The Oxford varsity girls volleyball team’s record improved to 11-1-2 after taking down both Rocheter Adams and Clarkston at their invitational last Wednesday. Coach Kristi McDevitt described the girls? play as ‘Jekyll and Hyde.? She said the team battled throughout the night. Oxford defeated Clarkston in the first match-up of the night. Senior captain Liz […]
A bright, sunny day and a stop at the car wash seemed to be the cause of a four-car crash in front of Al’s Auto Wash on S. Lapeer Rd. Sunday afternoon. A 58-year-old Oxford man Oxford was waiting in the southbound lane in his Jeep Grand Cherokee to turn left into the carwash as […]
The Oxford High School Drama Club participated in a real-life game of ‘Clue? last Wednesday at their annual murder mystery show. Dubbed ‘Trouble at the Talent Show,? the murder mystery took place at an all-school talent show at the fictional Lake High School. The show leads to fierce competition between the popular girls called the […]
With another year of challenges come and gone, local government officials are quick to start work on another list as 2007 begins. One task on Oxford Village Manager Joe Young’s list is to hire a new director for the Oxford Downtown Development Authority (DDA). Previous director, Amanda Cassidy, stepped down the end of August last […]
According to documents obtained from local public safety agencies, service calls have risen in Oxford and Addison townships and decreased in the village. Service calls to the Oakland County Sheriff’s Addison substation have increased by a slight 0.8 percent from last year as of Dec. 5 with a total of 2,817 calls. There were eight […]
There’s nothing like cuddling up with a blanket and a good book on a cold winter day. So why not win a prize doing it? The Oxford Public Library will be starting their 10-week long adult Winter Reading Program this month. Dubbed ‘Cold Days, Warm Hearts,? readers can pick up suggested reading lists and win […]
Everybody enjoys going to the buffet because there’s so much variety to choose from. To please your hunger for the many varieties of art, the Oxford High School will be hosting their first annual A Taste of the Arts fund-raiser on Tuesday, Jan. 16, beginning at 6 p.m. at the Performing Arts Center. The fund-raiser […]
There’s something about a recipe that’s been passed down from generation to generation. Like a fine wine, it seems to only get better with age. That’s why Oxford resident Mary Forte decided to share her grandmother’s recipe for Irish Stew with the community of Oxford ? and anyone else who wants to vote for her […]
If there’s one thing that can be said about Bob Segula it’s that he definitely can keep a promise. The Oxford Middle School seventh grade math teacher was flipping through the Leader in spring of 2006 when he noticed one of his past students, Brad Grunewald, had graduated with honors. This may sound trivial to […]
The Oxford varsity girls volleyball team’s Flint Metro League record improved to 2-0 after Monday’s win against Clio and Thursday’s victory over Holly. At Clio, the girls swept the first three games with the help of junior Laura Brown’s 16 assists, senior captain Kaitlin DuCharme’s 15 kills and junior Kelsey Giradot’s seven kills. ‘I was […]