Plans are moving forward to convert the former Oxford Township offices at 18 W. Burdick St. into a new substation for the Oakland County Sheriff’s Dept. Last week, the township board voted 5-2 to contract with the Rochester-based Heins and Kwapis Architects to draw up plans for renovating the main floor and basement of the […]
The 2nd Annual Orion/Oxford Duck Race, held Saturday in downtown Lake Orion’s Children’s Park, was a great success. A total of 1,268 pink, blue and yellow plastic ducks were sold, raising $6,340 for the Oxford/Addison and Orion Youth Assistance programs. Anticipation filled the air as the excited crowd watched the armada of toy ducks float […]
American Legion Auxiliary Unit 108 hosted a ‘Support Our Troops? packing party Sunday afternoon at Legion Post 108 on E. Drahner Road, east of M-24. A total of 167 care packages for U.S. soldiers serving in Iraq were lovingly assembled by the 81 volunteers who attended the three-hour event.
The 2nd Annual Orion/Oxford Duck Race, held Saturday in downtown Lake Orion’s Children’s Park, was a great success. A total of 1,268 pink, blue and yellow plastic ducks were sold, raising $6,340 for the Oxford/Addison and Orion Youth Assistance programs. Anticipation filled the air as the crowd watched the armada of toy ducks float down […]
The Oxford Hills Junior Golf League wrapped up another exciting season of play last week with three local youths earning trophies. Lake Orion residents Evan Young and Griffen Beeler earned first place honors in the first and second flights respectively, while Spencer Christen, of Oxford, was named champion of the third flight. Sixty youths, ages […]
Disillusioned and tired of the ‘dishonesty? and ‘spineless? actions of certain members of the Oxford Village government, Councilwoman Teri Stiles quietly tendered her resignation immediately following the Aug. 14 meeting. ‘I’m quitting because of the dishonesty on the council and in the administration,? said Stiles, who was appointed in March 2006. ‘I think they have […]
Put on your party hats, it’s that time of year again. Time to Celebrate Oxford! Plenty of food, fun, music and entertainment awaits festival goers on Friday Aug. 3 and Saturday, Aug. 4. This year’s festival is sponsored by T&C Federal Credit Union, Oxford Bank, The Oxford Leader, Oxford Academy of Dance and Oxford Women’s […]
A nearly 20,000-square-foot medical office building is expected to open in downtown Oxford this fall. Located at the southeast corner of Broadway and S. Washington streets, the Crittenton Medical Plaza will be home to six private physicians on the second floor and an outpatient diagnostic center on the main floor. Crittenton Hospital Medical Center and […]
An Oxford Village councilman believes a local developer should not be reimbursed for constructing a public parking lot because he allegedly violated part of his lease agreement with the municipality. ‘He didn’t live up to his end of the deal, so why should he be rewarded in the future?? said Councilman Chris Bishop. Bishop believes […]
Two parking areas in downtown Oxford closed to the public since June 13 will be reopened on a temporary basis ? one more temporary than the other. Oxford Village’s Zoning Board of Appeals Monday night voted 4-1 to reopen the gravel-topped parking lot in the northwest quadrant from Aug. 1 until Dec. 31. The ZBA […]