One Oxford Village official is staying, while another is leaving. Manager Joe Young decided to reject a $90,000-per-year job offer from Pontiac to become the city’s deputy mayor and finance director — positions he’s already quite familiar with. Young served as Pontiac’s acting deputy mayor from June 1993 to December 1994 and as deputy mayor […]
Six ceremonial shovels purchased for $1,439 were the center of a debate at the Polly Ann Trail Management Council meeting last week. ‘I just think it’s awful that we would spend that much money on shovels. I just think it’s so unnecessary,? said Oxford Township Trustee Sue Bellairs, who sits on the trail council. ‘There’s […]
A huge rent increase has forced the North Oakland Transportation Authority (NOTA) to find a new home in Oxford. NOTA will be relocating its dispatch center, administrative offices and fleet of 13 vehicles to the beautiful 320-acre campus of Crossroads for Youth at 930 E. Drahner Road. ‘We’re hoping (to move in) by March 15 […]
Do you love telling people what to do, then laughing at them? If so, head over to Oxford High School and enjoy the comedic stylings of the Drama Club’s ‘Competitive Improv Team.? Once a month from February through April, these talented teens will be using their considerable improvisational skills and quick wits to crack up […]
I’ve often said when Larry Obrecht talks you better have a shovel or two handy. Well, being the wonderful alleged human being he is, Obrecht is trying to sell the Polly Ann Trail Management Council (PATMC) six, count them six, shovels for only $1,439. What a deal! I’m sure Monty Hall would be proud. (See […]
Like any good shepherd, Ken Sharp has spent most of his life tending to his flock. He’s cared for them, guided them down the right path and helped keep the wolves away. But now it’s time for the shepherd to tend to himself as Sharp retires as senior pastor of New Beginnings Baptist Church, located […]
How do you sum up a legend like Ian Smith in a few simple words? Educator. Coach. Mentor. Inspiration. Friend. Father-figure. Sportsman. Competitor. Gentleman. Beloved local institution. Smith was all these things and so much more. Sadly, the former coach of the Oxford High School girls varsity basketball team passed away Monday, January 30. He […]
A house fire in Addison Jan. 25 led to the discovery of almost two pounds of marijuana. Firefighters were called to 2755 Curtis Road at 7:20 a.m. to extinguish a chimney fire burning in the attic and roof of a two-story farmhouse between Shoup and Army roads. An elderly man, his grown son and a […]
‘Every great advance in science has issued from a new audacity of the imagination.? ? John Dewey Someday mankind may build a research station on the moon and have the imaginations of three Oxford Elementary students to thank for it. Calling themselves ‘The Lunar Lunatics,? fifth-graders Savannah Holloway, Chase Janssen and James Russ took first […]
One Oxford Village official is staying, while another is leaving. Manager Joe Young last week decided to reject a $90,000-per-year job offer from Pontiac to become the city’s deputy mayor and finance director ? positions he’s already familiar with. Young served as Pontiac’s acting deputy mayor from June 1993 to December 1994 and as deputy […]