By James Hanlon Leader Staff Writer Oxford School Board selected five people to interview from more a pool of over 10 who applied to be Oxford’s next superintendent. Three of the candidates are current administrators for Oxford Community Schools, and the other two are from outside the district. The internal applicants are Ken Weaver, deputy […]
By Dean Vaglia Leader Staff Writer The Oxford and Lake Orion Downtown Development Authorities are working together on the #StrongerTogether IceFest. Running throughout February, IceFest will be Lake Orion’s second and Oxford’s first times hosting the ice carving event. “After everything happened, we wanted to have a way to bring not only our community together […]
Familiar face in Oxford for years ready to spend time with family By Dean Vaglia Leader Staff Writer Ron Davis, director of the Oxford Township Parks and Recreation department, is retiring this summer. Announced through the township’s Facebook page on Wednesday, Jan. 12, Davis will leave his position as the head of the township’s parks […]
This is our 94th week of reporting local COVID numbers. Our area saw increases in recent cases and total cases; the number of COVID-related deaths remained the same, 46. According to numbers provided by the county, last week we reported there were a total of 5,282 cases from Leonard, west to Oxford. This week, 5,623. […]
Oxford School Board elected its officers for the 2022 calendar year at the Jan. 11 board meeting. After Dan D’Alessandro withdrew his name from consideration, the board unanimously reappointed Tom Donnelly to serve as president. “I think it’s very important given the circumstances that this board has one voice, one president, one person to select […]
By James Hanlon Leader Staff Writer The spontaneous memorial that popped up around the Oxford High School sign on Oxford Road following the Nov. 30 shooting was taken down before students returned to the school on Monday. There are plans to make a permanent memorial to the lives that were lost: Hana St. Juliana, Justin […]
By James Hanlon Leader Staff Writer Seven handmade prayer quilts were on display inside LakePoint Community Church on Sunday, before they were delivered to the seven wounded survivors. During church services, folks could walk up to tie knots in the quilts, while saying prayers for the beneficiaries. Deb Hottman, who leads LakePoint’s quilt ministry, designed […]
Michigan’s first recreational dispensary is now Oxford’s second — the Village of Oxford Planning Commission approved Exclusive Brands’ application for a dispensary at its Jan. 18 meeting. Located at 850 S. Glaspie St., Exclusive Brands’ retail-only store will use about half of the building’s interior. The approval is conditional based on Exclusive Brands meeting […]
By Dean Vaglia Leader Staff Writer Addison Township is once again eligible to become a charter township; though it is unlikely the township will change its status. Township Supervisor Bruce Pearson says there is no advantage for Addison to become a charter township, primarily due to the lack of surrounding communities able to annex unused […]
By Dean Vaglia Leader Staff Writer The Oxford High School varsity basketball teams had a downturn in performance last week, both the boys and girls adding losses to their records. The boys were the first to hit the court on Tuesday the 18th, taking on the Holly Bronchos and losing 45-57. “Uncharacteristically of us we […]