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Taste of Summer set records, both in terms of funds raised and in the number of people who attended.

South-West Oxford (SWOX) and Zorra Townships have promoted Jeremy Wallace to the position of Shared Deputy Fire Chief, serving both municipalities.

Eagle Flight Drum and Singers will be the highlight of activities planned for Indigenous Peoples Day. Taking place on Sunday, June 21, in Memorial Park, the annual event is organized by the Tillsonburg and District Historical Society. Held on a weeknight last year, the event is being held on National Indigenous Peoples Day this year.

Tillsonburg residents expecting to be popping corks or cracking cans in local parks this summer should think again.

The only motorized boat docked on Lake Lisgar has a new look. Called Kinship 1, the pontoon boat is used for lake maintenance by the Kinsmen, and mostly by member Frank Kempf.

The town’s largest event of the year will be taking to the streets of Broadway this weekend. “It’s growing every year,” said Turtlefest coordinator Terry Fraser. “Weather permitting, we expect to have an ever-increasing crowd every year.”

The best of the best from the Tillsonburg Gemini 2025/26 sports seasons were both recognized and celebrated on a very warm day inside Glendale’s Orr/O’Rourke gymnasium.

The 50th anniversary of Woodlawn’s restoration in Otterville was commemorated on June 6 with a very successful community High Tea.

Amidst all the negative talk about the state of the industry, there is a positive story of expansion in Tillsonburg.

The terms giving, humility, and caring were repeated throughout the evening as people gathered to pay tribute to Scott Gooding as Tillsonburg’s Citizen of the Year for 2026.

Tillsonburg Mayor Deb Gilvesy filed her papers last week to run again as mayor.

A program designed to give medical students a taste of rural medicine may result in future doctors locating in Tillsonburg.

Oxford County public works department is listening to public feedback and determining if further action is needed to fix drainage issues on Potter’s Road.

Local rising country singer Olivia Mae Graham called last weekend’s Country Music Association of Ontario awards show a win despite not being chosen for any of the awards her debut album was nominated for.

In his role as Tillsonburg Legion’s Sergeant at Arms, Matt Brinn’s face is a familiar one to local residents who see him at the front of veteran parades. But what locals may not know is what he did for his country.

Oxford County councillors heard emotional pleas on both sides of a plan to purchase property in Woodstock to house what is being called a homeless shelter and support centre.

A recent event at the Tillsonburg Fire Department differed from the usual mould for such events: there were no lights, no sirens and no crowds.

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are investigating a stabbing incident in Tillsonburg.

It’s going to be a little less expensive to build commercial and industrial development in Norwich Township.

A new exhibit at Annandale National Historic Site highlights the farming innovations for which E.D. Tillson was responsible.