A $700,000 purchase agreement for a piece of land crucial to protecting Oxford Village’s water supply and possibly expanding Scripter Park was approved 4-0 by council Aug. 23. Council authorized moving ahead with the completion of a real estate purchase agreement for 98 S. Glaspie Street ? a former industrial site consisting of two parcels […]
DOWNTOWN OXFORD ? Soon the giant vacant space filled with debris, rubble and weeds next to Centennial Park could be filled with construction workers. The Orion-based Promark Properties, which owns the lot bordering the park on the north side, applied for a building permit from the Village of Oxford Aug. 24. Local businesses such as […]
Congratulations to Susan Reynolds! The 13-year-old Oxford resident was the grand prize winner in a drawing held as part of the Oxford Public Library’s Teen Summer Reading Program. She won a $100 U.S. Savings Bond generously donated by Oxford Bank. Fifty-six of the 79 teens (or 71 percent) who signed up for the summer reading […]
Times change. Economies change. Any successful businessman knows that in order to survive and thrive a company must adapt to their environment. Mickey Hiatt, owner of the Oxford-based Quality Fastener & Supply Company, understands this concept. That’s why he’s expanded his wholesale business to include a retail side. For 17 years, Hiatt’s wholesale company provided […]
There’s a new code enforcement officer in the Village of Oxford and he’s armed with a friendly smile and helpful attitude. Meet James Sommers, 23, an Oxford Township resident hired by the village in July to enforce local ordinance codes. Earlier this year, council and DDA budgeted $10,971 for a part-time code enforcement officer to […]
Ray Brown doesn’t like brakes because he won’t let anything in life hold him back or slow him down. ‘Unlock the brakes, get out and get moving? is the motto by which the 56-year-old North Branch resident and champion wheelchair athlete lives by. Chaplain of Oxford AMVETS Post 108 for the last two years, Brown […]
OXFORD TWP. ? Whoever broke into the Medicine Room Pharmacy Sunday didn’t steal anything, but the burglar(s) did leave something behind ? a large hole in the roof. Oakland County Sheriff’s deputies were called to 765 S. Lapeer Road around 11 a.m. to investigate a breaking and entering at the building ? which also houses […]
For only $3 you can own a piece of Wildcat football history and help the team continue its tradition of excellence. Starting with the season opener Friday, Aug. 26 against Orchard Lake St. Mary’s and at every home game thereafter, Wildcat football fans will be able to purchase full-color posters featuring a team photo, all […]
Imagine seeing a photograph of something in a magazine, then building it with no instructions and no dimensions whatsoever. Oxford resident Bill Sweeney did just that when an unusual curved cabinet shown in the July/August 2004 issue of Woodworker’s Journal caught his eye. ‘It just intrigued me, this goofy-looking thing, so I thought I’d try […]
POP QUIZ ? What does Oxford Village’s cityhood committee have in common with the Sicilian Mafia? Answer ? both live by omerta. Omerta is the code of silence practiced by the Mafia. It basically means keep your mouth shut ? if you know what’s good for ya. I ran into the cityhood committee’s version of […]