$38K computer contract awarded to husband of village prez

A three-year $38,485 computer services maintenance contract for the Village of Oxford was awarded 4-0 by council last night to the Oxford-based Next Generation Computers, Inc. The company is owned by council President Rene Donovan’s husband Tracy A. Miller, Sr. who operates the business (formed in May 2003) from their Oxford Lakes home on Sunset […]

Code enforcement stepped up in village

Oxford Village property owners were put on notice last night to make sure their properties are kept up to code beginning July 1 or they could expect a visit from the new code enforcement officer. Council unanimously approved a resolution which ‘puts all property owners on notice of the focused code enforcement program which will […]

Historical Society honors Schlicht

Mary Ann Schlicht, of Oxford, was recently presented an engraved plaque and lamp for her seven years of service as president of the Northeast Oakland Historical Society. Mildred Schmidt, one of the Historical Society’s founders, made the presentation during the group’s spring meeting May 26 at the Lakeville Cemetery Auxiliary’s hall on Milmine Street. Since […]

My Way

Call me crazy or at least insanely ethical, but I don’t think local governments should be doing business with people who have relatives in positions of power on boards, councils, etc. Case in point ? Oxford resident Tracy Miller and his company Next Generation Computers, Inc. For those of you who don’t know, Miller is […]

Unexpected guests on Augusta

An unexpected house guest dropped in on Oxford resident Phylis Pratt around May 19. It seems while Pratt was away from her 853 Augusta Blvd. home for the better part of a week, a pair of robins built a nest inside the decorative wreath hanging on her front door. Mama robin layed four blue eggs, […]

Oxford High School sends 264 grads into the world

Sunny, warm and breezy ? absolutely magificent weather for an outdoor commencement ceremony. And what a picture perfect day it was Sunday, June 5 as Oxford High School graduated 264 seniors in its first ever outdoor commencement on the new football field. An impressive 95 members of the Class of 2005 graduated with honors, meaning […]

89 OHS senior athletes honored by Boosters

They are the pride of the Wildcats. Every week they practiced and played their hearts out. They sought victory for their team and glory for their school. For their hard work, dedication and sportsmanship, the 89 senior athletes of Oxford High School’s Class of 2005 were honored by the Oxford Wildcat Booster Club Thursday, June […]

OHS grad in auto accident

A 2005 Oxford graduate was on her way home from the Senior All Night Party at the high school when she was involved in an accident at Washington and Burdick streets just before 5 a.m. Monday. According to village Police Chief Mike Neymanowski, the 18-year-old was travelling westbound on E. Burdick St. in her 2000 […]

Gravel train hits pedestrian on M-24

A 53-year-old Oxford man was hit by a gravel train and severely injured shortly before 6 p.m. Tuesday while attempting to cross M-24 north of Burdick Street. Classified as a Priority 1 patient, Oxford Fire/EMS personnel transported John Albert Layman from the accident scene to POH Medical Center in Pontiac. ‘It was an immediate transport. […]

CAD class cancelled for one year

Oxford High School students interested in learning Computer Aided Design (CAD) will have to look elsewhere next year. According to Superintendent Virginia Brennan-Kyro, the district has temporarily ‘suspended? the three CAD classes for the 2005-06 school year due to the low number of students who signed up for them. OHS offered three CAD classes ? […]