Only in Smalltown USA can the boy who opened his very first savings account at the local bank grow up to be bank president. “This is something I’ve worked towards and I appreciate the opportunity. I’m very excited,” said Jeff Davidson, referring to his recent appointment as president and chief executive officer of Oxford Bank. […]
Meals-on-Wheels volunteers served up a side-order of holiday spirit with their usual deliveries Friday. Twenty-five poinsettias donated by the Rotary Club of Oxford were given to senior citizens along with their meals. Pictured: Meals-on-Wheels volunteer Brian Seaman (right) gives a poinsettia to Wilhelmina Schroeder, a resident of Hope Senior Apartments.
For every 100 boys who begin scouting, only two attain the coveted rank of Eagle. Since 1996 three members of Boy Scout Troop 108 have reached the Eagle rank while three more are “within just a few merit badges” of achieving scouting’s highest rank. The members of Troop 108 consider those numbers a testament to […]
For a downtown plagued by a lack of parking, the potential loss of 16 spaces is not good news. “It would definitely be detrimental to our business because there’s not enough parking now,” said Diana Renouf, owner of The Scrapping Post. A 1973 lease agreement which allowed Oxford Village to use a parcel of land […]
When the annual Strawberry Festival parade rolls through downtown Leonard on Saturday, July 16, it will be led by Grand Marshal John Michael Moran. ‘I guess if you stay alive long enough, they make you Grand Marshal,? said the 78-year-old, who’s lived in Leonard since 1967. ‘I told them I’d do it if I didn’t […]
There are some monster fish swimming around Oxford Township’s Davis Lake ? just ask Bryon Cunningham. On May 19, this 25-year-old master angler from Sterling Heights caught a black crappie in the private lake that weighed a whopping 3 pounds, 8 ounces and measured 14 inches in length. ‘I dropped a little 1-inch tube bait […]
Kelly Oles is the personification of that old saying, ‘If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again.? The 23-year-old Oxford resident recently competed against 30 other young ladies in the Miss Michigan pageant for the second year in a row and was named first runner-up. ‘It feels great,? said the 2006 Oxford High School […]
By C.J. Carnacchio Leader Editor A father is never prouder than when his son decides to follow in his footsteps or in the case of Oxford resident Kevin Feeney, his tire tracks. His son, Kyle Feeney, started racing sprint cars this year just like his old man and has quickly proved himself to be a […]
Winning an award one year means you did a good job. Winning the same award two years in a row means you’re consistently doing good work. The latter is most definitely the case when it comes to Oxford Community Television (OCTV) and William Service, commander of American Legion Post 108 in Oxford. For the second […]
Two women are injured and a pit bull is dead following an early morning altercation on Thursday, June 23 in the 800 block of Gibson St. in Oxford Township. Around 12:30 a.m., a 39-year-old Oxford woman and her 16-year-old daughter were arguing, when the daughter allegedly ‘pushed the mom back to get some personal space,? […]