After nearly 10 months of construction, the Addison Township Fire Department has moved into their new headquarters. The more that 12,000-square-foot station is located at 4026 Forest, right off Rochester Rd., in the Village of Leonard. The facility replaces the department’s original 1400-square-foot station built in Leonard in 1949. The state of the art building […]
The Oxford JV and Varsity Soccer Teams will be holding two days of tryouts on Aug. 12 and 13 from 4-6 p.m. Day one will be held at Seymour Lake Park and players are asked to bring their valid and completed physical form, plenty of water, soccer shoes and a soccer ball. Day two will […]
Oxford Bank will present three informational public service seminars on August 18 at the Oxford Veterans Memorial Center. The program, entitled ‘Getting the Most out of Your Savings Bonds,? will focus on current interest rates, proper ways of titling bonds, your options when savings bonds mature and how to avoid costly mistakes. Program times are […]
A familiar face is the new full-time executive director of the North Oakland Transportation Authority (NOTA). Pat Fitchena, who’s served as an Oxford Township trustee for 16 years, was appointed to the position July 29 by a unanimous vote of the NOTA Board of Directors, which consists of appointed representatives from Oxford, Addison and Orion. […]
An Oakland County Sheriff’s deputy suffered extensive injuries as a result of a head-on collision in Oxford Village the night of July 26. According to the village police report, Deputy Gary Willemot, 45, was northbound on Washington St. (M-24) when he crossed into the southbound lanes near First St. around 11:23 p.m. Willemot’s 1994 Ford […]
‘No harm, no foul.? That was the consensus of the Oxford Township Board of Trustees last week after listening to representatives from the Oxford school district, Etkin Skanska, Inc. and Macomb Mechanical explain why the old water meter and back-flow preventor at the new high school were disconnected and moved, and why the fire suppression […]
Michigan high school sports will soon be going through some major changes. On July 27, the three-judge panel of the Sixth Circuit Court of the United States Court of Appeals ruled that the current alignment of interscholastic sports seasons violates the Equal Protection Clause of the U.S. Constitution. The case, involving the Michigan High School […]
‘And from a jail came the wail of a down-hearted frail and they played that as part of the blues. . .? ? ‘The Birth of the Blues? Muddy Waters. Elmore James. B.B. King. John Lee Hooker. Stevie Ray Vaughn. Alberta Adams. If you’re a Blues music lover like I am, these names are familiar […]
‘And from a jail came the wail of a down-hearted frail and they played that as part of the blues. . .? ? ‘The Birth of the Blues? Muddy Waters. Elmore James. B.B. King. John Lee Hooker. Stevie Ray Vaughn. Alberta Adams. If you’re a Blues music lover like I am, these names are familiar […]
Oxford Township residents can now purchase reflective address markers for their home or business through the Oxford Fireman’s Association. The green and white markers are available as either vertical or horizontal signs, and are $15 each. They are highly visible day or night, have reflective material on both sides, are fade resistant and come with […]