It was a physically, mentally and emotionally draining trip that pushed a small band of volunteers to their limits, but in the end, ‘H2O ? Help to Oxford? was a complete success. ‘It was the most exhausting thing I’ve ever done ? ever ? but the most rewarding too,? said Oxford Township Parks and Recreation […]
Gunfire outside a Flint restaurant early Sunday morning tragically ended the young life of Jamie Lynn Graves. The 29-year-old Oxford resident was exiting the parking lot of Angelo’s Coney Island restaurant (1816 Davison Road) in a vehicle with a friend and others around 2:30 a.m. when several gunshots rang out and struck her. Graves, who […]
Although Oxford, Mississippi didn’t receive much damage from Hurricane Katrina, the city is definitely feeling the devastating storm’s aftermath. On Tuesday, Sept. 6, a ‘resource center? was opened in the community offering hurricane evacuees from the Gulf Coast assistance ranging from financial aid to counseling to food and water. Housed in an empty Wal-Mart building […]
The essence of the recent H2O water drive and convoy was one community helping another in a time of great need. But for me, on a personal level, it was about one family pulling together to help others. I must say I’m quite proud of my wife Connie and daughter Larissa for the generous roles […]
A petition seeking to stop the Oxford Village Council from spending anymore tax money on cityhood without a prior vote of village residents has garnered enough signatures and been filed. Bill Dunn, village resident and township supervisor, has collected 361 petition signatures seeking the enactment of a village ordinance that places a ‘spending prohibition? where […]
William Faulkner called Oxford, Mississippi his ‘little postage stamp on earth.? From 1930 until his death in 1962, the Nobel Prize-winning author called the southern city his home. Today, vistors to Oxford can tour his antebellum home dubbed ‘Rowan Oaks.? But you don’t have to be a giant in the literary world to appreciate all […]
The mission ? ‘H2O ? Help 2 Oxford.? The objective ? Gather as many cases of bottled drinking water as possible in three days and personally truck it all down to Oxford, Mississippi to quench the thirst of Hurricane Katrina survivors. ‘We’ve got to do something,? said Oxford Township Parks and Recreation Director Ron Davis […]
Patti Hillebrand is a woman with a ‘mission.? The Oxford Village resident is collecting a variety of small personal items ranging from hygiene products to playing cards for the survivors of Hurricane Katrina. ‘We have to do something for these people,? Hillebrand said. ‘This is America. They shouldn’t go without. And I know they need […]
A group of Oxford Lakes children collected more than $1,000 over a five-hour period Friday to help relief efforts for Hurricane Katrina survivors. From going door-to-door collecting returnable bottles and cans to selling lemonade, popcorn and other goodies from a small stand on Oxford Lakes Drive, the 13 compassionate kids raised an impressive $1,142 for […]
Sue Pendred is looking for some house guests. The owner of Art & Dick’s Party Store is willing to open her Oxford home to shelter survivors of Hurricane Katrina. ‘My home’s big enough,? she said. ‘It’s not huge, but it’s big enough to where I could take in one, two, maybe three people or family […]