Oxford resident Sandra Bouckley, vice president of manufacturing engineering for GKN Driveline Americas, was named among the top 100 Leading Women in the North American Auto Industry by Automotive News. Bouckley and her co-honorees were featured in a special Nov. 9 issue of the publication and honored at a gala dinner in Detroit, sponsored by […]
Oxford Community Schools is kicking off its first Safety Committee meeting for the 2015-16 school year on Nov. 20 at 9 a.m. in the Board of Education meeting room at the administration building, located at 10 N. Washington Street. Assistant Superintendent of Business and Operations and Chairman of the committee Sam Barna said the committee […]
Parents plan to bring lots of questions to Monday’s Board of Education meeting. Among them, will increasing class sizes result in redistricting, how much have parents and teachers been involved in budget-cutting decisions, and, most importantly, how will changes impact their children. “Many of us moved here because of the great reputation of the Clarkston […]
At the end of the day Township officials are only saying ‘good bye? to four employees. The board voted unanimously at the Feb. 16 regular board meeting to payout a gross of $6,250.40 in accrual pay. The four positions included custodial staff, Department of Public Works laborer, parks laborer, and a Park’s clerk. However, local […]
With recall efforts underway, Independence Township Supervisor Dave Wagner decided to fight back. ‘It seems like a lot of people get stoked up,” Wagner said. ‘I start getting calls to my house, it’s like enough is enough.? The Committee to Elect Dave Wagner will hosts a ‘Keep Independence Township Growing and Financially stable, Stop the […]
Parents plan to bring lots of questions to Monday’s Board of Education meeting. Among them, will increasing class sizes result in redistricting, how much have parents and teachers been involved in budget-cutting decisions, and, most importantly, how will changes impact their children. “Many of us moved here because of the great reputation of the Clarkston […]
It’s sad on what’s going on with Clarkston Schools. It’s hard to believe some members of the school board shut their eyes and covered their ears so long and so hard they didn’t know about troubles ahead. Now that they’ve opened their eyes they’re absolutely ‘shocked? by everything going on, meanwhile schools around us have […]
Oxford Village Police officers were present at Oxford Elementary School Nov. 6 as staff members searched students? backpacks as they entered the building. According OES Principal Jeff Brown, this was done because many students have received notes of a threatening nature in their desks and/or lockers. ‘The kids have been making some pretty serious threats,? […]
Every soldier knows that war comes with a price, but what the men and women who fought in Vietnam didn’t know was that price could possibly cost their children and grandchildren. Such was the case for Bob Cummings, who served in the Army from 1970-1972. Cummings was one of the six panel speakers at the […]
The Lady Cat spikers had a full week of post season this last week. Oxford played Waterford Mott in the district quarter finals on Nov. 2 where they won all games. The first game was 25-6 win, which was due to a 16 point serving run by senior libero Hailey Hartwick. Game two was a […]