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Tillsonburg Mayor Deb Gilvesy questioned if Oxford County’s Official Plan is working during a presentation made on current work to update the plan at last week’s council meeting.

A memorial garden with a full-size Spitfire model is one step closer to fruition after receiving conditional approval from Tillsonburg council.

Summer in the Tillsonburg area is about to get a little cheesier.

Astute observers traveling down Concession Street West by the Participark parking lot would have noticed large piles of stone and wondered if a landscaping project was underway.

Despite some concerns about the wastewater system, Norwich council is allowing a proposed three-storey, mixed-use build in Otterville to move ahead.

Tillsonburg council called for a staff report on the original agreement when the land now used for the Annandale ball diamonds was donated to the town.

The town’s auditor gave a thumbs-up to the town’s financial position at the end of 2025.

The Town of Tillsonburg has a new cultural master plan and a strategic plan for Annandale National Historic Site.

Tillsonburg council endorsed a motion brought forward by Coun. Kelly Spencer is calling for an analysis of traffic volumes, collision data, and road safety measures on Highway 19 between Tillsonburg and the 401.

Taken as a whole, equestrian vaulting is a thing of flowing, artistic interpretation. But when you freeze a frame, one might come to the realization one’s daughter is upside down on a moving horse, courageously hanging tight only to grips on a specialized ‘aerobatic’ saddle.

Lake Lisgar should be a better environment for fish, fowl and all types of wildlife with the completion of dredging and installation of a silt trap this fall.

Oxford OPP’s Community Engagement Officer is asking drivers to think safety after a rash of recent incidents.

There is a little serendipity that the winner of the Station Arts Centre’s Shell of a Place art contest was a turtle painted on a paddle – both of which are at home in the water.

Willow Boutique offers Tillsonburg residents a unique, made-in-Canada clothing line direct from the manufacturer.

The Tillsonburg Kinettes are inviting local ladies to attend their first Brunch and Bubbly event on Sunday, Sept. 27 at the Carriage Hall (25 Brock Street) from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Nikki’s Western Wear is the perfect location for those wanting to ‘Cowboy up’ or ‘Cowgirl up’ in the fashion.

The four-pound ‘smallie’ was 100 per cent legit bragging rights. But the 24-inch pickerel may have strayed over that line into the realm of taunting.

Local golfers are needed for the 32nd annual TDMH Foundation Golf Tournament.

A healthcare and community service professional has filed his papers to run for Tillsonburg council.

Two-term councillor Chris Parker is seeking his third term. Parker filed his papers on Aug. 4 to run again as councillor. The life-long Tillsonburg resident is the production control manager at a local automotive plant. He volunteers as president of Tillsonburg Men’s Alo-Pitch and is Referee In Chief for Tillsonburg and South Oxford Minor Hockey.