The Oxford Public Library Friends will hold its annual general membership meeting Thursday, Nov. 13 at the library on Pontiac St. The meeting will begin at 7:30 p.m. All Friends members are strongly encouraged to attend this important meeting, which helps the organization determine its course for the next year. For more information call Friends […]
Goodrich-Just a little more than $330 per month. That’s how much the school board was being compensated for serving on the board’until Monday night. In a possible effort to set the tone for a host of pending cuts that could top $2.2 million needed to balance the district budget’the board voted 6-0 (trustee Jim Bertrand […]
The Oakland County Sheriff’s Office presented its annual awards last week, with three employees from the Brandon substation recognized for superior work. Deputy Gary Godschalk, substation desk officer, received the Professional Excellence Citation. ‘Gary has done a wonderful job,? said Substation Commander, Sgt. Pete Burkett. ‘He is here everyday giving 150 percent, even after 37 […]
One day, Debbie Twork is just an ordinary wife and working mother of three living in Small Town U.S.A. The next, the 42-year-old Oxford Township resident is starring in television commercials. Twork is part of a new series of television commercials for Comerica Bank dubbed “Years,” which features longtime bank customers and employees. The spots […]
If their offer is accepted, the Village of Oxford will acquire yet another piece of property to help expand downtown parking. At their Oct. 28 meeting, council voted unanimously to direct village attorney Bob Bunting to make a purchase offer “not to exceed $175,000” for the property located at 20 Husdon St. Barbara Kammerer, the […]
Brandon Twp.- When Supervisor Kathy Thurman asked 10 township residents applying in January for appointment to an open trustee seat whether they planned to run for election to the position this fall, all responded yes. At 4 p.m. Tuesday, as the deadline to turn in petition signatures passed, it was revealed that only two candidates […]
Atlas Twp.-Two area ambulance providers are encouraged by the Genesee County 9-1-1 plan to streamline emergency medical services and enhance assessablity to the township. Following Lloyd Fayling, 9-1-1 director for Genesee County, announcement that within a year a new mode of EMS dispatch could be in place that could speed service to the southeastern regions […]
Members of Cub Scout Pack 366 hit the streets of the Glenmoor on the Lake subdivision Saturday morning to collect 260 non-perishable food items for Oxford/Orion FISH. Not only did the scouts exceed last year’s collection total of 187 items, they easily surpassed this year’s goal of 200 items – a true testament to Oxford’s […]
Nature and time form a majority of the precious stones and metals people adorn themselves with. But it takes the delicate hands of a craftsman and the trained eye of an expert to transform rare gems and ores born in the earth’s crust into dazzling rings, bracelets and earrings of superior quality. That’s where Mark […]
Atlas Twp.- Questions regarding services provided by the Mass Transportation Authority in the area will be discussed at 7 p.m., May 17 during the township board meeting. MTA officials will provide information prior to an Aug. 3, renewal of.4 mill for MTA service. A residents with a home valued at $100,000 currently pays $20 per […]