There’s absolutely nothing that’s even remotely fair or rational about the death of Megan Brittany Roberts. A 20-year-old woman with her entire life ahead of her is gone and no one seems to know why it happened. All they can do is speculate and wait for the criminal justice system to render its verdict. But […]
An Oxford father who allegedly bludgeoned his 20-year-old daughter with a baseball bat on May 9 is now facing the prospect of life in prison without the possibility of parole given she died last week as a result of the injuries she sustained. Robert Brian Kelly, 52, of Oxford, was arraigned Friday morning in Rochester […]
Centennial Park’s silent guardian literally fell victim to a crime last week. Some unknown person or persons pried the life-size statue depicting an American G.I. in the midst of battle off of its decorative base and left it laying in the bushes. ‘Those soldiers fought for everybody’s rights, but destruction of property is not one […]
Change is inevitable, especially in a small village like Oxford that’s existed for 135 years. That’s why on Saturday, Aug. 6, the Northeast Oakland Historical Museum will unveil a new display called ‘Then and Now,? featuring photos of the town spanning three centuries ? the late 1800s, early 1900s and today. ‘We are trying to […]
Oxford Village Clerk Susan Nassar freely admitted she’s probably not the most popular person in the community these days. That’s because Nassar’s been diligently tracking down village water customers who have been severely underbilled for years. ‘There’s one commercial building that had used 4.5 million gallons (of water) and never paid for use,? she told […]
One of Oxford Village’s most well-known historic homes now has the distinction of also being one of the community’s most beautiful residences. Owned by Scott and Kelly Sutphin, the Axford home, located at 73 Hovey Street, was one of nine residential, commercial and municipal properties within the village selected to receive a Beautification Award from […]
Over the last few weeks, Oxford’s experienced two incidents of senseless vandalism, one involving private property, the other concerning public property. The first occurred on July 22-23 at Koenig Sand & Gravel on Lakeville Rd. Some destructive idiot (or idiots) smashed up trucks belonging to lifelong Oxford resident and businessman Jeff Acton, then proceeded to […]
The peace of a normally tranquil Oxford Township subdivision was shattered around 12:30 p.m. Aug. 3 by the sound of a gunshot as a firearm sale at a residence in the 1700 block of Twin Lakes Blvd. quickly turned into an alleged armed robbery. Two Pontiac residents are now facing multiple criminal charges while a […]
Downtown Oxford is the place to be Saturday, Aug. 6 as one of the area’s premiere summer festivals, Celebrate Oxford, returns for an entire day of super family fun. Sponsored by Genisys Credit Union, The Oxford Leader and the Oakland Press, Celebrate Oxford features kids games and activities, live entertainment, tasty food, classic cars, helicopter […]
Downtown Oxford is the place to be Saturday, Aug. 6 as one of the area’s premiere summer festivals, Celebrate Oxford, returns for an entire day of super family fun. Sponsored by Genisys Credit Union, The Oxford Leader and the Oakland Press, Celebrate Oxford features kids games and activities, live entertainment, tasty food, classic cars, helicopter […]