Chamber of Commerce collects letters to Santa, Toys for Tots in downtown event By James Hanlon Leader Staff Writer It was an afternoon of holiday fun in downtown Oxford, Saturday, Dec. 5, as the Oxford Chamber of Commerce set up tables by the gazebo in Centennial Park, and handed out Santa letter writing kits and […]
By Teddy Rydquist Leader Staff Writer On Wednesday, November 25, the evening before Thanksgiving, a team of volunteers gathered at Oxford United Methodist Church, located at 21 East Burdick Street, to help families and individuals in need enjoy the holiday. Working as a team, these volunteers prepared and packaged approximately 220 Thanksgiving dinners, which, in […]
With occupancy limits at 30% capacity for retail stores, Michigan businesses were looking for ways to keep customers walking through their doors. In Oxford, Caveman & Pip treated their overflow customers with hot cocoa while they waited to enter the home décor shop on Small Business Saturday. Supporting local business is now more important than […]
By James Hanlon Leader Staff Writer After a week of remote learning and the Thanksgiving break, grades K-8 at Oxford Community Schools are transitioning back to in-person learning this week. In a hybrid schedule from Tuesday to Friday, students with last names A-K and L-Z are attending on alternating days. K-8 will attend school fully […]
In our 34th week of reporting local COVID numbers, our area saw a large jump in recent cases, and in total cases. According to numbers provided by Oakland County, last week we reported there were a total of 573 cases from Leonard, west to Oxford. This week, 725 cases, an increase of nearly 27 percent. […]
By Teddy Rydquist Leader Staff Writer One in a long list of events altered or canceled by the coronavirus (COVID-19), the annual Oxford Chamber of Commerce Christmas Parade will not take place in 2020. While this is understandably disappointing for the hundreds of Oxford residents who look forward to attending or participating in the parade […]
This holiday season Oxford businesses are echoing the Michigan Retailers Association (MRA) in calling on Michiganians to join the Shop 3 Challenge by adding at least three local merchants to their list of shopping destinations. “Michigan retailers have worked very hard over the last eight months to meet safety guidelines enacted by state and local […]
By James Hanlon Leader Staff Writer Oxford/Orion Fish food pantry hadn’t planned on giving turkeys to clients for Thanksgiving this year. But thanks to some last-minute donations, some large families in need were able to have the traditional/customary poultry dish on their table last Thursday. The sudden outpouring took FISH’s vice president, Michelle Behm, by […]
After seven and a half months of construction and over a year since preliminary utility work began, the M-24 reconstruction project is wrapping up for this year. Barring any unforeseen circumstances, all four lanes of traffic between Drahner Rd. and Gateway Dr. will be reopened and back to normal Friday, Dec. 4. That includes the […]
By Teddy Rydquist Leader Staff Writer A project a couple of years in the making, the Polly Ann Trail is closing in on the finalization of their Master Plan, which will replace the plan that expired in 2017. “We basically started from scratch,” said Linda Moran, who has served as the Polly Ann Trail Manager […]