One of the reasons I’ve stayed here for nearly 14 years is the real sense of community. To me, the essence of community is people helping people whether it’s through a kind word, a caring act or a hand extended in friendship. Community means people actively choosing to be a part of each other’s lives […]
Oxford Township officials last week voted 6-0 to proceed with road improvements at the intersection of Seymour Lake Rd. and Brookfield Drive. ‘The intersection is just crumbling,? said township engineer Jim Sharpe. ‘It’s falling apart. It’s in very poor condition over there.? Right now, the project has an estimated cost of $57,400 and includes removing […]
Leader Editor It appears the Domino’s Pizza in Oxford has been extremely successful at avoiding the dreaded Noid. Last week, the 979 S. Lapeer Rd. store received its fourth five-star rating in about two years from the corporate inspectors who evaluate each Domino’s location. ‘It’s not an easy thing to get,? explained store owner Robert […]
All 351 second-graders in the Oxford school district got free helmets this week courtesy of United HealthCare Community Plan, Priority Health, McLaren Oakland and the Oxford Fire Department. The kids learned the importance of wearing a helmet while riding their bicycles, scooters and skateboards or wheeling around town on their roller-skates or roller-blades. They also […]
Oxford residents Bryn Phillips and Kylie Rancilio helped their hockey team, the USA Wildflowers U10, win the Michigan Girls Hockey League U10 Tier 3 Playoff Championship held over the weekend in Brighton. The USA Wildflowers beat the Kensington Valley Ravens 2-1, the Ann Arbor Blades 3-2 and the Suburban Freeze 4-2. The team only lost […]
It was an afternoon full of fun, friends and competition Saturday as the Oxford Free Methodist Church held a Pinewood Derby. More than 30 boys and girls participated in the event, which helped build self-confidence and teach sportsmanship.
A forensic audit report shows the Oxford Downtown Development Authority (DDA) was not shorted $8,550 in property tax funds back in 2006 and 2007 as was previously believed. ‘We find no funds ‘do to? or ‘do from? between the ODDA component unit and the Village of Oxford,? according to the March 8 report filed by […]
In order to ensure local control is not lost and everything’s in compliance with state law, Oxford Township is looking to modify its zoning ordinance as it pertains to wireless communications facilities such as cell towers. Last year, the state amended the Zoning Enabling Act to put a 90-day time limit on the approval or […]
eader Editor It’s certainly shaping up to be a banner year for the Lone Ranger, famous fictional hero of America’s Old West. There’s a Hollywood blockbuster about the masked lawman starring Armie Hammer and Johnny Depp opening July 3. Plus, it’s the 80th anniversary of The Lone Ranger radio program, which hit the airwaves way […]
It’s official. Oxford now has two school boards ? one for the traditional public school district and one for the new charter public school at Crossroads for Youth (930 E. Drahner Rd.). Last week, Adrienne Cottingham, Rev. Joyce Matthews, Mary Sutton, Amy Moore and Stephen (Mickey) Hiatt were sworn in by Oakland County Circuit Judge […]