In politics and the court of public opinion, perception and appearances loom large. The way an elected official or public body’s actions are perceived is just as important – if not more so – as the reality. Although it appears to be perfectly legal for Pat Fitchena to serve as the executive director of the […]
Oxford’s beacon of broadcasting freedom and local information over the airwaves has a new home. The offices and studio of Oxford Community Television Channel 19 are now located at 1775 N. Lapeer Rd. Housed in a new 2,800-square-foot facility (which costs $2,300 per month), the public access TV station is on a mission to improve […]
A pair of applications for $250,000 in recreation grants will be submitted on behalf of Oxford Village. Council last week voted 4-0 to direct village President Steve Allen to submit two grant applications to the Department of Natural Resources – one for a $200,000 grant to build a ramp park at Scripter Park and another […]
The Oxford Area Community Cable Commission got a boost from the Oxford Village Council last week. Council voted 4-0 to give the cable commission 4 percent of the franchise fees it receives from Charter Communications, the area’s cable television provider. Cable franchise fees are capped at 5 percent of each Charter cable subscriber’s total monthly […]
Oxford wrestlers Kyle Rowley and Kyle Oliver demonstrated their skills this past weekend with fourth place finishes at the MHSAA State Wrestling Finals held at the Palace of Auburn Hills. Kyle Rowley, 189, may not have achieved his goal of becoming a state champion, but the Oxford senior proved what years of training at a […]
After a successful season that included their first league title and a team GPA of 3.40, the Oxford Varsity Competitive Cheer Team will be saying good-bye to 12 senior leaders. “These were amazing young women with a commitment to compete,” said Coach Kristy Gibson-Marshall. “They never gave in, never quit and put up a fight […]
The Oxford Fire Department’s request for relief from its extremely high water bills garnered no sympathy from the Oxford Village Council last week. “I don’t think we ought to cut them any slack at all,” said Councilman George DelVigna. “(The fire chief) ought to be more fiscally responsible for the water he’s using.” In a […]
While Clear Lake Elementary parents Lisa Baum and Linda Simlar were researching their concerns with the Oxford Woods walking area, the two women discovered what they found to be an interesting fact. “There are homes in Oxford Meadows that were overlooked for this change,” said Simlar. “They could walk a straight way to (Clear Lake), […]
Hats off to Oxford Christian Academy students (from left) Brianna Kester (tenth grade), Amy Knauf (ninth grade) and Bradley Kester (eighth grade) who participated in the Michigan Association of Christian Schools annual spelling bee March 9 at Springfield Christian Academy in Clarkston. Knauf advanced to the second round.
Eight Oxford High School students recently participated in the Ford/AAA Student Auto Skills National Quality Care Challenge. Every year Oxford sends a team of eight students to the event. This year, 41 Michigan teams from 34 schools competed in the March 4 “heat” of competition, which included a written test. The top two students from […]