyed a 5,600-square-foot quonset hut at 98 S. Glaspie Street ? the same property Oxford Village has a purchase agreement for ? is being investigated. It was 7:01 a.m. when Oxford firefighters arrived on the scene to discover the large vacant building ‘heavily involved? in a blaze, according to Fire […]
Enrollment in Oxford Schools has increased by 106 students this year, giving the district a total of 4,202 pupils, according to preliminary numbers derived from a state-mandated head count conducted Sept. 28. ‘I would say that we at least meet or exceed what we were looking for as far as enrollment this year,? said Nancy […]
A 22-year-old Oxford man was arraigned Tuesday in Rochester Hills 52-3 District Court on one felony count of attempted unarmed robbery. On Monday night, Danny C. Potter and another individual allegedly assaulted a 25-year-old Addison man in the parking lot of Collier Lanes in an alleged attempt to steal his wallet. The victim escaped his […]
Jeff Lowe is a real lifesaver and was recognized as such by the Oxford Twp. Board Sept. 28. The 36-year-old Oxford resident was honored by the board with a special resolution (see shaded box) for coming to the rescue of fellow Oxford resident Evald Jorgensen, 77. ‘He saved my life,? Jorgensen said. ‘I think he’s […]
A group of attorneys from Oxford and Orion have joined forces to lend their communities a helping hand and get to know each other a little better. ‘Our primary focus is serving our community in a way I think a lot of people don’t envision lawyers doing,? said Christine Stephens, president of the Orion/Oxford Local […]
While visiting a flea market recently, an Oxford man found something he lost 20 years ago ? his mother. A chance encounter at the Dixieland Antique Flea Market in Waterford Sept. 24 reunited Bernard Nolan, 33, with the mother he hasn’t seen in two decades. ‘I was walking out the door and she was about […]
Village and township officials disagreed. Nothing was accomplished. Both sides left unhappy. It was just your typical meeting of the Oxford Public Fire and EMS Commission Sept. 27. This time OPFEC members failed to approve the 2006 operating budgets for the Oxford Fire Department and its Advanced Life Support (ALS) services. ‘Once again, fire and […]
Six residences and three commercial/government properties were honored Tuesday night at the 13th annual Village of Oxford Beautification Awards Program. The properties are judged by the five-member Beautification Commission based on things like creativity (color and design), landscaping, maintenance/upkeep, overall impression and signage (commercial properties). Established in 1992 through a village ordinance, the commission’s ultimate […]
Oxford Township officials last week approved budgets totalling $9,721,774 and property tax rates totalling 10.0213 mills for the upcoming 2006 fiscal year. For the 12th consecutive year, the township will levy 0.95 mill to support its General Fund Operating Budget, which was approved at $1,731,969. (See the shaded box below for a breakdown of the […]
Imagine being more than 6,000 miles away from home, away from loved ones, in a foreign land facing danger. And to top it off, it’s Christmas. Our soldiers in Iraq don’t have to imagine this scenario, they’re living it as the U.S. military nears the end of its third year in the liberated Middle Eastern […]