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, […]
Relationships with co-workers are usually casual ones for most people. Small talk around the water cooler. Lunch hours in the cafeteria. A drink or two after work. That’s typically the extent of things. Unless you’re Realtor John Bray. The 45-year-old Oxford resident’s co-workers at Coldwell Banker Shooltz Realty are putting on a fund-raiser Nov. 4 […]
John Morris Hubbard, founder of Oxford Hills Golf and Country Club, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2006. He was 90. When the Rotary Club of Oxford surprised Hubbard with a ‘This is your life? presentation in November 2004, it was noted his children characterized him as ‘A man without limits, one who will tackle any […]
Move over Taylor Hicks, there’s a new idol in town and he’s got a soulful sound. Congratulations to Oxford Freshman Jalen Seawright who won the high school’s second annual ‘Oxford Idol? competition Sept. 21. ‘I wasn’t expecting to win it or anything,? said the 14-year-old. ‘I was there because a bunch of people told me […]
The long-awaited Polly Ann Trail pedestrian bridge over M-24 will be here Saturday, Sept. 30. This is it. It’s really going to happen this time. We’re not kidding. Trail Manager Amy Murray said the 100-foot-long bridge will be set in place over M-24 between Church and Center streets in Oxford Village between 8 p.m. Saturday […]
A millage renewal worth $5.4 million to the Oxford school district will be placed in hands of voters on the Nov. 7 ballot. ‘Given the substantial amount of the budget that this represents, needless to say it would be a devastating blow to the school district if we don’t get this renewal,? said Tim Loock, […]
Mark Terry enjoys putting the entire world at risk ? but only in his writing. In the Oxford author’s new book ‘The Devil’s Pitchfork,? due out Sunday, Oct. 1, terrorists calling themselves The Fallen Angels have stolen the world’s most deadly bioengineered virus from the Baltimore-based research lab that created it with the intent to […]
A 1.5 percent pay raise equaling a combined $6,929 for Oxford Schools? four central administrators was approved 5-1 by the board of education last week. ‘This can happen and it does not cost the district any money,? explained Superintendent Virginia Brennan-Kyro, referring to a switch in health insurance plans expected to yield enough of a […]
Phones, both land-based and cellular, were down in Oxford and many other areas Sunday afternoon thanks to a raccoon in Pontiac who got into a transformer and caused a power outage in Pontiac. According to Pat Coats, 9-1-1 coordinator for Oakland County, the outage affected AT&T’s central office in Pontiac. The office does have a […]
Quite a crowd of folks gathered Saturday night to watch the Polly Ann Trail pedestrian bridge finally be erected over M-24 in downtown Oxford. ‘I’ve lived here 30 years and this is about the most exciting thing I’ve seen happen,? said Bob Brooks, of Oxford. ‘I look forward to using it.? Cut into four sections, […]