It’s the type of thing that happens once in a lifetime, if you’re lucky enough to be born on the right date. On Friday, Oxford resident Shae Walters will celebrate his 11th birthday. That’s right, the Oxford Middle School sixth-grader will turn 11 on 11/11/11. ‘It’s kind of unique,? said his dad, Jeff Walters. ‘It’s […]
To most people, glass is just something that holds beverages or separates their indoors from the great outdoors. But to Oxford resident Dave Hilty, glass is an art form ? both the process of making it and the finished product. And what good is art if it’s not shared with others? That’s why for five […]
There’s an empty chair inside the main office at Oxford High School where Alyse Prince used to sit. But what’s not empty are the hearts of all those who knew Prince, who loved her and who were touched by her on a daily basis. Though they ache with grief now, those hearts are fuller, stronger […]
I hate it when any government is proud of the fact that it’s sitting on a large pile of our money. Whatever name you give it, be it fund balance, reserves, fund equity, surplus, etc., government folks never call it what it really is ? over-taxation. In the latest issue of the Wildcat Review, Oxford […]
Renewed talk of possibly creating a specific, alternate route for the truck traffic traveling through downtown Oxford was short-lived. During a special Oct. 26 meeting of the Downtown Development Authority’s (DDA) Economic Restructuring Committee, the consensus among officials seemed to be the trucks will stay on Washington St. (M-24), but there will be attempts to […]
Citizens from all walks of life are being encouraged to attend an open house and give their thoughts on what they would like to see incorporated into the new streetscape being designed for downtown Oxford. ‘This is a big project,? said Oxford Village Councilman Kevin Stephison, who also chairs the Downtown Development Authority (DDA) board. […]
Construction knowledge and artistic vision were added to the Oxford Downtown Development Authority (DDA) last week with the appointment of two new board members, Jim Bielak and Dorothy Johnston. Bielak, who owns Beadifferent Boutique at 7 N. Washington St., will serve on the DDA board until September 2014, while Johnston, who owns Johnston Photography at […]
The cast is small, but the laughs promise to be huge as the Oxford High School Theater Company brings ‘The 39 Steps? to the stage of the Fine Arts Center. ‘It’s a fun show,? said OHS teacher Katie Blaszczyk, who’s co-directing the play with fellow teacher Debby Brown. ‘You’re going to laugh. You’re going to […]
Oxford Village moved one step closer to issuing its own parking tickets and collecting its own fines. On Oct. 25, council voted 4-1 to authorize that an amendment to the code of ordinances, concerning both the amounts charged for various parking violations and the time frame in which to pay them, be presented for a […]
All those brave men and women who have ever donned a U.S. military uniform, served in a foreign land or fought in a war will be honored Thursday, Nov. 10 as Oxford Middle School choir students put on their annual Americana Concert. ‘This is our ninth annual Veterans Day concert,? said OMS Choir Director Jan […]