Downtown Oxford lost 15 parking spaces Monday when a privately-owned section of the northwest quadrant was closed off. The lot’s owner, local developer Charles Schneider, closed his property off to free public use following the Oxford Village Council’s rejection of a lease agreement it originally proposed. The property in question is located between Sister’s Hair […]
Despite the rain, gray skies and chilly temperatures, 313 hearty souls participated in the 22nd Annual Lake Orion/Oxford Area CROP Walk held Sunday afternoon. Sporting a mixture of winter attire and rain-gear, participants started at Oxford United Methodist Church (UMC) on E. Burdick St. and had their choice of two routes ? a 10-kilometer (6.2 […]
Oxford’s school choirs united Oct. 23 for a one-of-a-kind concert entitled ‘Changing Seasons,? which involved about 260 students. Singers from the high school and middle school masterfully performed 26 songs during two 55-minute shows held back-to-back at the OHS Performing Arts Center. Audiences were treated to a diverse musical menu that included something to suit […]
A man comes to town offering better roads and less traffic congestion. The people rejoice! There’s dancing in the streets! Wine, women and song abound! During the revelry, the man says there’s one catch ? to accomplish all this, we need to enact five new local taxes on you. The joyful people quickly become an […]
A Lakeville Elementary class received a lesson in math and environmentalism last week as they collected and counted money to help save the rainforest. Teacher Melissa Douglas? first and second graders raised an impressive $147.40 over a one-week period to put toward adopting and preserving acres of endangered rainforest. Douglas? class raised enough to adopt […]
For the second time within a week, a bomb threat was found in an Oxford school. According to Assistant Superintendent Nancy Kammer, sometime before 6:40 a.m. Friday, Nov. 2, a custodian at the high school found a bomb threat written inside a boys restroom stall. “It said a bomb is in here,” she said. The […]
Oxford school officials received “verbal confirmation” Friday that a student attending the Crossroads for Youth School at 930 E. Drahner Rd. was infected with Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). “A student (an 11th grade female) went home (sick) Wednesday afternoon,” said Assistant Superintendent Nancy Kammer, who noted that the Oakland County Health Division was immediately contacted […]
Subdivision residents left with a huge mess because of a developer that apparently didn’t play by the rules and local governments that didn’t keep a close eye on things will have to decide if they wish to pay a special assessment to solve their problems. ‘What everyone has inherited is the mess of (Elk View […]
Drivers on Baldwin Rd. looking for the Elk View Estates subdivision may have a hard time finding it. The sign marking the subdivision’s only entrance and exit was recently replaced with a crudely spray-painted sign that reads ‘Rick Trailer Lot: Keep Out? No, this wasn’t the work of trouble-making young vandals or fun-loving Halloween pranksters. […]
An alleged drug dealer was arrested during a Thursday night raid on 2074 Rattle Dancer Drive, north of Ray Road, in Oxford Township. Executed by the Oakland County Sheriff’s Narcotics Enforcement Team (NET) and Special Response Team (SRT), the raid happened around 11 p.m. and led to the confiscation of approximately 104 grams (or nearly […]