Effective Feb. 1, riders of the North Oakland Transportation Authority (NOTA) will be charged $1 and $2 fares, so the entity will only have to take one bus off the road next year, instead of two, due to a revenue shortage. On Dec. 20, the NOTA board voted 8-0 to approve implementation of the new […]
Doing the right thing. It’s so simple and easy, yet why is it such a hard thing for so many folks to do? Last week, I did it at the Sunoco gas station in the Village of Oxford. I wanted $10 worth of gas. I gave the cashier a $20 bill and he gave me […]
The committee has decided how much to charge for rides, but will the North Oakland Transportation Authority (NOTA) Board of Directors agree and implement a fare system when it meets on Thursday, Dec. 20? A special committee has proposed that NOTA begin charging $1 each way for rides within the three townships it services ? […]
Physically active folks are used to traveling the Polly Ann Trail to get around Oxford, Addison and Orion townships. But imagine being able to hop on the local trail and hike or bike as far north as the Wisconsin border or as far south as Detroit. That’s what Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder proposed during a […]
Jason Hickmott is at it again. Not only did the 1996 Oxford High School graduate put up more than double the number of Christmas lights strung by the fictional Clark W. Griswold, he enlisted the aid of a computer and the radio to bring movement and sound to his holiday extravaganza. ‘The lights are synchronized […]
It appears the Oxford Downtown Development Authority (DDA) wants to get away from being the sole organizer, budgeteer and host for community events ranging from the annual Celebrate Oxford festival to the weekly summer concerts in Centennial Park. ‘It seems as though the DDA is now the head events coordinator for the Oxford area,? said […]
On a daily basis, they fight fires, catch bad guys and rescue people, but police officers and firefighters never seem to be more heroic than when they’re helping kids in need have the merriest Christmas possible. On Dec. 13, local public safety personnel joined forces with the Oxford Meijer store to play Santa Claus to […]
With all the emphasis on globalism in public education these days, it seems like the concept of patriotism can sometimes get lost in the shuffle. But thanks to dedicated teachers like Jan Flynn and all the talented students who entered the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) essay and speech contests, patriotism is definitely alive, well […]
On Saturday, the Oxford Middle School robotics team received some new hardware, but it wasn’t the usual circuits, wires and gears. No, sir. This time it was a trophy and some medals. That’s because the team, known simply as TOWR, was part of the three-team alliance that won the 2012 FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) East […]
The committee has decided how much to charge for rides, but will the North Oakland Transportation Authority (NOTA) Board of Directors agree and implement a fare system when it meets on Thursday, Dec. 20? A special committee has proposed that NOTA begin charging $1 each way for rides within the three townships it services ? […]