Bankers, real estate agents, General Motor execs, county and township officials, and customers attended National City Bank’s ninth annual ‘Round Table Breakfast? at Oakhurst Country Club, Tuesday, Sept. 23. The round table event gave workers of National City and customers a chance to ask questions of David Boyle, president of Michigan and Northwest Ohio banking, […]
Thousands of food tasters filled downtown Clarkston Main Street for the 2008 Taste of Clarkston. They sampled entrees, desserts, and snacks from more than 30 local restaurants, had fun in two Kidzone activity areas, and learned about local banks, doctors, and other services.
Put on your dancing shoes! The Oxford edition of ‘So, you think you can dance!? is coming to the high school’s Fine Arts Center (745 N. Oxford Rd.) on Tuesday, April 16 at 7 p.m. Tickets for the show are $3. The OHS Class of 2015 is hosting his dance showcase/competition. All K-12 students are […]
It is with mixed emotions that we advise residents to vote YES on the Oxford Schools? request to increase the non-homestead millage rate by 2.3549 mills. Mixed because we hate to advocate increasing taxes on our local business community, but the current way the state funds education coupled with the school district’s rising cost of […]
On two of the four ballot proposals for the Oxford Fire Department, we are advocating YES votes. The first is a no-brainer. Oxford voters are being asked to approve a five-year, 1.5-mill tax for fire operations and EMS services. It’s basically a renewal of the current operating millage that’s set to expire with the December […]
Regarding the two bond proposals for the Oxford Fire Department, we advise residents to vote NO. Nothing personal against our firefighters and chief, but we feel these two can wait a little while longer. The first bond proposal is for $595,000 to build a 4,000-square-foot addition to Station #1 (at N. Washingston and Church streets). […]
Addison Township hasn’t requested voters increase its operating millage since 1978. We see no reason for voters to deny the township’s first request in 27 years. The township is asking voters to approve a 10-year, 0.3164-mill increase to bring its operating millage back up to its 1978 voter-approved rate of 1.41 mills. Over the last […]
By Kristi McDevitt Sports Correspondent Following orders from head Coach John Thaler last week, the Ladycat kickers put the loss to Lake Orion behind them and were geared up to take on Lapeer East in league action April 18. The Ladycats came out kicking, creating many opportunities to score in the first half. Junior Jennifer […]
By Kristi McDevitt Sports Correspondent Last Thursday, the boys and girls track team traveled to Holly to compete in the tri-meet with the Bronchos and the Lapeer West Panthers. It was the first league meet for the Oxford track team. The triangular meet was scored as if each school was competing against the other individually; […]
The Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) warns motorists that some gravel roads in the county have already become rough and others are likely to become more difficult to navigate in the coming days, as temperatures continue to rise during the day, but dip below freezing on some nights. The same temperature fluctuations are also […]