Members of the Oxford Lions Club visited Oxford Middle School and Lakeville Elementary last week to do some heavy-lifting. They collected boxes and boxes filled to the brim with canned goods and other nonperishable food items to be distributed to local families and individuals in need as part of the club’s annual Christmas basket program. […]
Oxford Elementary was transformed into a living wax museum last week as all the fifth-graders lined the hallways dressed as historical figures and modern famous folks. But the students didn’t just look the part, they also played the part as they told visitors about their lives, recounted their famous deeds and explained their place in […]
December 7, 1941. Before Congress and the world, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt declared it to be ‘a date which will live in infamy.? His now-famous words followed the dastardly sneak attack perpetrated by the Japanese Empire on Pearl Harbor, a U.S. naval station in Hawaii. More than 2,400 Americans were killed in the early morning […]
In order to avoid taking vehicles off the road next year, the North Oakland Transportation Authority (NOTA) is considering doing something it’s never done before ? charging for rides. ‘We don’t want to cut our service; we want to maintain our service,? said NOTA Director Lynn Gustafson. Right now, NOTA’s riders ? which consist of […]
A deal that will make Oxford Village’s water fund much more liquid was approved 4-1 by council last week. Council accepted a proposal from Black Dot Capital & Real Estate Group, based in Mission Viejo, California, to buyout the village’s existing lease agreement with AT&T Wireless for the cellular service antenna it has located high […]
Physically active folks are used to traveling the Polly Ann Trail to get around Oxford, Addison and Orion townships. But imagine being able to hop on the local trail and hike or bike as far north as the Wisconsin border or as far south as Detroit. That’s what Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder proposed during a […]
The team’s name is ‘Technical Difficulties,? but that’s the last thing it experienced as these Oxford Elementary students earned a spot in the FIRST LEGO League (FLL) state championships. On Saturday, the team placed in the top 10 (out of 35 teams) at a qualifying tournament held in Freeland. ‘They did phenomenally well,? said Julie […]
There seems to be a rather large number of folks in Oxford who are under the impression that outdoor seating is not allowed in front of downtown restaurants. Well, it’s simply not true, and village officials want people to know it. ‘There’s some requirements they may have to meet, but they’re all allowed to do […]
A company doesn’t manage to stay in business for 107 years without keeping an eye toward the future. That’s exactly what’s behind the M.D. Hubbard Spring Company’s request to rezone its 595 S. Lapeer Rd. property from general commercial (C-2) to light industrial (I-1). The Oxford Township Planning Commission will conduct a public hearing on […]
Second-graders from Daniel Axford Elementary toured local government facilities last week to learn what services they provide to residents. They visited the village police department, fire department, public library, parks and recreation, and Oxford Elementary. The kids did everything from walking through an ambulance to standing inside a real jail cell.