U.S. Navy Reserve Petty Officer 1st Class Tracy Alexander Tuesday delivered a personal thank you to teacher Laurie Wittbold and Courtney Cooley’s third-grade classes at Lakeville Elementary. Students in both classes wrote and mailed letters to Alexander, an Oxford resident, during his six-month tour in Iraq. He shared those letters with his fellow servicemen in […]
The Oxford Varsity Wrestling Team won the district championship Feb. 17 defeating Marysville 44-27. Coach Paul McDevitt called the victory ‘a huge win for this young team,? which has definitely ‘made a name for? itself this season. Oxford wrestlers captured the district title by winning matches in eight of the 14 weight classes, according to […]
Four in a row! The Oxford Varsity Boys Basketball Team is on a hot streak! Last night, the cagers beat Holly 57-52. Prior to that, the team beat Brandon 64-63 in overtime Feb. 18; Linden 49-39 and Fenton 74-63. The team is now 6-5 in Flint Metro League play and 7-12 overall this season. Coach […]
It takes fast hands, impressive skills and lots of practice to win the Oxford High School Brake Competition held Thursday, Feb. 17. The annual competition is for students enrolled in teacher Dan Balsley’s Auto Technology Class. Twenty-four students ? twelve teams of two ? participated in the 80-minute competition which challenges teams to completely disassemble […]
Lakeville Elementary students got a musical lesson in diversity last week when Robert Jones and Matt Watroba paid a visit to the school in honor of Black History Month. Jones, a black blues musician, and Watroba, a white folk musician, put on a program tracing the diverse roots of American music and the people who […]
Voters in Oxford and Addison were definitely in a ‘yes’ mood in the Nov. 6 general election. In Oxford Township, voters approved a two-year, 1-mill tax increase for police services by a margin of 4,191 to 4,044. “I’m just proud as hell of everybody that participated in the (pro-millage campaign) and was part of the […]
For two Oxford residents, Election Day was more than just an opportunity to make their voices heard in the democratic process. For Angela Ball and Dominic Spezia, the Nov. 6 general election represented milestones in each of their lives. It appears Ball could remember it as the day her child was born. But she didn’t […]
The long wait is finally over and downtown Oxford now has free wireless internet access thanks to a public-private partnership between Oakland County and Air Advantage. ‘This is the very first downtown that we’re going to light up with free wireless (service) here in the county,? said Deputy County Executive and Chief Information Officer Phil […]
It’s not all economic doom and gloom out there as evidenced by some encouraging housing figures from the Oxford Township Building Department. The number of Certificates of Occupancy (CO) issued for new residential construction this year has almost doubled compared to last year. As of Nov 1., the township has issued 21 COs. Last year, […]
Evan Kussner believes everybody should get some candy for Halloween, especially soldiers fighting in far-off lands where there is no trick-or-treating. ‘They need good days like we have,? he said. That’s why the Oxford Elementary third-grader launched a candy drive at his school whereby students are being encouraged to bring in their ‘spare? Halloween treats, […]