Gerald Setter was many things ? a devoted family man, a hard-working truck driver and a thoughtful patriot who commanded the Sons of The American Legion Squadron 108. Sadly, the 52-year-old Oxford resident’s life came to an abrupt and tragic end at approximately 4:57 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2009 when he was struck and killed […]
How appropriate that a spooky new documentary exploring the creepy things that go bump in the night at local places will premiere at the Oxford 7 Theater at the stroke of midnight on Devil’s Night (Friday, Oct. 30). After about 1? years of interviews, on-site investigations and tireless research, filmmaker Jeff Jones, a 1997 Oxford […]
Patients visiting the Bald Mountain Surgical Center in Orion Township throughout the month of October may notice the person examining them is wearing a pair of pink gloves. The gloves aren’t meant to be a trendy fashion statement. They’re designed to get people talking about Breast Cancer Awareness Month and help raise funds to fight […]
A fun evening filled with brain-teasing mysteries, unique pieces of local art and some fine vino awaits visitors to downtown Oxford this week. The Orion Art Center and Oxford Downtown Development Authority are inviting aspiring sleuths to attend a mystery art crawl and wine tasting, dubbed ‘The Art of History’s Mysteries,? from 6:30 to 9:30 […]
We need to start raising a ruckus and kill this bus millage before it can make it to the ballot in August 2010. A few weeks ago I penned a couple of news articles about the ill-conceived public transit tax that Oakland County Commissioner Steve Schwartz, a Democrat representing Farmington and Farmington Hills, wants stick […]
Just because her new business is called Growing Green, Janie Farner doesn’t want people to label her as a ‘tree-hugger.? She’s still very much a ‘city girl? at heart. But the 50-year-old Oxford resident has a passion for things most city girls don’t have a clue about such as canning vegetables and making butter. Farner […]
A fun evening filled with brain-teasing mysteries, unique pieces of local art and some fine vino awaits visitors to downtown Oxford next week. The Orion Art Center and Oxford Downtown Development Authority are inviting aspiring sleuths to attend a mystery art crawl and wine tasting, dubbed ‘The Art of History’s Mysteries,? from 6:30 to 9:30 […]
K-9 units from the Oakland County Sheriff’s Department searched Oxford last week in the hope of finding the handgun used to shoot 5-year-old Oxford resident Jordayna Barrett on Sept. 9. When deputies arrested Keyon Timmons, the 30-year-old Pontiac man and paroled convicted murderer accused of shooting the Leonard Elementary first-grader, they didn’t find a gun […]
Imagine being able to purchase vacant property in downtown Oxford that’s immediately ready to build on because the site plan’s already done and approved. The Downtown Development Authority is currently in the process of making this developer’s dream a reality. Last week, the DDA board accepted a site plan created for the three parcels it’s […]
Lakeville Elementary had a beauty queen visit the school last week to take part in its annual ‘Fun Run? fund-raiser. Kelly Oles, a 2006 Oxford High graduate who won the title of Miss Tip of the Mitt 2010 in Cheboygan Sept. 19, was there in her crown and sash to cheer the kids on as […]