An approximately 300-pound, five-foot tall sculpture made of three-quarter-inch steel was reported stolen Wednesday by the owner of a new art gallery in downtown Oxford. The sculpture, valued at $600, was last seen on the sidewalk facing the southwest parking lot in back of Margot’s Gallery and Frame located at 5 S. Washington, according to […]
A master plan to guide the parks and recreation department’s growth and development over the next five years was unanimously approved by the Oxford Township Board last Wednesday. The master plan established and identified seven general objectives to be accomplished between 2003 and 2007. Parks and Recreation Director Ron Davis said while not every objective […]
Tuesday, February 11 Starbucks employees contacted police about a suspicious person who came in wearing a long black trench coat with a hood and sunglasses. The individual ordered a cup of coffee, and then when asked if he wanted anything else replied “Yes, the money in your drawer.” The employees stated that the man left […]
A Metamora woman was taken to Crittenton Hospital by American Medical Response after she rear-ended an Oxford man on M-24 near the Oakdell intersection. Rachel Dempsey, 19, was driving her 1989 Chevy pick-up southbound on M-24 when she collided with 74-year-old Herbert McCallum’s 1998 Chevy. McCallum was stopped while waiting to make a left turn. […]
The ground is still torn up, the new mobile cafeteria is almost in place and the framework is being put together with steel beams, but the work to transform Oxford Middle School into a new high school is far from complete. During the February 11 school board meeting, members accepted Bid Package #4 totaling almost […]
Sometimes a situation really can be win-win for everyone. The Oxford Board of Education recently gave district administrators the go ahead to enter into easement agreements with Crosswinds Communities so that the development company, who is proposing to build condominiums next to the school, can enter the current middle school property to perform site work. […]
The Oakland County Sheriff’s Department is searching for information about an armed robbery suspect who struck the Oxford Township CVS Pharmacy Friday, Feb. 7, shortly after 10 p.m. Armed with what was reported to be a small caliber, semi-automatic handgun, the suspect allegedly stole approximately $4,000 in cash from the 1430 S. Lapeer store (in […]
Oxford Township residents returned to drinking their tap water without boiling it first late Thursday afternoon, five days after the presence of total coliform bacteria was first detected in the municipal water system. A Feb. 13 notice from the Oakland County Drain Commission informed water customers that the “boil water notice” issued on Feb. 10 […]
It’s safe to say that most people will never circle the globe in a sailboat built with their own two hands. Paul Thackaberry’s preparing to do exactly that for the second time in his life. Then again, Thackaberry isn’t most people. “I’m crazy,” he said with a chuckle. The 50-year-old Oxford resident is currently building […]
On February 11, Addison Township officials spent $155,000 to close on a 5-acre lot located on Rochester Rd. near the south side of Leonard. “That’s where we intend to build the replacement Fire Hall #1,” said Fire Chief George Spencer. “It’s an open piece of property right there.” The property was owned by Linden Harding. […]