After the $70 million bond proposal failed by 289 votes in February, Oxford Community Schools went back to the drawing board to work out a new plan. At the June 8 school board meeting, a potential $31.5 million bond proposal was presented for discussion. It would be split into two ballot questions ? one for […]
Oakand County Sheriff deputies are currently investigating a breaking and entering that occurred on June 13. A Burger King employee arrived to work at 4:45 a.m. and walked to the rear of the building to change the menu sign at the drive-thru. After hearing a noise come from the back door, he discovered it was […]
When senior Katie Tossel arrived in Oxford in October, she had just began a new chapter in her life, one she hadn’t anticipated. Tossel was in the middle of her fourth hour class at Lakeland High School when Oakland County Sheriff’s deputies took her out of class. Her mother has advanced multiple sclerosis and had […]
Laura Meyhew, 7, of Oxford, was inspired when she watched the news. The story was about a 10-year-old Californian girl that has breast cancer and had to cut her hair for chemotherapy treatments. Meyhew decided she would donate her hair for her. The seven-year-old went to Lulu’s Salon on Washington St. and had Emily, one […]
Leonard Elementary students cheered as they beat five Addison Twp. firefighters in a tug-of-war battle. Grade by grade, the students proved they were an equal adversary. The prize rewarded to the kids was a blast of water of the fire hose every 15 minutes to keep them cool during their annual Field Day June 9. […]
Angela and Pete shared a laugh when an older gentleman started singing ‘I’m Yours? by Jason Mraz for their first dance as Mr. and Mrs. Kolar. It was a surprise for Angela, a 1998 grad of Oxford Christian Academy, and Pete, an Oxford native, when they were married May 22 at Beacon Hill in Commerce […]
Oxford High School graduates were treated to a special night before receiving their diploma during the Senior Baccalaureate Ceremony on June 2. ‘You have looked forward to this time for so long and it’s finally here,? said Kathy Galbraith, Coordinator of Youth Ministry at St. Joseph Catholic Church. ‘Over the next few weeks I encourage […]
Second graders from Lakeville Elementary School boarded the buses last Wednesday and headed off to a different time. Upon arrival at Camp Tamarack Pioneer Village, they no longer had electricity or their iPods – they were pioneers surviving off of the land. Besides the opportunity to live a part of history, the students were treated […]
With a paintbrush in one hand and the wooden canvas sitting on the table, Leonard Elementary School students were ready to give each piece of wood a splash of color. More exact – a splash of red, green and black as they made each one look like a strawberry. They will be displayed during the […]
Oxford Firefighters and Oakland County Sheriff Office deputies responded to a call of a residential structure fire at 12:26 p.m. Firefighters carried the fire hose to the roof above the garage at a home on the 200 block of Cross Timbers Drive. They contained the fire within 15 minutes of arrival. The homeowner was repairing […]