Homeowners insurance premiums are expected to decrease in Oxford Township and Village thanks to the fire department’s efforts. The township was recently informed that effective Dec. 1 its Public Protection Classification (PPC) will go from a Class 7/9 to a Class 3/8B, which is very good news. ‘I was pleasantly surprised,? said Fire Chief Pete […]
A community is never stronger, more united or more compassionate that when it’s rallying to help one of its own. Addison Township and the Village of Leonard will have the chance to do just that when the Salvation Army’s Echo Grove Camp (1101 Camp Rd.) hosts a spaghetti dinner fund-raiser Saturday, Nov. 14 to benefit […]
The former Oxford High School assistant dive coach who sent sexually explicit text messages to two 15-year-old female divers and sexually propositioned them will learn his fate Nov. 12 in Oakland County Circuit Court before Judge Mark Goldsmith. On Oct. 22, Brandon Joseph Figurski, 20, of Lake Orion, pleaded guilty to all three of the […]
Students at Oxford Middle School have got 5,000 reasons to eat right and stay active. That’s how many dollars they’re receiving as part of the ‘Fuel Up to Play 60? grant they won from the National Dairy Council, United Dairy Industry of Michigan and National Football League. Fuel Up to Play 60 is a youth […]
Oxford American Legion Post 108 and Ladies Auxiliary Unit 108 are hosting a dinner Sunday, Nov. 15 to honor World War II veterans who proudly served in the 82nd and 101st airborne divisions. The event will begin at 1 p.m. and feature a family-style chicken dinner and cash bar. The cost is $10 per person, […]
A cast of talking insects along with an abnormally large piece of fruit are coming to the high school’s Performing Arts Center as the Oxford Theater Company presents ‘James and the Giant Peach? Nov. 19-21. Based on the popular 1961 children’s novel written by British author Roald Dahl, the play follows the surreal adventures of […]
Something big and full of hot air visited Oxford Middle School last week ? and no, it wasn’t a politician. The folks from Big Sky Hot Air Balloons, an Oxford company that specializes in hot air balloon rides, visited sixth-graders to give them a lesson in convection, a method by which heat energy is transferred. […]
Oxford voters overwhelming cast ballots Tuesday in support of their fire department. By a margin of 2,627 to 726, township and village voters approved the five-year, 1.5-mill tax renewal to fund the department’s fire operations and Emergency Medical Services. Residents were equally generous with Advanced Life Support services, for which they voted 2,487 to 841 […]
Clear Lake Elementary has four confirmed cases of the H1N1 flu virus along with a higher-than-usual absentee rate. Oxford Deputy Superintendent Nancy Kammer indicated the district was notified by parents that two kindergartners and two first-graders are infected with the H1N1 virus, which is commonly known as the swine flu. ‘They’re all doing pretty well,? […]
Oxford choir students are preparing to sing their patriotic hearts out next week to honor all those brave people who donned a uniform in service to their country. In recognition of Veterans Day, the Oxford Middle School festival and concert choirs will perform their ‘Americana Concert? beginning at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10 at the […]