Santa’s got a new ride this Christmas season. Instead of his usual sleigh with eight reindeer, he’s decided to ride shotgun with Sgt. Mike Solwold of the Oxford Village Police. Okay, so it’s not the real Santa, but a three-foot tall figure Solwold found on Lakes Edge Dr. while on patrol last Christmas. ‘He was […]
The Oxford Varsity boys and girls bowling teams are ready to start their second season on the right foot and compete for a conference title. Coached by J.R. Lafnear, the boy’s team of seven and the girl’s team of six are bound to make their mark in the Northern Lakes Conference of High School Bowling. […]
For children at the Grace Centers of Hope in Pontiac, this Christmas season will be a little warmer thanks to the HeadStart program at Daniel Axford Elementary. Eleven parent volunteers from HeadStart spent last Tuesday night sewing 14 warm and colorful fleece blankets. Their goal is to complete 40. Jeanne Utley, family service coordinator for […]
Life-long Addison Township resident Mark Smith was appointed Nov. 27 as a new member of the Addison Fire Board after the removal of former Chairman Phil Stackpoole. Smith was unanimously selected by the township board to fill the vacant spot because he is ‘fresh blood,? according to Addison Twp. Supervisor Bob Koski. ‘I think he’s […]
Kevin Phillips II knows he was ‘destined? to be a musician. He remembers his father, who is the band director at Clawson High School, playing classical music for him, challenging him to pick out the instruments he heard and the key of the song. ‘It’s just kept building up ever since,? said the 17-year-old Oxford […]
A man from Clarkston is facing felony and misdemeanor charges after taking three members of the Oxford Village Police Department on a chase Friday night through Lake Orion and Auburn Hills. Sgt. Mike Solwold and reserve officer Mike Bono were patrolling the Sunoco Gas Station at S. Washington and Lincoln streets around 11 p.m. and […]
A man from Clarkston accused of robbing a gas station in Lake Orion last month is facing multiple criminal charges after allegedly taking three members of the Oxford Village Police Department on a chase Friday night that ended at I-75 and Baldwin Road. Blake Alan Harlow, 22, is facing felony charges of third-degree fleeing and […]
A 19-year-old Highland Township man is charged with two felony counts of first and third-degree criminal sexual conduct after a 14-year-old Oxford Township girl reported she was sexually assaulted by him. Richard Brandon-David James, Jr. was recently arraigned before Magistrate Andre Richardson at the 52-1 District Court in Novi. He posted his $250,000 bond with […]
Although the Oxford School District received nearly $8,000 in grants from the Assistance League of Southeastern Michigan, the extra education students in will receive is priceless. Sixteen teachers secured a total of $7,852.59 for their various projects geared at helping students learn in a more creative way. Julie McDonough, Carrie Klimowicz and Krista Faison, first […]
It seemed only natural for Daniel Axford Elementary teacher Karen Lawler to have her first-graders send cards to a local man serving in Iraq. Her mother, recently retired DA teacher Ella Mae Schultz, had her class of second-graders send U.S. Army Pvt. Robert Price letters and holiday cards ever since he joined the service in […]