If you’re looking for an example of how government regulation stifles entrepreneurship and the spirit of innovation, I submit the case of Kerri (Linto) Smith and her Belly Rest. The story’s on Page 3. Basically, in order to sell her invention over the internet, this special pillow for pregnant women must contain a registered label […]
Leonard’s annual Strawberry Festival is about fun, family and celebrating the institution of Small Town USA. It’s the real-life Mayberry, minus Deputy Barney Fife.
Players and spectators who utilize the softball complex at Seymour Lake Township Park will notice a new sign dedicating it to the memory of Alyse Prince. ‘We thought it would be a fitting tribute to recognize her at the site where she made the biggest impact in so many lives,? said Parks Director Ron Davis. […]
As usual, Leonard’s Strawberry Festival was the hit of the summer season. Winning ribbons at the festival were: Parade Float: Christmas in Action (1st); Everyday is a Holiday in Leonard (2nd) and Strawberry Golf Cart (3rd). The ‘Everyday is a Holiday? float also won ‘Best Overall in Parade? and was created by Rebekah Smith, Emily […]
Sometimes love comes in a little box that used to hold a pair of sneakers. Oxford Middle School students last week collected 437 shoe boxes filled with small Christmas gifts for impoverished children. Dubbed ‘Operation Christmas Child,? the program brings joy and hope to children in desperate situations around the world through gift-filled shoe boxes. […]
A suspected natural gas leak that caused the evacuation of Oxford High School Monday morning turned out to be just some sewer odor. The school’s 1,226 students were immediately evacuated shortly after 9 a.m. following what was thought to be the smell of natural gas reported in Room 503, the marketing classroom of teacher Steve […]
Oxford/Orion FISH appears to be one step closer to obtaining the old fire hall as the new home for its food pantry and proposed resale store. The local charity group brought its request to utilize the vacant building off W. Burdick St. before the Oxford Public Fire and EMS Commission Nov. 17. Although OPFEC took […]
DISCLAIMER: The following fairy tale is purely fictional, but somewhat loosely-based on the facts, which may or may not be true depending on your point of view. Any resemblance to persons or public officials living or dead is intentional to the extent we all know whom the author is really talking about. Enjoy! Once upon […]
Well-crafted invitations set the tone for important events. From paper stock to printing style, the invitation provides potential guests with a first impression of what’s to come. Downtown Oxford’s newest business, The Ink & Paper Invitation Studio, wants to help its customers give the right impression. Owned by Oxford resident Tonya Panchula and Angela Mclean, […]
Military helicopters thundered in the sky Saturday afternoon, while hundreds of motorcycles roared up M-24 to honor missing U.S. soldier PFC Byron W. Fouty. ‘Whether you agree or disagree with war, we must not forget our brave men and women that lay their lives on the line everyday,? said Brad Cook, president of Veterans of […]