The Oxford varsity competitive cheer team made fourth place in their pool at their first competition last Saturday despite a team member being ill. Coach Alanna Stockley said she’s glad her girls got their first competition under their belt and that they ‘really learned our strengths and weaknesses and really came together as a team? […]
Oxford’s Board of Education voted unanimously December 12 to allow students who live outside of the district to attend Oxford schools for the second semester of the 2006-07 school year. Students residing within the Oakland Intermediate School District and those districts which border the Oxford district, such as Lapeer or Romeo, are able to send […]
Congratulations to Leonard Elementary fifth-grader Oksana Kurka, 10, for winning the school’s National Geographic Geography Bee last Wednesday. Out of 60 participants, Kurka won the bee with the question ‘Which state is home to Silicon Valley?? Kurka will now complete an exam with the hopes of becoming a state winner. By the way, the answer […]
It looks like it’s up to the equestrian riders in Addison Township to use a little more caution when crossing main roads while navigating the Polly Ann Trail. The Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) denied their request last week for 16 equestrian crossing signs where the PAT intersects main roads. Areas of concern in […]
After sifting through a total of six applicants for the vacant trustee position on the Oxford School Board, Brandon Township resident Major Murray was sworn in at their Dec. 12 meeting. The position was opened after former trustee Judy Kubina resigned in November to pursue a career in paralegal. Murray said a member of the […]
A man from Clarkston is facing felony and misdemeanor charges after taking three members of the Oxford Village Police Department on a chase Friday night through Lake Orion and Auburn Hills. Sgt. Mike Solwold and reserve officer Mike Bono were patrolling the Sunoco Gas Station at S. Washington and Lincoln streets around 11 p.m. and […]
A man from Clarkston accused of robbing a gas station in Lake Orion last month is facing multiple criminal charges after allegedly taking three members of the Oxford Village Police Department on a chase Friday night that ended at I-75 and Baldwin Road. Blake Alan Harlow, 22, is facing felony charges of third-degree fleeing and […]
A 19-year-old Highland Township man is charged with two felony counts of first and third-degree criminal sexual conduct after a 14-year-old Oxford Township girl reported she was sexually assaulted by him. Richard Brandon-David James, Jr. was recently arraigned before Magistrate Andre Richardson at the 52-1 District Court in Novi. He posted his $250,000 bond with […]
Although the Oxford School District received nearly $8,000 in grants from the Assistance League of Southeastern Michigan, the extra education students in will receive is priceless. Sixteen teachers secured a total of $7,852.59 for their various projects geared at helping students learn in a more creative way. Julie McDonough, Carrie Klimowicz and Krista Faison, first […]
It seemed only natural for Daniel Axford Elementary teacher Karen Lawler to have her first-graders send cards to a local man serving in Iraq. Her mother, recently retired DA teacher Ella Mae Schultz, had her class of second-graders send U.S. Army Pvt. Robert Price letters and holiday cards ever since he joined the service in […]