By Dean Vaglia Leader Staff Writer The Village of Oxford Village Council moved its February meeting date from Tuesday the 8th to Wednesday the 9th (tonight). “There were some scheduling conflicts with council and residents placing a priority on attending school board meetings, which are also the first Tuesday of the month,” Tere Onica, Oxford […]
Ice sculptor Clinton Rich finishes displaying the first of five sculptures created for Week One of the Oxford and Lake Orion DDAs’ #StrongerTogether IceFest. Week One’s theme is #StrongerTogether, representing the bond between Oxford and Lake Orion. “Ebony and Ivory,” the Oxford School of Music’s sculpture, plays on both the harmony created by a piano’s […]
By Dean Vaglia Leader Staff Writer Varsity basketball returned to a packed Oxford High School Ian Smith Gymnasium last week as the boys lost to the Berkley Bears on Friday, Feb. 4. The loss put an end to a full week of basketball for the boys and a truncated week for the girls, who were […]
An estimated 200 runners, walkers, cyclists and triathletes kicked off a chilly morning race outside the Oxford 7 theater on Sunday, Feb. 6. Organized by the Infinite Multisport Triathlon Club, the Oxford run was the last leg in a fundraising triathlon for the 42Strong Foundation, a foundation set up by the Myre family to provide […]
Leonard 4th and 5th graders took a field trip to Lansing last week. Students were explored the Michigan History Museum and toured our state capitol building. Pictured is Jennifer Gilbert’s 4th grade class on the capitol steps. Photo courtesy Oxford Community Schools.
District asks for pause until after criminal trial By James Hanlon Leader Staff Writer Tate Myre’s parents, and the parents of three other Oxford High School students are suing six staff members as well as the Crumbleys in connection to the Nov. 30 mass shooting. The suit, filed in Oakland County Circuit Court on Jan. […]
By Dean Vaglia Leader Staff Writer The Oxford Downtown Development Authority (DDA) was accredited by Main Street America on Wednesday, Jan. 12. Accredited status is the highest level of recognition by Main Street America, a program run by the National Trust for Historic Preservation that focuses on downtown preservation and revitalization programs. Some of the […]
This is our 95th week of reporting local COVID numbers. Our area saw increases in recent cases, total cases and the number of COVID-related deaths. According to numbers provided by the county, last week we reported there were a total of 5,623 cases from Leonard, west to Oxford. This week, 5,910. Recent cases, which “… […]
By James Hanlon Leader Staff Writer Governor Gretchen Whitmer selected artwork by an Oxford student to go inside the program cover for the 2022 State of the State address last week, as a tribute to the victims, families and entire Oxford community. Luke Farwell, a senior at OHS, made the digital painting from a photo […]
By James Hanlon Leader Staff Writer Dennis Hillers is Addison Township’s new library director. He replaces Jaema Berman who is now Head of Adult Services at the Oxford Public Library. “Dennis brings his passion and vision for library services founded in his love for the history of the book,” Berman said. “Working effectively with the […]