Attention Oxford Village residents ? get ready for some late season road construction. Last week, the village council awarded the Clarkston-based Cadillac Asphalt a $703,909.65 contract to work on four streets in much need of repair. ‘They can hopefully start the last week of September,? said Manager Joe Young, who noted a preconstruction meeting is […]
On Friday night, as my wife, Connie, and I were on our way to a fine meal at Palazzo di Bocce, we witnessed a horrific accident. While stopped on Dennison St., waiting to turn onto M-24, we watched as four 13-year-old girls standing on the curb in front of the Oxford 7 Theater carelessly and […]
For most serious bowlers, the thrill of a lifetime would be winning a league trophy or finally rolling that perfect 300 game. Carol Davis has already accomplished those things and so much more during her 37-year bowling career. But the 62-year-old Lake Orion resident’s crowning achievement came last week when she was inducted into the […]
Kevin Williams doesn’t mind standing out in the middle of a busy village street selling clovers for AMVETS Post 108. He’s considers it a very small gesture compared to what they and other Oxford veterans groups did for him in the months leading up to his young son’s tragic death last year. ‘I couldn’t have […]
Dr. Mike Baker got his first ever hole-in-one at the Mulberry Hills Golf Club in Addison Township on Saturday, Sept. 8. Using a seven-iron, Baker made the perfect shot on a par three, 134-yard hole. It was witnessed and confirmed by course ranger Chuck Eberhart. A dentist in Lake Orion for 25 years before moving […]
A $7,000 study to determine whether Oxford Township customers who purchase water and sewer services in bulk deserve some sort of discount for the costs they incur was given the green light to begin last week. The Auburn Hills-based Christopher Investment Company, owner of the Lake Villa Manufactured Home Community, has agreed to pay for […]
Singing, dancing, prayers and ice cream were all part of the celebration as Christ the King Church dedicated its new 18,427-square-foot Family Life Center Sunday. The $3.8 million multipurpose facility will be used for everything including weekly worship services, sporting events, youth activities, concerts, theater productions, banquets and wedding receptions. Standing on the stage before […]
The future is uncertain for the downtown Oxford building that houses the community’s past. Nearly two hours were spent during last week’s village council meeting discussing the Northeast Oakland Historical Museum, located at 1 N. Washington St. Topics ranged from increasing the public’s ability to access the museum to potentially utilizing the building as a […]
A professional employment recruiter will be paid $9,000 to conduct the search for Oxford Community Television’s next station manager. Last week, the Oxford Area Cable Communications Commission voted 4-2 to hire the Royal Oak-based Focus Forward help it fill the position. ‘I still maintain that we don’t know exactly what we want (in a station […]
Next week, Oxford Township officials are expected to consider creating ordinance language that would allow the municipality to prosecute so-called ‘super drunks? and recoup a portion of the fines levied against offenders. ‘We’ve been prosecuting super drunks in Oxford Township and everywhere else since the law took effect,? explained Oakland County Undersheriff Mike McCabe. ‘The […]