Oxford High School’s alumni population increased by 356 last week as the Class of 2014 graduated at the Ultimate Soccer Arena in Pontiac. A total of 174 members (or 49 percent) of the class graduated with various forms of academic honors. At the very top of the list were valedictorians Lewis Marshall and Laura Schimmel […]
The spirit of old-time radio is alive and well in Oxford thanks to a group of aspiring young thespians from the middle school. Members of the OMS Drama Club are bringing to life an episode of the Lone Ranger radio series that ran from 1933-54 and originated from WXYZ in Detroit. Their performance of ‘A […]
‘If somebody is given some hope, there’s a lot that they can do.? Sandy Weaver knows whereof she speaks because for the last seven years she’s been in the business of giving people hope as the executive director of Love In the Name of Christ (Love INC) of North Oakland County. ‘Everybody has value,? she […]
For thousands of years, dogs have been man’s best friend. Now, it’s man’s chance to return the favor by participating in the K-9 Stray Rescue League’s Fourth Annual Wag, Walk & Run fund-raiser on Saturday, May 31 at Oxford’s Powell Lake Township Park. ‘It’s just a fun, family day,? said Terri Dodge, one of the […]
Randy Stetson describes himself as ‘an old soldier,? but he has no intention of simply ‘fading away.? That’s why he seizes every opportunity he’s given to remind everyone of the sacrifices made by members of the U.S. Armed Forces ‘to maintain our safety and our freedom.? Stetson, who spoke at the Lakeville Cemetery Auxiliary’s Memorial […]
Some rest in graves both marked and unmarked. Some slumber beneath the ocean’s waves. Some are buried in their native soil, while others were interred in the countries they helped liberate. But no matter where the bodies of America’s fallen soldiers, Marines, sailors and airmen are spending eternity, they are not forgotten. Their courage and […]
Kingsbury Country Day School in Addison Township held its 58th annual Country Fair Sunday. Games, animals, face-painting and delicious food were all part of the fun as kids, parents and Kingsbury alumni celebrated the coming of summer and the end of another successful school year.
In order to meet the requirements of a new state law forcing school districts to repay borrowed money from the state quicker, Oxford taxpayers will see a 0.9-mill increase in their tax bills. Last week, the Oxford School Board voted 6-0 to increase the debt tax from the current 7 mills to 7.9 mills. Trustee […]
The latest proposal to increase Oxford Village’s water and sewer rates on Oct. 1 will be the subject of a 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 17 public hearing in the council chambers located at 22 W. Burdick St. Under this proposal, which replaces a previous proposal created by Mike Engels, of the nonprofit Michigan Rural Water […]
In the wake of America’s darkest hour, they served as a beacon of light and helped change the course of a war that would determine the fate of the entire world. Seventy-two years later, a courageous band of warriors, known as the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders, was finally honored with a Congressional Gold Medal for the […]