Everytime Hampton Swayne kayaks with his grandmother, Sherry Hampton-Nutting, it is a new adventure. ‘It is like a new world because there are spots you didn’t even know existed,? he smiled. Swayne, a Clarkston High School junior, admits his grandmother has always been his idol and on Aug. 16 he will proudly wear her name […]
Swimmers from the Clarkston Sea Wolves took their skills outside of the pool to an open water race in early July. Twelve members from the program participated in the 15th Annual Motor City Mile for the first time on July 9. They swam in the Detroit River, starting and finishing the races at Belle Isle […]
After the $70 million bond proposal failed by 289 votes in February, Oxford Community Schools went back to the drawing board to work out a new plan. At the June 8 school board meeting, a potential $31.5 million bond proposal was presented for discussion. It would be split into two ballot questions ? one for […]
Oakand County Sheriff deputies are currently investigating a breaking and entering that occurred on June 13. A Burger King employee arrived to work at 4:45 a.m. and walked to the rear of the building to change the menu sign at the drive-thru. After hearing a noise come from the back door, he discovered it was […]
When senior Katie Tossel arrived in Oxford in October, she had just began a new chapter in her life, one she hadn’t anticipated. Tossel was in the middle of her fourth hour class at Lakeland High School when Oakland County Sheriff’s deputies took her out of class. Her mother has advanced multiple sclerosis and had […]
Laura Meyhew, 7, of Oxford, was inspired when she watched the news. The story was about a 10-year-old Californian girl that has breast cancer and had to cut her hair for chemotherapy treatments. Meyhew decided she would donate her hair for her. The seven-year-old went to Lulu’s Salon on Washington St. and had Emily, one […]
Leonard Elementary students cheered as they beat five Addison Twp. firefighters in a tug-of-war battle. Grade by grade, the students proved they were an equal adversary. The prize rewarded to the kids was a blast of water of the fire hose every 15 minutes to keep them cool during their annual Field Day June 9. […]
Clarkston gridiron heroes host their Sixth Annual Football for a Cure to raise money for McLaren Breast Center and McLaren Cancer Institute in Clarkston, Aug. 16. In this week’s edition we sit down with a patient from McLaren. When Clarkston resident Sheri McDonnell was helping McLaren Breast Center and McLaren Cancer Institute in Clarkston with […]
I found myself in limbo a few weeks ago. I was done with where I had been and had a few hours until my next appointment. Because I was already close to where I needed to be I didn’t want to go home. I didn’t want to venture to another town. I was quite particular […]
Team RUSH 27 faced their newest challenges while building cardboard boats this summer and are ready for their 7th Annual RUSH Regatta this Saturday. The students faced restrictions in size for their boats made out of cardboard and duct tape last summer. This summer, they can make the boat as big or small as they […]