A fixture in the Oxford area industrial community since the early 1960s was torn down last week to make way for a proposed 83-unit condominium development. Demolition equipment methodically picked apart the vacant building that once housed Auto-Matic Press Products, located in the village at 402 N. Glaspie St. The roughly 24,000-square-foot facility and the […]
Whether we want it or not, the Polly Ann Trail bridge will be here in two weeks ? maybe. Who knows? It was supposed to be here this week. It was supposed to be here earlier this summer. Come to think of it, it was supposed to be here earlier this year. Anyway, Larry Obrecht […]
By C.J. Carnacchio Leader Editor Like a proud father beaming with optimism, Coach Ray Sutherland speaks very highly of his varsity cross country teams this year. Of his girls team, Sutherland said, ‘This is probably our best team since we used to win regionals fairly consistently back in the early 1990s.? How fast are they? […]
A win against Clio and loss to Lapeer East kicked off the beginning of play in the Flint Metro League for the Oxford girls varsity basketball team. Last week, Oxford beat Clio 55-53. Down 30-17 at the half, according to Coach Al Poynter, the ladies came back to outscore the Mustangs 38-23 in the second […]
Oxford’s oldest service club selected new officers last week to lead the group into its 75th year. The Oxford Women’s Club, founded in November 1932, installed Darlene Toliver as president and Kathy Hoeflein as vice president/program chair. Nancy Wray and Pam Brooks were elected secretary and treasurer, respectively. For more than seven decades, the Women’s […]
A request to purchase three refrigerators at a cost of $900 each for Oxford Fire Station #1 did not sit well with township officials last week. ‘It just seems like a wish list,? said Supervisor Bill Dunn. ‘It just seems excessive.? Dunn was referring to a proposed $32,065 budget, sumbitted by the fire department, to […]
A third ambulance will be added to the Oxford Fire Department as township officials last week voted 6-0 to purchase a slightly used unit for $107,817. With no more than 9,000 miles on it, the 2006 LifeLine ambulance was driven by the company’s salesperson who used the unit as a demonstration model when he was […]
A pit bull attack in the Oxford Meadows subdivision coupled with the victim’s request to ban this breed of dog in the township prompted officials last week to decide to revisit an ordinance concerning dangerous animals, breed-specific bans and leash laws. ‘These animals are highly unpredictable and extremely dangerous,? said Martha McDonald, a resident of […]
A place noted for its youth programs could be home to a new tri-township center for senior citizens should voters approve two tax increases totalling approximately 0.45-mill on the November ballot. Crossroads for Youth has agreed to donate 10-acres of land for a proposed $9.85 million Phase I senior center to serve residents in Oxford, […]
Love was in the air Saturday night as the North Oakland County affiliate of ‘Love In the Name of Christ? (or ‘Love INC? for short) held its first fund-raiser. Dubbed ‘Sharing the Harvest,? approximately 180 people participated in a progressive dinner that began with appetizers at the Oxford Free Methodist Church, moved over to St. […]