A Domino’s Pizza delivery driver can thank her lucky stars that her car doesn’t have an automatic transmission. If it did, two car-jackers would have gotten away with her vehicle. Two 16-year-old black male residents of Crossroads for Youth escaped June 4 and allegedly attempted to car-jack the pizza delivery driver as she was getting […]
The oldest church in town celebrated its 175th anniversary Sunday as approximately 220 folks gathered together to worship, break bread and share memories at the Oxford United Methodist Church (OUMC) on E. Burdick St. ‘It’s my foundation,? said Oxford resident Shirley Acheson, 83, who has the distinction of attending the church longer than anyone else. […]
A 47-year-old Addison man is facing a felonious assault charge after allegedly threatening his live-in girlfriend with a knife around 10 p.m. June 5. ‘He threatened to kill her because she wouldn’t give him the car keys,? said Sheriff’s Sgt. Robert Brudvig, commander of the Addison substation. Roy Wayne Carroll was arraigned Friday in Rochester […]
Oxford Village Police found an usual assortment of items when they stopped a 21-year-old Dryden man around 1:15 a.m. Friday, June 6. A small baggie of marijuana, a set of brass knuckles and body armor were found by police when the young man was stopped. The suspect was apparently engaging in ‘suspicious activity? at W. […]
A 17-year-old Oxford man is facing multiple criminal charges for allegedly breaking into an Oxford Village home, then stealing items from a vehicle parked at Oxford Middle School. Jacob Jaquandre Bearden was arraigned in Rochester Hills 52-3 District Court on charges of first-degree home invasion (20-year felony), obstructing/resisting a police officer (two-year felony), stealing and […]
A typical drive to the gym June 1 turned into a wildlife rescue for Kim Barrott. The 34-year-old Oxford resident was heading south on Baldwin Rd. around 8 a.m. when she spotted a fawn just past Echo Lane. ‘She was curled up in the middle of the road like a sleeping dog,? Barrott said. Barrott […]
Just like his late father, Ron Davis doesn’t believe there should be any barriers that prevent folks from doing what they love in life. That’s why through his family’s nonprofit organization ? the Raymond C. Davis Sr. Access to Recreation Endowment Fund ? he purchased a mobile, universally-accessible hunting/nature viewing stand that will allow disabled […]
The Holocaust was probably the most horrific tragedy in human history perpetrated by some of the most evil people to ever walk the face of the Earth. The only thing that could compound that tragedy would be if future generations learned nothing about it or from it. Oxford resident Kelly Brock wants to make sure […]
When you’re a teenager, looks are everything. Teens often judge each other by appearance. Teens can be extremely self-conscious about their own appearance. That’s not an indictment of young people, it’s just reality. When you’re a teenager, you want to look normal and you want everyone around you to look normal ? whatever ‘normal? is. […]
Troy Farwell is no stranger to the Polly Ann Trail. Everyday the 36-year-old Oxford Village resident and his family are on the 14.2-mile non-motorized path walking, running or biking. ‘I would probably say that we’re on the trail 200 days out of the year,? Farwell said. ‘It’s all right in my backyard so it’s fantastic.? […]