LOCAL HEADLINES

The more eyes the better could be seen as an underlying philosophy of the Crime Stoppers program.

The Salvation Army’s annual Christmas appeal is behind in donations.

The Ponting Financial Group U12 A South Oxford Storm took a collective approach to an International Silver Stick regional qualifier victory at Northumberland November 22-24.

Downtown Tillsonburg has a new purple fixture with a special purpose. In front of the Tillsonburg Town Centre is a purple bench with a QR code to provide information to aid victims of domestic abuse.

At its regular council meeting on Dec. 3, South West Oxford Township (SWOX) council began preliminary discussions to build a new municipal office and child-care centre in Mount Elgin

These roses have a beauty that never goes away.

Tillsonburg’s radio stations have a new owner, pending CRTC approval.

Paul DeCloet was formally recognized with a token of appreciation from Norfolk County at a Nov. 19 council meeting after donating a $100,000 endowment to preserve and maintain The DeCloet Forest in Clear Creek Valley.

Mayor Deb Gilvesy wasn’t impressed with another delay in the completion date for renovations and the addition at the Tillsonburg Community Centre.

Township of Norwich council heard a sobering report about business support in the township at the Nov. 26 meeting.

The last time Allen Paige was in the seat of a Harvard, he was in the Royal Canadian Air Force. That changed when the 101-year-old flew with the Canadian Harvard Aircraft Association on Nov. 27.

Students at Glendale High School received insight into trade careers at the Trick of the Trades event held at the school on Nov. 26.

About 20 people attended a public meeting on Station View Developments Inc. to hear more details on the planned initiative.

The Roulston’s Pharmacy U14 A South Oxford Storm have already met coach Adam’s Hunter’s primary 2024/25 goal.

Shoppers looking for an escape from the hustle and bustle of Christmas can find it with sensory shopping at Sobey’s.

Water park hours return to normal

Ward’s Automotive South Oxford U11 Storm Brody Biloski’s International Silver Stick (ISS) A Qualifier game and tournament clincher was a thing of impactful if not aesthetic beauty.

In the spring of 1980, most moviegoers were watching a film about hyperspace while horror fans were crowded in theaters cheering on camp counselors in Friday The 13th as they had the worst summer of their lives.

Arriving from larger urban centres, some of the newer residents of Tillsonburg have unique skills and interests to share.

After the first budget session of Oxford County Council, the draft budget increase is sitting at 8.7 per cent.