Not a typical beauty queen

Andrea Tanner was surprised when she found out her mom’s friend submitted her to compete in the 2010 Miss Michigan Teen USA competition in Port Huron last weekend, but she was even more shocked when she made the top 15. ‘I thought I would just give it a try and it would be really fun,? […]

Bus driver fired for picking up stranded motorist

An Oxford Schools? bus driver was let go last week after picking up a stranded motorist alongside Hummer Lake Road, while transporting home a bus load of middle and high school students on Jan. 28. While the action was an ‘act of kindness,? and the motorist was only driven a ‘short distance,? according to Oxford […]

Staff, community forums for supt. search Feb. 12

Michigan Leadership Institute (MLI) will be hosting staff and community forums on Feb. 12, according to MLI President Dr. Mike Wilmot. ‘It will start at 11:30 a.m. and go on into the evening,? Wilmot told this reporter. ‘It will be several sessions on that day.? The forums will be held in the school board’s meeting […]

Cats go 1-1 on hardwood

Oxford High School’s Boys Varsity Basketball team went 1-1 on the court last week. The week began with a battle of the Wildcats as the Oxford took on the Plymouth Wildcats. Oxford was down by four with two minutes left until battling back in order to get the 56-52 win, according to Head Coach Stephan […]

Wildcats out swam by Wolves.

With only winning two events out of 12, Wildcat swimmers found themselves drowned by the Wolves of Clarkston with a 123-63 loss on Jan. 29 We knew that it would be a touch match-up but we were hoping for some good times against their tough competition,” said Head Coach Jackie Rank. “We are regrouping after […]

Even though attorney says no conflict, Mitchell steps away from Weiming deal

Since the word got out that School Board Vice President Carol Mitchell was named the real-estate broker to handle the upcoming private land purchase on Market Street for the Weiming Education Group, the question of ‘conflict of interest? has been raised both in the public and amongst social-media community groups. Even though the district’s attorney […]

Petition opposing Chinese dorm garners 256 signatures

At the Jan. 21 Oxford School Board meeting, Diane Myers presented 256 names of people who signed a petition in opposition to the dormitory to be built by the Weiming Education Group, which would house 200 foreign students. Myers had taken to an online petition early last December in an attempt to garner as many […]

Stimulating home sales

First-time homebuyers can get a federal tax break of up to $8,000, but not for long. ‘As that deadline creeps up, I’ve gotten much busier showing houses,? said local realtor Tim Winters, Independent Brokerage Network. The Nov. 30 deadline does not leave much time, especially with all the paperwork, Winters said. ‘People are a little […]

Head injury leads to life change

When Devin Kalisz was rear-ended at a stoplight, she didn’t know the head injury she suffered when she hit the windshield would trigger a life-altering condition known as Chiari Malformation. ‘It took about a year from when I had the accident for them to figure out what it might be. The only way to find […]

Mittens turn into mission

Often times small ideas will lead to bigger ones. Such was the case for Oxford High School junior Emily Sovis. For Christmas, Sovis wanted to give her mother a pair of wool mittens, but because wool mittens can be expensive, she decided to go to the Salvation Army store, buy some sweaters and sew a […]

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