By Don Rush The halls of all Oxford Community School buildings were busy with students and staff as of last Thursday, however before entering the hallways students of the high school will present their valid identifications to be scanned and then walk through new weapons detecting kiosks. Prior to the first day of school, parents […]
Two-part series starts in September By Don Rush For those who think libraries only have books, think again. Case in point is the Oxford Public Library. Starting in September they will host a two-part series called, “Healing the Community” with two keynote speakers, Gretchen Moran Marsh, Ph.D., and Lee E. Meadows, Ph. D. The speakers […]
By Don Rush If there’s one thing since July that Phil Castonia has heard over and over again, it’s this: “You have some mighty big shoes to fill.” When folks in these parts say that to him, he smiles and replies, “I know. It’s tough to follow a guy like that.” Since July 1, Castonia, […]
It’s still only August, but the ladies of the Classic Chorale are gearing up for a holiday season of singing. According to group member Pat McGowan the Classic Chorale are a group of women “who love to sing 3 part harmony.” The community chorus has members from Oxford, Lake Orion, Hadley, Ortonville and other surrounding […]
Locals seeking office here, for county and state seats By Don Rush It’s only two months away. Aside from national and state issues, the Nov. 8 General Election has a number of locals running for state and county offices, local races and propositions. Here’s what we gleaned from the Oakland County Clerk’s “election” web page, […]
Beau Everitt of Oxford was named Oakland Community College’s academic dean of engineering, manufacturing and industrial technology (EMIT) from his previous position as machine tool technology faculty. He replaced Jolene J. Chapman, who was recently named OCC’s associate provost. In his new position, Everitt will be responsible for the College’s high-demand career education programs including […]
Oakland County has sounded the alarm about misleading mailings received by area residents under the guise of representing county offices. Over the past several weeks, numerous area residents contacted the Oakland County Register of Deeds office after receiving a postcard through the mail with the heading “County Deed Records” and “Home Warranty Division.” The postcard […]
On Aug.12 photographer Robert Breish was in Oxford for a photo shoot in front of Oxford High School when he took this picture. Then he emailed us. Here’s what he said. “I’m a photographer from Rochester Hills and I was actually at Oxford High School on Friday doing a senior photo shoot. We noticed there were a few hot air […]
Explain new safety plans for district By Don Rush In preparation for tomorrow’s first day of class at Oxford Community Schools, the district hosted a “tele town hall” meeting last week to go over the district’s back to school and three year recovery plan. The meeting was on Aug. 15, and according to district officials […]
Motocross is his sport By Don Rush What do you do when you’re 10 years old and your family lives on what once was a 25-acre farm in Oxford? If you’re Joey Vicari you practice motocross, of course. Earlier this month Joey was one of 20,000 riders who attempted to qualify at the Monster Energy […]