By James Hanlon Leader Staff Writer Green thumbs up for the Four County Community Foundation (4CCF) and C.J. Carnacchio, Oxford Township’s grants manager. The Almont-based 4CCF has awarded a $10,000 grant to the Oxford Township Parks and Recreation Department to establish a community garden and greenhouse in Seymour Lake Township Park. The 10,000-square-foot community garden […]
By James Hanlon Leader Staff Writer Zoom. Skype. FaceTime. Facebook Messenger. All these videoconferencing applications can be hard to keep straight, let alone know how to use. Martha Wolf, a junior at Oxford High School and member of the National Honor Society, recognized these programs can be overwhelming to learn. In an effort to serve […]
Ashley Murphy Parents: Greg and Sanae Murphy GPA: 4.176 Favorite Subject: Math Plans after graduation: I plan on attending Emory University where my intended major is Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology on the pre-med track. Extracurricular Activities: Co-captain of Girl’s Varsity Tennis, SEED club, HOSA, and Marching Band. Outside Interests and Hobbies: Playing […]
By Teddy Rydquist Leader Staff Writer Bringing their 2021 record to 12-5 (3-3 Oakland Activities Association Red Division), the Oxford Wildcats baseball program won two of their five games played from April 26-to-May 1. The week’s action began with a home doubleheader on April 26 against the rival Lake Orion Dragons, representing their second league […]
By Teddy Rydquist Leader Staff Writer Having outscored their opponents by a 37-9 margin, the Oxford Wildcats girls’ soccer program is off to a 6-2 (2-1 Oakland Activities Association White Division) start. Surrendering just 1.12 goals per game as a team, one of the Wildcats’ standout players has been junior goaltender Brianna Barrows. Recognized by […]
Looks like it took a week for the long arm of the law to find its perpetrator. Last Tuesday, Oxford Village Police reported Burdick Street Landscape had been broken into sometime between the hours of 12:30 and 1:15 a.m. A window was broken and several Stihl brand landscaping tools were reported stolen. The department posted […]
American Legion Walter Fraser Post 108 handed out poppies for donations over the weekend at intersections throughout town. Pictured is Jim Parkhurst, a longtime member of Post 108 and veteran of the U.S. Army, selling the red remembrance poppies at W. Burdick and Washington St. on Saturday morning. The handmade paper flowers were made by […]
Oxford Village makes declaration before marijuana hearing By James Hanlon Leader Staff Writer The Oxford Village Council unanimously passed a resolution declaring a local state of emergency, “due to COVID-19 case spikes,” at a special meeting Wednesday, April 21. The declaration will allow the council to meet remotely for the marijuana ordinance public hearing next […]
In our 55th week of reporting local COVID numbers, our area again saw an increase in total and new cases over last week. According to numbers provided by the county, last week we reported there were a total of 2,177 cases from Leonard, west to Oxford. This week, 2,351. Recent cases, which “… are the […]
By James Hanlon Leader Staff Writer After having to cancel last year’s spring cleanup because of the coronavirus, Oxford Gives Back returned Saturday and Sunday, April 24 and 25, helping spruce up the community. Almost 300 volunteers spent the weekend helping 45 elderly, infirmed, impoverished and single parent homeowners in need of housework or yardwork […]