Celebrate Oxford almost ended with a big bang this year thanks to a natural gas line that got ruptured by a tent stake. Firefighters were called to the downtown area at 6:48 p.m. Saturday in response to a gas leak that led to the evacuation of a local restaurant and a partial shutdown of M-24. […]
The 73.61 percent of Oxford voters who didn’t bother to visit the polls during last week’s primary election should consider the story of Dick Reddaway. Despite having Huntington’s Disease, which has robbed him of his ability to walk and care for himself on a day-to-day basis, the 63-year-old township resident was able to cast his […]
A touch of Hollywood visited Oxford Township last week as the $80 million movie ‘Real Steel,? starring Hugh Jackman, filmed some scenes in one of the local gravel pits. But don’t expect to get a sneak peak of the science fiction/action-adventure flick in this local newspaper because they weren’t letting anybody on the set who […]
There’s only one thing worse than paying property taxes and that’s paying them for land you don’t own. Oxford resident Barbara Fox discovered she’s been doing exactly that on her Dennison St. home for nearly a decade due to an error on the village’s part. Over the years, she’s paid an estimated total of approximately […]
Before the Oxford Village Planning Commission makes any recommendations regarding the future of medical marijuana facilities in the community, it wants to hear what the public has to say. ‘I think we need to get all of the information before we set off in a direction,? said Commissioner Don Silvester. That’s why the commission is […]
The Village of Oxford’s oldest resident died last week. It’s estimated this grand old gentleman resided at 43 Park St. for approximately 150 years, maybe more. He was definitely here before the village was incorporated in 1876. During his lifetime, he provided a sturdy home for creatures ranging from ducks to squirrels. For many years, […]
It’s been seven long years and along the way, more than $563,000 in legal fees have been paid by the taxpayers of two governments that have trouble coexisting as one community. But despite it all, it appears there could finally be a light at the end of the proverbial tunnel otherwise known as the Oxford […]
Oxford’s very first medical marijuana business was shut down by village officials before it could even open July 14. Approximately an hour and 15 minutes prior to opening their doors, the owners of The Kind Tree: An Organic Wellness Center, located at 109 N. Washington St., were told by village Manager Joe Young they had […]
After more than 50 years of shining a light on others, Oxford resident Alice (Hauxwell) Nicholson walked toward the light on July 17, 2010. She was 95. Known far and wide as ‘Flashlight Alice,? Nicholson worked at downtown Oxford’s movie theater from the 1940s until the late 1990s. She derived her nickname from the trusty […]
When Oxford Township voters go the polls in November, they’ll be asked to approve two separate police millages ? a renewal and an increase. However, some officials are worried the public isn’t going to understand exactly what they’re voting on or the level of service they’re going to receive should one or both of the […]