It’s official. The Oxford Virtual Academy is moving into the Oxford Marketplace shopping center. The Oxford Board of Education approved a three-year lease agreement for 176 and 178 S. Washington Street at its May 8 meeting. According to Deputy Superintendent of Human Resources Nancy Latowski, the cost of the lease is $2,400 per month along […]
Township trustees took a mulligan regarding their new township hall. Results were the same – Independence Township Board voted to approve purchase of the Waldon Center Drive building near Sashabaw Road. ?(Township attorney Steve) Joppich has given an opinion for the legal department for the township that we didn’t violate the open meetings act and […]
Proposal 1 on Nov. 4 ballot would allow use and cultivation of Marijuana for specified medical conditions. ‘On marijuana use, there are some areas in medicine like glaucoma and chemo therapy, where marijuana is actually a very, very good medication,? said Dr. James O’Neill, Clarkston Medical Group. However, O’Neill worries the law, as written, is […]
As I showed up to the restaurant to celebrate my grandparents 59th anniversary I saw at each place setting two gold rings tied together with ribbon. I picked them up and began to ponder the beautiful symbolism behind those two gold rings. I thought about the vows my grandparents said to one another before their […]
Just four days prior to his 14th birthday, Brandon Barrows officially became an Eagle Scout at an April 22 ceremony, making him the youngest in Oxford Boy Scout Troop 108 to receive the coveted rank. ‘I feel like I’ve worked hard to earn it,? Barrows said. ‘It’s a huge accomplishment.? Barrows recalled being one of […]
After being forced out of 3 S. Washington due to state inspection issues, Oxford Community Schools has decided to cut future operations at 5 S. Washington as well. The plan back in April, according to Superintendent Dr. William Skilling, was for the Oxford Virtual Academy (OVA) schooling operations to find a new home outside of […]
While many school districts have been in ‘decline and decay? the last five years, Oxford Community Schools have continued to thrive, said Superintendent Dr. William Skilling to a crowd of 50 at the April 24 Annual Strategic Planning Session. The reason why? According to Skilling it’s because they took risk. ?(Greek Philosopher) Plato centuries ago […]
While building a young team into a mature team can be difficult, varsity boys? and girls? track and field Coach Matt Johnson see signs that they are ‘heading in the right direction.? ‘I would say the major strength of our team is they always go out there to compete individually with excellence, trying to out […]
Varsity Baseball Coach Jeff Willis had a lot of returning players, which is a good thing because he’s facing some stiff competition. ‘We’ve got a lot of varsity baseball experience that came back; however, the league we’re in is very tough,? Willis said. ‘To win a league (title) would be a fantastic accomplishment for this […]
After losing three seniors last year, this year has been a ‘rebuilding year? for the boys varsity golf team, according to Coach Terry Kelley. ‘We are young in the sense (that) we have four sophomores and four juniors,? Kelley said. ‘So far, we have won four dual matches without getting beaten and we’ve been in […]