Yet another Oxford restaurant closed its doors last week, but this one has plans to reopen under a new name and with a different business plan. Despite its glossy ads in HOUR Detroit Magazine and attempts to market itself as an upscale dining destination for out-of-towners, JonMarx Steak & Seafood is no more following a […]
After months of waiting on pins and needles, it’s finally official ? Leonard and Lakeville elementaries were named Michigan Blue Ribbon Exemplary Schools in an announcement issued by the state Board of Education last week. ‘To me, this shows that we have a phenomenal community which supports our kids and that we can compete with […]
Ranging from accounting and word processing to web design and broadcast news production, their skill sets are certainly diverse for high school students. But they all have one thing in common ? they’re moving on up. Twenty-two OHS students who are members of Business Professionals of America (BPA) will compete at the state level next […]
Surrounded by massive mountains of snow that just keep growing, it certainly doesn’t seem like spring is near. But the llama says it is, so have faith. Tutor, Oxford’s famous weather-prognosticating llama, forecasted an early spring on Feb. 2 ? the date that everyone foolishly refers to as Groundhog Day. ‘He’s going to disagree with […]
Monday, Feb. 16 — A local store manager provided police with a printout showing an employee had twice embezzled prepaid phone cards. The first, on Feb. 8, showed the $30 card had been scanned and activated and the transaction then voided. The second, on Feb. 16, showed a cash shortage of $31.80 (the total price […]
ADDISON TWP. ? A fire in the Hidden Lake Estates mobile home park last week claimed a man’s life. Shortly before 4:30 a.m. Thursday, March 19, Addison firefighters were called to 303 Winding Brook where they found a single-wide mobile home with smoke and flames showing. The fire was brought under control within 11 minutes […]
At the tender age of 8, Dylan Andrews is at the beginning of a lifelong battle with psoriatic arthritis. But the Oxford Elementary third-grader isn’t going to let this disease beat him. In fact, he’s declared war on arthritis and is heading into battle armed with his favorite Nerf gun and a whole bunch of […]
As the harsh, record-breaking winter continues to rapidly deplete the maintenance budgets of county road commissions throughout Michigan, the Oxford Village Department of Public Works (DPW) is sitting pretty. ‘I think we’re in awesome shape,? said DPW Superintendent Don Brantley. ‘As of Jan. 21, I’ve got more than 50 percent left in my wage (budgets) […]
If Oxford-Addison Youth Assistance were to select a theme song, it would probably be Frank Sinatra’s classic ‘It Was a Very Good Year.? That’s exactly what 2008 was for the local group whose mission is to strengthen youth and families while reducing the incidence of delinquency, abuse and neglect through community involvement and a variety […]
Paul Forte doesn’t mind ‘honest competition? in the local marketplace, but when officials allow out-of-town businesses to set up shop on a temporary basis, he gets upset. ‘I just think it’s wrong,? said the owner of Harvest Time Farm Market (1125 S. Lapeer Rd.) in Oxford Township. ‘There’s very little benefit to the community and […]