The Oxford Area Community Schools board of education passed the much debated redistricting proposal with a 6-1 vote. The only school board member to vote against the plan was new trustee Jamie Flemming. Her primary reasons included her inexperience with the topic and brief time on the board. ‘I personally haven’t had adequate time to […]
Oxford Village Dispatch once again found itself without power and running on a generator – and this one couldn’t be blamed on Old Man Winter. Around 9:10 a.m. on Tuesday, April 15, a downed primary electrical line, located around 44 Park St., caused several customers to lose power for about four hours. The cause of […]
Five area residents have turned in petitions for the two seats up for election this June on the Oxford Area Community Schools board of education. According to Superintendent Virginia Brennan-Kyro, Anthony Giannola and Robert Guzanek have petitioned for the two-year term currently held by Jamie Flemming and previously held by Steve Drakos. Flemming was appointed […]
Once again the Oxford High School auto technology team has qualified for state in the AAA/Ford Student Auto Skills competition. The auto technology team is composed of eight students who each took a written competency test on March 6. The top two scores of each school are then added together for a composite team total. […]
Five young ladies from Oxford’s Crossroads for Youth got a bird’s eye look into government during the Oakland County Board of Commissioners Youth in Government Day. The main goal of the event was to give students across Oakland County an opportunity to learn about county government and see their commissioners in action. In addition to […]
Cub Scout Pack 366, sponsored by the Oxford United Methodist Church, is currently participating in ‘Operation Appreciation? through the American Red Cross Genesee-Lapeer Chapter. ‘Operation Appreciation? supports American troops oversees by sending ‘Quality of Life? comfort supplies, such as toiletries and writing implements, through the military’s traveling stores at no cost to the servicemen or […]
The members of Cub Scout Pack 44 have gone absolutely ‘batty? over their community service project – they are building 70 bat houses to be distributed around the Oxford area as an alternative means of combating the West Nile Virus. ‘One bat can eat like 1,200 bugs a night, and that includes mosquitos,? said Pack […]
Despite an attempt by Mother Nature to postpone the spring sports season, the Oxford varsity track teams had two successful meets over the past two weeks. On April 2, Oxford faced off against Davison and Rochester Adams. And on April 10, the Wildcats returned, despite almost a week off from school, to race against Lapeer […]
After a week-long break due to the repeated ice storms, the Wildcat baseball team came back on Saturday to split against Clarkston in a doubleheader. The team record now stands 2-3 overall. In the first game, the Wildcats lost to Clarkston 5-1. Pitcher Andrew Bukoski took the loss after six innings with seven strike outs […]
Members of the Oxford varsity golf team showed their skill before the winter storms by winning the Flint Metro League Meet at Heather Hills golf course. A total of 29 girls, composing five teams, competed for the top spot. The Lady Wildcats took the lead with a 431 total score. They were followed closely by […]