LOCAL HEADLINES

The Tillsonburg Gemini senior boys’ football team scored a convincing 28-13 Thames Valley Regional Athletic Association (TVRA) senior boys’ football playoff victory during a rematch with the London Clarke Road Trojans, played out Thursday, Oct. 23 at London’s City Wide #1 Field.

A battery energy storage facility is in the early planning stages for the Town of Tillsonburg.

It was one win and one loss for residents of Sandy Court at the Oct. 14 meeting of council.

Apartment building proposed for town-owned land on Earle Street.

If everything goes according to plan, Broadway will have a veteran’s crosswalk in place prior to Remembrance Day.

Community Living Tillsonburg held an event at the Tillsonburg Town Centre on Oct. 16, displaying highlights in celebration of 70 years in the community.

General Motors is ending the BrightDrop delivery van production at its CAMI plant in Ingersoll. Employees found out on Oct. 21 via a letter signed by GM Canada’s managing director, Kristian Aquilina, and plant director Bill Harkness.

A study on growth analysis shows Tillsonburg leading the county in predicted population growth percentage over the next 40 years.

An undeveloped Wilson Avenue property with a history of causing controversy appears to again be back in consideration for a townhouse complex.

There were mixed signs in indicators of the local job market.

DNA was responsible for reuniting siblings who never thought they would see each other again.

The Norwich Musical Society Band continues the legacy, 95 years from when it all began. And with the unofficial 100th Anniversary coming up in 2030 (the official coming up in 2033), the band is looking forward to celebrating this incredible accomplishment, but how did it all begin?

With more than 150 members and growing, the Tillsonburg Pickleball Club is calling on the town to help plan for more courts to meet surging demand.

Is Landon Dodsley a throwing quarterback who can run, or a running quarterback who can throw? The answer was ‘Yes’ Wednesday, Oct. 15 at Glendale, in that the Grade 11 pivot proved proficient at both through a 33-28 Thames Valley Regional Athletics (TVRA) Williamson Division senior football victory over the visiting London Clarke Road Trojans.

Downtown Tillsonburg’s Haunted House is back and better than ever, with a chilling story that unfolds as you walk through a maze of 11 themed rooms - if you dare.

A new mural is set to brighten the Tillsonburg landscape. The Canada Connects Nature’s Bounty Mural Mosaic is a nationwide collaboration of artists that will be unveiled this fall.

Workers at CAMI’s Ingersoll automotive plant woke up to bad news on Tuesday morning with the announcement that General Motors is ceasing production of the BrightDrop electric van produced at the facility.

A request from the property owners of 400 Simcoe Street for a boundary adjustment to include it in the Town of Tillsonburg revealed that a Winner’s store is coming to the location in 2026.

Tillsonburg residents came out to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the founding of the town at the Founder’s Festival on Saturday in Memorial Park.

The Shriner Roses fundraiser for the Tillsonburg Shrine Club is being expanded.