CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF OXFORD COUNTY OF OAKLAND MICHIGAN SYNOPSIS Of the Regular Meeting of the Charter Township of Oxford Board of Trustees held on November 12, 2014 at the Oxford Veterans Memorial Civic Center. PRESENT: Supervisor Dunn, Clerk Wright, Treasurer Ferrari, Trustee Curtis, Trustee Bellairs, Trustee Durr, Trustee Cryderman ABSENT: None The following actions were […]
Township Of Addison Public Hearing for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program Funding Year 2015 Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held by the Township of Addison (Township) at a regular Board meeting on December 15, 2014. Located at 1440 Rochester Rd. Leonard, MI. 48367. The Public Hearing is for Community […]
Brandon School officials are now seeking buyers for two parcels of district-owned property. The sale includes a 23-acre section of property along Oakwood Road, just north of Leece Road, purchased with bond extension dollars in December 2006 for the construction of the new Oakwood Elementary School. Purchased at a cost of $500,000 from Tucker Investment […]
Ortonville-For one area family, ‘the Sunday before, the Sunday before Labor Day,? has been marked on their calendar for the past 90 years. Since August 1916, the Howell family’a local clan who since the summer of 1857 when Abram and Sally Howell first sailed up the old Erie Canal to Sandusky, Ohio, crossed Lake Erie […]
ATTENTION VILLAGE OF LEONARD RESIDENTS NOTICE PUBLIC HEARING A Public Hearing has been scheduled for Monday, December 8, 2014 at the Regular Council Meeting at 7:00 P.M. at Rowland Hall, for the purpose of discussing adoption of the 2015 ? 2016 Budget. THE PROPERTY TAX MILLAGE RATE PROPOSED TO BE LEVIED TO SUPPORT THE PROPOSED […]
Thanksgiving was still a week away when Oxford got its first serious taste of winter’s white meat ? snow. Approximately 5 inches of fluffy flakes coated the area from Nov. 19-20. Many folks had just finished blowing, raking and bagging their autumn leaves, when they had to quickly shift seasonal gears and break out the […]
Dear Editor: Many thanks! Words cannot express our gratitude to the citizens of Brandon Township for all they did to make Shelly Bombardo’s benefit fundraiser a success. Hats off to the owner of Bullfrogs for letting us come into the restaurant, and for donating a percentage earned for food and drink sales from 12-9 p.m. […]
Dear Editor: On Aug. 2, Cook’s Farm Dairy hosted a benefit concert presented by Cross Roads to raise funds for OCEF (Ortonville Community Emergency Fund). It was a wonderful event, beautiful evening, with uplifting Christian music. Thanks also to the generous patrons who stopped, listened, and donated as the buckets were passed for a free-will […]
A peaceful neighborhood in Oxford Township was rocked Sunday by an unthinkable tragedy as two family members were found dead and a third severely wounded inside the home at 148 Kintyre, just west of M-24. Investigators from the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office are still attempting to determine exactly what happened and why. The deceased are […]
Sorry, Santa Claus, but it looks like you will be the second most popular person in the Oxford Christmas parade on Saturday, Dec. 6. That’s because former Oxford Schools Superintendent Dr. Mark Orchard, a well-known and respected local figure, will serve as this year’s grand marshal when the parade rolls through the downtown area at […]