Ladies Night Out!

With 125 tickets sold the Seventh Annual Oxford Chamber of Commerce Ladies Night Out. The theme was ‘Les Girls and Pearls? and it was another success. The event which was held at Paint Creek Country Club included a delicious dinner buffet, fashion show, silent auction, bigo games, door prizes, unique vendors, holiday shopping, and a […]

Optimist have a ‘whorly’ good time in park

Women of the Optimist Club were seen in Depot Park last Saturday scraping paint, sanding off rust, and putting fresh primer on train and caboose’s monkey bars. Meanwhile the Optimist men where seen with drill guns, washers, and screwdrivers trying to put together what started out looking like a spaceship and ended as a Merry-Go-Round, […]

Wandering kindergartner prompts plan

Oxford Community Schools are increasing security measures after a kindergartner wandered away from school grounds at Daniel Axford Elementary. The incident took place at or near the end of the day on Oct. 31 during a classroom Halloween party. Because many parents were taking their children home early after the party, the 5-year-old boy thought […]

Keiser’s Role: A greater hope beyond the president

‘If we do justice at the polls to our own conscience and sense of responsibility, then alone can we do justice to the nation we love; then alone can we make our beloved land a symbol and shrine of hope and faith for all free men.? ? Adlai E. Stevenson The votes have been tallied […]

Rocking out to help orphanage in India

As fund-raiser for a friend’s orphanage in India, Youth and Young Adult Worship Leader at Christ the King church, Evan Profant held a four band concert at Christ the King Nov. 9 called ‘November to Remember.? ‘I was really excited, the show turned out exactly how I pictured it and how I wanted it,? Profant […]

Four seats up for grabs in city, mayor uncertain of return

Three seats and the mayor’s are up for grabs on the Clarkston City Council as November is re-election year. Petitions are due Aug. 4. City voters elect or reelect three council members to two-year terms each November. Even numbered years also include the mayor as a fourth candidate. Seats for the taking include Mayor Sharron […]

Dash and splash to help raise cash

The fifth annual Craig Greenfield Memorial Tri & Duathlon will be held Sun, Aug, 3 starting 7:45 a.m. at Deer Lake Beach and Depot Park. ‘We’re hoping for another good year,? said Corey Greenfield, who organized the event after her brother Craig Greenfield died from non-Hodgkins’s lymphoma in 2000. ‘Our whole goal is to help […]

Remember fire safety when preparing for college

As parents prepare to send their kids off to college for the first time or the fourth time, Greg Olrich, fire marshal with the Independence Fire Department, is urging parents and students to be smart and think fire safety when it comes to choosing housing, either on campus or off. “I think it’s important the […]

On a map quest

From the classroom to the road, Clarkston High School students Antonio Lemus and Mat Smokoska are spending their early summer days helping Independence Fire Department Step into the 21 century. They are using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Global Positioning System (GPS) to identify and record satellite locations of all the fire hydrants in the […]

And the award goes to…

It was a night of ties and fancy dresses at the Second Annual Oxford Community Awards on Nov. 3 held at Oxford High School’s Fine Arts Center. The Oxford Community Awards are designed to honor members of the community, public servants, investors, volunteers and nonprofit organizations whose efforts contribute to the growth and development of […]