Cancer. It’s the dreaded word nobody wants to hear come out of their doctor’s mouth at any age. But it’s especially terrifying when that’s the diagnosis and you’re only 19 years old. ‘I say I’m stuck in a nightmare. That’s how I describe this entire situation,? said LaCresha Levy, a 2014 Oxford High School graduate. […]
Year after year after year, this Oxford High School program consistently sends students to shine in the state spotlight and it has nothing to do with athletics or the arts. Seniors Chad Simmers and Eric Patrell will represent the OHS automotive technology program when the hoods go up May 7 during the state finals of […]
A familiar face in the arenas of local business and local government could be joining the Oxford Downtown Development Authority (DDA) board. Last week, the board voted 8-0 to recommend to the village council that Geno Mallia, Jr. be appointed to its vacant seat. The lifelong Leonard resident would represent Oxford Bank, his employer for […]
An orphan boy comes to a strange town by train, gets adopted by a local couple and grows up to become a prominent physician who serves his community for decades. That’s not the plot of some bestselling novel or Hollywood movie. It’s the true story of Dr. J.W. Bachelor, who practiced medicine in Oxford for […]
Leonard Elementary celebrated the arrival of spring Friday night with the school’s annual Spring Fair. There was all kinds of fun to be had as kids rode a mechanical bull, played games, got their faces painted and shot each other with air cannons. Winter is over! Hooray!
Brakes are designed to stop cars and trucks, but they don’t even slow down Oxford High School’s auto students. Thirty-one future mechanics participated in the automotive program’s annual brake competition held March 12. OHS Auto Instructor Dan Balsley called it ‘one of the best? competitions he’s conducted since he started doing them nearly 30 years […]
By a narrow margin, Weiming Education Group, a private company based in the People’s Republic of China, cleared the first hurdle in the process to construct a housing facility for international students in Oxford Township. Last week, the planning commission voted 4-3 to grant preliminary site plan approval for a proposed two-story, 55,377-square-foot dormitory on […]
Local developer Chuck Schneider has got his sights set on turning a piece of former industrial land owned by Oxford Village for the past nine years into a residential development. ‘I think it’s good for the community,? he said. ‘I think it’s good for the village to generate some tax revenue.? Last week, Schneider went […]
After 15 years of serving Oxford Township, the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office finally has a substation that was specifically designed and built to accommodate its needs. The days of deputies sharing space with real estate offices and storage facilities are over. Last week, sheriff’s personnel moved out of the Express Mini Storage facility, where they […]
For the first time in decades, Leonard Village has raised taxes in order to eventually repair one of its main streets. Last week, council voted 5-0 to increase the property tax rate from 6 mills to 7 mills beginning this year, so the village can help pay for a 3R (resurfacing, restoration and rehabilitation) construction […]