Former Oxford Police Chief Gary Ford is $1 richer now that he’s settled his lawsuit for breach of contract against his former employer, the Oxford Public Fire and EMS Commission. But it’s far, far cry from the approximately $190,000 he originally sued the taxpayers of Oxford for two years ago. A $10,000 settlement agreement was […]
Oxford High School teacher Pat Crowe sported a lovely red dress and blonde wig Thursday as part of a tsunami relief fundraiser conducted by students in teacher Catherine DePasquale’s World Studies class. So far, the class has raised a total of $587 to be donated to the American Red Cross and UNICEF to help survivors […]
Penny (Welch) Elmer is more than just your average school bus driver, she’s a surrogate mother and guardian angel all rolled into one. ‘She’s just a treasure of a person,? said Joanne Ardelean, secretary at Leonard Elementary. ‘She takes care of the kids like they’re her own.? Friday, Jan. 14 was Elmer’s last day on […]
Three new ordinances seeking to reduce juvenile crime and disturbances in downtown Oxford were approved 4-1 by council last week. An ordinance prohibiting loitering, another prohibiting skateboards, scooters, mopeds, extreme sports, extreme rollerblading and extreme biking, and a third imposing curfews for minors were approved following a lengthy public hearing Jan. 11. All three ordinances […]
To some, a quilt is just a heavy bedcover used to keep warm on cold winter nights. But to the kindergarteners in Clear Lake Elementary teacher Vicki Haviaras? morning class, their quilt is a patchwork of fond memories and family relations. Students recently participated in a project called ‘Sentimental Stitches.? Each student was required to […]
Larry Obrecht met with about 40 citizens Jan. 11 to answer questions and provide information about the controversial Polly Ann Trail pedestrian bridge, which will span M-24 in downtown Oxford. The proposed $1.3 million bridge will connect the eastern and western portions of the 12.2-mile non-motorized trail between Center/Davison streets to the south and Church […]
Vehicles driven by men from Oxford and Leonard collided at the intersection of M-24 and Drahner Road Friday morning when one driver failed to yield for a red light. A 67-year-old Oxford man driving his 2000 Chevy Monte Carlo westbound on E. Drahner Road failed to yield for a red light and pulled out into […]
Students and staff at Clear Lake Elementary raised an incredible $1,158 Friday for the American Red Cross Tsunami Relief Fund. Clear Lake held a ‘Slipper Day? fund-raiser in which students and staff paid at least $1 to wear their favorite pair of slippers to school for the entire day. The fund-raiser was organized by Clear […]
For the first time in nearly three years, Oxford’s Groundhog Day Festival will feature a real, live, honest-to-goodness, furry, weather-predicting marmot. And the community has Oxford Leader reporter and village resident Teri Stiles to thank for it. After reading this editor’s column last week complaining about the festival’s continued lack of a real groundhog since […]
Home. It’s the place we come from. The place we live. The place we’re instinctively drawn to in times of crisis, tragedy and uncertainty. Home is the place we all want to be. The place we all need to be. For Karin Rivest and her two children, Hunter, 7, and Rachel, 9, home is a […]