A March 9 search for contraband at Oxford High School led to the drug-related suspensions of eight students. Private security dogs trained to detect drugs, alcohol and gunpowder sniffed outside all the lockers at OHS and outside all the vehicles in the school’s parking lot, searching for contraband items. As a result, seven students were […]
Renee Donovan announced Monday she’s planning to leave the Oxford Village Council in May to pursue drag racing and a new home in Lapeer County. ‘Our family has chosen to relocate,? said the village present during a special meeting. ‘We chose as a family to go back into drag racing.? During Tuesday’s regular meeting, she […]
Interest was high, but in the end only one person could be appointed to fill the Oxford Village Council seat vacated by Steve Allen Jan. 24. Beating out four other applicants, Teri Stiles, 49, was appointed to council Monday to fill the remainder of Allen’s term, which expires in September 2007. The 20-year village resident […]
A little imagination goes a long way. A lot of imagination sends you to the Destination ImagiNation state tournament at Central Michigan University in Mt. Pleasant Saturday, April 22. That’s where two teams of Oxford Elementary students are heading after placing second and third in Destination ImagiNation regionals March 4 at Waterford Kettering High School. […]
If downtown Oxford is a diamond in the rough, then the DDA certainly chose the right man to shape and polish it into a crown jewel. Mark A. Young, owner of the downtown jewelry store bearing his name, was recently elected as the new chairman of the Oxford Downtown Development Authority. A downtown property/business owner […]
Cindy Jenko, of Oxford, believes ‘we are better together.? That’s why she and her church, Seymour Lake United Methodist in Brandon Township, are conducting a massive food and personal needs drive to benefit three local charitable organizations ? Oxford/Orion FISH, Ortonville Community Emergency Fund (OCEF) and Lighthouse Emergency Services (Clarkston branch). ‘We wanted to be […]
Getting older doesn’t mean being relegated to playing checkers on the front porch or waiting for an opening on the shuffleboard court. Softball offers seniors a way to stay active, engage in friendly competition and enjoy the fresh air and sunshine like a kid again. Oxford Township Parks and Recreation is looking to start a […]
It’s a dirty job, but that’s why they’re getting a big machine to do it. The Oxford Village Council voted 4-0 to purchase a new street sweeper from the Lake Orion-based Bell Equipment Co. for $145,881. The purchase will be financed by Oxford Bank over a seven-year period at an interest rate of 4.45 percent. […]
A possible telephone scam has one longtime Oxford resident worried and she wants to warn others. ‘Somebody might believe it,? said Helen Smith referring to a phone call she received around 11 a.m. Thursday, March 9. A man claiming to be with the Department of Commerce who said his name was ‘Christopher Thomas? phoned Smith […]
Nimble fingers and kind hearts produced 100 colorful Easter dresses for women and girls living in Teculutan, Guatemala. Around 30 ladies from Christ the King Church in Oxford spent the last few weeks sewing pretty dresses for females in the poverty-stricken area. Lapeer resident Tina Sornig, a two-year member of Christ the King, spearheaded the […]