Two young Oxford residents were recognized by the fire department last week for keeping their cool when the situation got hot. Kevin Godwin, a fifth-grader at Clear Lake Elementary, and his sister Kristen Godwin, an eighth-grader at Oxford Middle School, each received certificates of recognition for demonstrating outstanding fire safety skills. Earlier this month, the […]
Drivers tooling along M-24 in downtown Oxford Friday may have noticed a man with a sign picketing in front of Oxford Bank’s main branch. His name is Mark Sowers and all he wants is for the bank to give him a little help so he can keep the home he built in Orion Township. ‘I’m […]
Although Oxford, Mississippi didn’t receive much damage from Hurricane Katrina, the city is definitely feeling the devastating storm’s aftermath. On Tuesday, Sept. 6, a ‘resource center? was opened in the community offering hurricane evacuees from the Gulf Coast assistance ranging from financial aid to counseling to food and water. Housed in an empty Wal-Mart building […]
If you’ve ever wanted to invest in a feature film or dreamed of seeing your name rolling across the silver screen as part of a movie’s credits, then answer the door because opportunity is knocking. Nathan Bunker, a 2002 Oxford High School graduate, and his California-based company, Original 3 Productions, are seeking investors and contributors […]
The essence of the recent H2O water drive and convoy was one community helping another in a time of great need. But for me, on a personal level, it was about one family pulling together to help others. I must say I’m quite proud of my wife Connie and daughter Larissa for the generous roles […]
A petition seeking to stop the Oxford Village Council from spending anymore tax money on cityhood without a prior vote of village residents has garnered enough signatures and been filed. Bill Dunn, village resident and township supervisor, has collected 361 petition signatures seeking the enactment of a village ordinance that places a ‘spending prohibition? where […]
Kudos to Addison firefighters for eighty-sixing their union representation (see story on page 1). Unions are a lot like the useless human appendix ? they serve no real function, but from time to time they can make you sick and have to be ripped out for the good of the body. Actually, I should apologize […]
William Faulkner called Oxford, Mississippi his ‘little postage stamp on earth.? From 1930 until his death in 1962, the Nobel Prize-winning author called the southern city his home. Today, vistors to Oxford can tour his antebellum home dubbed ‘Rowan Oaks.? But you don’t have to be a giant in the literary world to appreciate all […]
Oxford High School sophomore Jkhary Charles Craft was shot and killed in Pontiac Thursday, Aug. 27, according to Superintendent Dr. William Skilling. On Friday, Skilling received a call from a media outlet informing him the 14-year-old Pontiac resident died in a shooting involving Pontiac Police. Craft, who would have turned 15 in September, attended OHS […]
For the second time this year, Oxford Community Schools is putting a bond proposal before voters, however, unlike the previous financial request, this one won’t be supported by a ‘yes? campaign. ‘We are not going to be soliciting ‘yes? voters. We’re going to do (an) informational (campaign) only,? said Superintendent Dr. William Skilling. ‘Obviously, people […]