Whether you loved him, hated him or were simply amused by his unusual antics, there’s no denying he was probably the most famous ? or infamous ? wild turkey Oxford Township’s ever seen. Unfortunately, the turkey who had become a well-known fixture along Seymour Lake Rd. ? between Sanders and Coats roads ? went to […]
Oxford Village received some bad news Monday as officials learned that a manufacturer it granted a property tax abatement to last year is planning to leave the community. ?(Royal Oak Medical Devices) is growing beyond our projection and it appears that they will be relocating to a larger facility. We do not know yet where […]
Crime doesn’t pay, but catching bad guys and recovering stolen property definitely has its rewards. Just ask Oakland County Sheriff’s Det. Jason Louwaert. He got his reward when he informed an Oxford mother that he recovered the laptop computer, which contained countless photos of her children, that was allegedly stolen from her Coats Rd. home […]
Oxford Township Supervisor Bill Dunn wasn’t shy when someone asked him for his personal opinion of the proposed $4.66 million streetscape plan for the downtown area. ‘I’m on record as not agreeing with it,? he said. ‘I live in the village. I think the (Downtown Development Authority) needs to take care of the parking situation. […]
We all want our drinking water to be clear, clean and crisp, but how about award-winning and internationally-recognized? Oxford Village residents will be proud to learn their water is once again considered all of those things. Over the weekend, Oxford’s ground-pumped H2O took fourth place in the ‘Best Municipal Water 2012? category at the 22nd […]
Once again, downtown Oxford earned enough points to retain its status as a Nationally Accredited Main Street community. ‘Being a nationally accredited community could mean the difference between a developer choosing us over a community that’s very similar, but not nationally accredited,? said Madonna Van Fossen, executive director of the Downtown Development Authority (DDA). ‘It […]
Usually, when a downtown Oxford business owner approaches local officials about skateboarders, it’s to lodge complaints about foul language, property damage or loitering. But that wasn’t the case with Chris Werth, owner of Dubz Bikes & Boards, located at 14 N. Washington St. He went before the Downtown Development Authority (DDA) board last week to […]
Oxford Township’s economic future is getting a whole lot brighter with the prospect of up to 200 new jobs coming into the community. The Detroit-based American Axle and Manufacturing, Inc. is locating some of its operations to a vacant 50,000-square-foot industrial building at 2300 X-Celsior Drive, across from Steel Master Transfer, Inc. ‘I can confirm […]
Kingsbury Country Day School in Addison Township has a proud tradition of training the body as well as the mind. That tradition is continuing and expanding today with its Personal, Social and Physical Education program. ‘We include all different aspects of wellness ? social, emotional, physical, vocational, intellectual and spiritual,? said Julie Richmond, a physical […]
There’s only one thing better than winning an essay contest and that’s winning for something you wrote about a person you love, admire and respect. Just ask 12-year-old Leonard resident Samantha Rondeau. The eighth-grader at Eagle Creek Academy (3739 Kern Rd.) in Oakland Township took first place in her school as part of the 43rd […]