Two elementary school teachers were surprised with giant checks Monday morning. No, they weren’t Publisher’s Clearinghouse Sweepstakes checks delivered by Ed McMahon. The checks were technology grants hand-delivered by EDS employee Paul Ward. Oxford Elementary fourth-grade teacher Krista Rushlow and Leonard Elementary library media specialist Laura Kasper each received a $1,500 EDS Technology Grant. The […]
There’s no City of Oxford yet and already I can see cityhood is going to cost us a bloody fortune. A few weeks ago, the township hired a $295 per hour attorney to fight any future attempts by the village to steal township land when the time comes to draw its proposed city boundaries. In […]
Two Oxford High School students placed ninth in the FORD/AAA Student Auto Skills competition held April 27 at Macomb Community College. Seniors Carl Boone and Tim Wagner gave it their all at the annual state competition in which 11th and 12th grade students from around Michigan utilize their troubleshooting and repair skills on malfunctioning 2005 […]
On Sunday, 358 caring souls walked to help stop hunger both locally and worldwide. Individuals from 15 area churches and one preschool participated in the annual CROP Walk held at Christ the Redeemer Catholic Church on Waldon Road in Orion Township. Participants collected pledges prior to the event, then walked either a two-mile or six-mile […]
Two Oxford boys were drafted this weekend ? into the National Football League! Eric Ghiaciuc and Dave Rayner are headed for the exciting, hard-hitting, highly competitive world of pro football. Ghiaciuc, a 2000 graduate of Oxford High School, was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the fourth round of the 2005 NFL Draft. The 6-foot, […]
Four funding proposals to maintain and upgrade Oxford’s fire and EMS services await township and village voters at the polls May 3. Voters will be asked to approve two millages and two bond proposals totalling 2.78 mills for the Oxford Fire Department. These ballot proposals include: n 1.5 mills for fire and EMS operations for […]
Members of the Oxford Lions Club will be around town Friday, April 29 and Saturday, April 30 conducting their annual White Cane Sale. Lions will be selling canes at the intersection of Washington and Burdick streets and at Oxford Bank. Proceeds from the sale will benefit Leader Dogs for the Blind, Bear Lake Camp, Beaumont […]
Three Oxford High School students were caught smoking marijuana in the school parking lot Thursday, April 21 and suspended as a result. According to the Oakland County Sheriff’s report, two 17-year-old students and one 15-year-old were smoking marijuana in a 1998 GMC Jimmy when they were discovered by a school security monitor who smelled the […]
Seven Oxford High School students tested positive for alcohol in their systems Friday, April 22 and were suspended as a result. The students in question drew attention to themselves by ‘causing trouble in school,? according to the Oakland County Sheriff’s report. Preliminary Breath Tests (PBTs) were administered by Sheriff’s Det. Ken Alderman to the seven […]
Contrary to popular belief, we did not break the back of winter last week. The reports of Old Man Winter’s demise were greatly exaggerated. Approximately 9? inches of snow fell on the Oxford area during April 23-25 winter storm, according to the National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac Office. Ironic, considering temperatures broke the 80-degree mark April […]