Oxford police log

Monday, May 9 ? Gas leak reported on Broadway. Sunday, May 8 – A car hit a tree on Cardigan and Kintyre. *Oxford Police department assisted the Lake Orion Police Department with an intoxicated subject on N. Broadway. *A caller on Cedarwood told dispatch her husband was sick and needed to be taken to the […]

Brandon Township Recreation Briefs

‘Visit our Website! You can now see all our current and upcoming programs as well as special events on the Brandon Township Website, brandontownship.us. Just enter the site, click on ‘Brandon Recreation Department,? then click on ‘Program Information.? Although you cannot register online, you can go to ‘Registration? or ‘Forms? and print a Brandon Township […]

Cupples guilty of sexual assault

On Monday, a jury found Oxford resident Thomas Patrick Cupples guilty of two counts of second-degree criminal sexual conduct (CSC), a felony that carries a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison. Cupples was accused of molesting a girl he knew through his family on multiple occasions beginning when she was 11 years old and […]

Bailo: BHS wrestlers making progress despite losses

The Brandon wrestling team took their lumps in a Feb. 10 meet, but Coach Kent Bailo was proud of how the team competed. The Blackhawks fell to two Flint Metro League opponents, as they dropped a 45-21 contest against Lapeer East, and were shut out by Holly 69-0. Bailo said he was especially pleased with […]

Week At A Glance

Brandon Varsity Sports 2-16 Volleyball vs. Holly (H) 7 p.m. 2-17 Coed Skiing ? League Meet (A) 9 a.m. 2-18 Hockey vs. Bay City Thunder (A) TBA Wrestling ? Team Districts (A) TBA 2-19 Boys Basketball vs. Flint NW (H) 7:30 p.m. Hockey vs. Mt. Morris (A) 8:45 p.m. 2-20 Hockey vs. Oxford (H) 8 […]

AAU girls basketball tournaments on tap

Brandon Township Recreation, in conjunction with Davison Community Enrichment and Recreation, is presenting their annual Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) girls basketball tournaments. The tournaments attract young ladies and their families from throughout the state of Michigan. Upcoming tournament dates and locations are as follows: ‘Ortonville/Davison ? Saturday, March 6, 10U, 11U, 12 U, 13U (three […]

Pros pitch services to make downtown more walkable

For years, folks have been talking and talking about the need to make downtown Oxford more pedestrian-friendly and calm the traffic flowing along Washington St. (M-24). Well, the talk continued last week, but it appears this time the Downtown Development Authority (DDA) is moving toward hiring a group of professionals to actually make it happen. […]

Goodrich Playground dance tickets

Tickets are on sale for this spring’s Goodrich Community Playground Committee fund-raiser, ‘An Enchanting Evening?. The evening will include hors d’ouevres, dinner, dancing, and a silent auction for items and services such as a reversible Red Wings jacket, a Great Wolf Lodge Traverse City ‘Wet and Wild? package or A Wojo’s custom-designed landscape consultation. The […]

Doing their part

Second-graders from Daniel Axford Elementary literally hit the trail last week. The students walked the Polly Ann Trail and Powell Lake Township Park nature trail, picking up trash, learning about nature and exploring all their local paths have to offer. Not only was the field trip a great way to give the kids some fresh […]

Chris Calvin goes from Wildcat to Warrior

It’s every high school basketball player’s dream to get a scholarship to basketball at the collegiate level. Oxford High School senior Chris Calvin saw his dream come true when he signed his letter of intent to play college basketball for the Rochester College Warriors on Tuesday, April 26. ‘I think that it is a great […]