Change is inevitable, especially in a small village like Oxford that’s existed for 135 years. That’s why on Saturday, Aug. 6, the Northeast Oakland Historical Museum will unveil a new display called ‘Then and Now,? featuring photos of the town spanning three centuries ? the late 1800s, early 1900s and today. ‘We are trying to […]
Oxford Village Clerk Susan Nassar freely admitted she’s probably not the most popular person in the community these days. That’s because Nassar’s been diligently tracking down village water customers who have been severely underbilled for years. ‘There’s one commercial building that had used 4.5 million gallons (of water) and never paid for use,? she told […]
A researcher at the University of Hertfordshire, England, has proven that pets and their owners often look, think and act alike. Unfortunately, that’s not always a good thing; pets and humans can have similar weight problems. It’s estimated that between 25 and 40 percent of dogs and cats and 31 percent of people in this […]
In five competitions this season the Brandon Blackhawk competitive cheer team has finished first place three times, along with a second and third place win. ‘The team has a great deal of talent,? said Coach Jamie Slot.’There is excellent team leadership from the upperclassman athletes.’The team will be hosting a meet at 6 p.m. on […]
One of Oxford Village’s most well-known historic homes now has the distinction of also being one of the community’s most beautiful residences. Owned by Scott and Kelly Sutphin, the Axford home, located at 73 Hovey Street, was one of nine residential, commercial and municipal properties within the village selected to receive a Beautification Award from […]
Boys basketball coach Paul Marfia is continually striving to raise his basketball program up to be one of the top teams in the area. That process received a kick start when Oxford’s high school travel basketball team won the American Youth Basketball Tour’s (AYBT) Dvision 3 national championship on Sunday, July 24. They defeated the […]
On Feb. 11 the Goodrich girls varsity basketball team defeated Lake Fenton 66-26. Lindsay Bergquist had 12 points and five steals, Kortni Elsworth had 11 points and eight assists, Brittany Bertrand had seven rebounds and four steals, and JoAnne Carter gave the Martians five rebounds. The win gave the lady Martians the GAC Red Division […]
On Feb. 8 Goodrich varsity hockey team lost to Linden 6-1. During the first period Linden had three goals, while Goodrich made their one and only goal by Mitchell Syrowik, who was assisted by Sean Rollings and Jake Brejnak. In the second period Linden added two more goals, and also had one in the third […]
Leaning just became a little bit easier with the addition of on-line reference material. Oxford Community Schools Board of Education approved the purchase of the Gale Virtual Reference Library for $141,315 at their meeting on Monday, July 25. The reference library will be paid in three annual installments of $47,105, with payments due this year […]
Over the last few weeks, Oxford’s experienced two incidents of senseless vandalism, one involving private property, the other concerning public property. The first occurred on July 22-23 at Koenig Sand & Gravel on Lakeville Rd. Some destructive idiot (or idiots) smashed up trucks belonging to lifelong Oxford resident and businessman Jeff Acton, then proceeded to […]