Well, it’s June and the local campaign season is well underway. Candidates have already started going door-to-door making their case as to why they should be elected or re-elected. Soon front yards and intersections will be sprouting campaign signs and mailboxes will be full of campaign literature. Since things are rolling along, I’ve decided to […]
There’s a new place to work out in Oxford, but it’s for ladies only. A Contours Express has opened at 605 S. Lapeer Rd. (Suite B). It’s the latest addition to the franchise’s more than 300 fitness and weight loss centers around the United States. The Oxford location is owned by Julie Brown, who also […]
From the cemeteries of Oxford to Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia to the Normandy American Cemetery in France, they slumber in their graves by the hundreds of thousands. Their job is done. Their mission is over. Their time in history has passed. Yet, they are never forgotten. They live on in the hearts and memories […]
A popular downtown Oxford business was destroyed by fire last week, the apparent result of a faulty light fixture in the building’s basement. Shortly after midnight Thursday, Oxford firefighters were called to the northwest quadrant to battle a structure fire at The Scrapping Post, located at 7 N. Washington St, which is owned by mother-and-daughter […]
As an Oxford firefighter, Brent Ludwig is trained to look for ‘hot spots? when battling structure fires. By the end of this week, the 24-year-old lifelong Oxford resident will be right in the middle of one of the biggest ‘hot spots? in the entire world ? Iraq. The 1998 graduate of Oxford Christian Academy is […]
While many college students planning a career in politics/government are spending their summer vacations interning in places like Washington D.C. or Lansing, Roberta Payne decided to see how local government works. The 21-year-old Oxford Township resident recently completed a 150-hour (or 4-week) internship at the Oxford Village government offices. ‘I learned what local government is […]
It wasn’t easy, but the Oxford Village Council last week approved a balanced budget for the 2004-05 fiscal year without increasing the property tax rate. Council approved a $2,254,580 General Fund budget along with other budgets totalling $3,986,865. To finance the new budget, council set the property tax rate at 12.62 mills for the third […]
Deputies from the Oakland County Sheriff’s Department set up a ‘Click it or Ticket Seatbelt Enforcement Zone? near M-24 and Drahner Road Thursday afternoon. According to Sgt. Jim Karr, a total of 95 vehicles were stopped and 79 seatbelt violations were handed out. Tickets for 28 other various violations were also written.
A demolition crew reduced 110 S. Washington St. to a pile of rubble Tuesday afternoon to make way for a future realty office. The two-story home, located at the intersection of Crawford St. and M-24, was completely levelled. Only the adjoining garage remained standing Wednesday morning. According to Donni Steele ? broker/manager of the Coldwell […]
Imagine being at a funeral or memorial service for a friend or loved one, when all of the sudden a political candidate bursts in the room and starts campaigning. He’s introducing himself, shaking hands, handing out campaign literature, kissing babies, etc. I would imagine the majority, if not all, of the people present would find […]