Week At A Glance

Brandon Varsity Sports 4-26 Girls Soccer vs. Linden (H) 6:30 p.m. Girls Golf vs. Lapeer East (H) 3:30 p.m. 4-27 Baseball vs. Goodrich (H) 4 p.m. Softball– Quad Meet (vs. Goodrich, Armada, and Powers Catholic) (H) 4 p.m. Boys Tennis vs. Fenton (H) 4 p.m. 4-28 Girls Soccer vs. Oxford (A) 6:30 p.m. Boys Tennis […]

Swartz Creek falls, records broken

The Oxford Varsity girls swim team lost to Fenton, but beat Swartz Creek at their double-dual meet last Thursday. Oxford was no match for Fenton’s first place wins in every event, for a total score of 126-57. The Wildcats, however, were able to defeat Swartz Creek 115-68, and break school records at the same time. […]

Loss to Lahser ends booters? season

The Oxford Varsity boys soccer team lost their first round of district play Monday night against Lahser 3-0. The Wildcats were ready to play the role of underdog against the #5 ranked team in District II, but couldn’t get anything past the solid team. Although the Knights scored all three goals in the first half, […]

Ortonville clergy to join National Day of Prayer May 6

Staff Writer For the fourth straight year, Ortonville’s pastors and citizens will come together with the nation to celebrate the National Day of Prayer. This year’s ceremony will be held at noon Thursday, May 6 at the Old Township Hall (at the corner of Church and Mill Streets). The national theme for this year’s National […]

It’s official ? Brandon swimming is a varsity sport

The past two years, Amanda Allison and her fellow Brandon Swim Club members have waited for the day they would be recognized as a varsity sport. That day has come. The Brandon Board of Education, at its April 19 meeting, approved swimming as a varsity sport at Brandon High School beginning with the 2004-05 school […]

Stage set for showdown with Linden

The stage is set once again for the Flint Metro League game of the year this Friday in Oxford. The Wildcats will face Linden in a game that will give the winner at least a share of the league championship. The Eagles lost their first game of the season on Friday against Lapeer West. West’s […]

Cross country teams finish 4-4, run personal bests

Oxford’s cross country teams both finished their regular season last week with 4-4 records. Both the boys and girls teams lost their tri-meet against Holly and Fenton Oct. 10. ‘We were very pleased with how we ran even though we got beat,? said Coach Ray Sutherland. ‘Almost every girl, just like the boys, had a […]

Twp. rapper arrested in counterfeiting case

Groveland Twp. – A local man working under several aliases will soon face charges for manufacturing counterfeit money, says Michael Baucum of the U.S. Secret Service in Detroit. Adam Robert Lamon, 30, of Groveland Township, was arrested April 18 after arriving at Print & Copy Express in Holly to wrap $320,000 in counterfeit currency, along […]

Brandon, Groveland assist in 300 acre fire

Holly Twp.’Firefighters from both Brandon Fire Department and Groveland Township Fire Department were among about 100 firefighters that responded to an April 18 Holly Township brush fire that consumed more than 300 acres. ‘We were the second department called in to the fire,? said Steve McGee,Groveland Township Fire Chief. ‘The only way to fight these […]

Pvt. Fouty honored at Beaumont Medical Center

It’s been 150 days since Pvt. Byron Fouty went missing. His family, including step-father Gordy Dibler Jr., of Oxford, continues to pray for his safe return and has appreciated community support over the past six months. Last week, the Beaumont Medical Center of Lake Orion paid tribute to Fouty by putting his portrait on display. […]