A familiar face in the arenas of local business and local government could be joining the Oxford Downtown Development Authority (DDA) board. Last week, the board voted 8-0 to recommend to the village council that Geno Mallia, Jr. be appointed to its vacant seat. The lifelong Leonard resident would represent Oxford Bank, his employer for […]
An orphan boy comes to a strange town by train, gets adopted by a local couple and grows up to become a prominent physician who serves his community for decades. That’s not the plot of some bestselling novel or Hollywood movie. It’s the true story of Dr. J.W. Bachelor, who practiced medicine in Oxford for […]
Leonard Elementary celebrated the arrival of spring Friday night with the school’s annual Spring Fair. There was all kinds of fun to be had as kids rode a mechanical bull, played games, got their faces painted and shot each other with air cannons. Winter is over! Hooray!
It was a fun afternoon Saturday at downtown Oxford’s Sweet & Savory Bake Shop as kids gathered to decorate Easter cookies shaped like eggs and bunnies. They coated them with brightly-colored icing and piled on the sprinkles, then gobbled them up. Yummy!
Michigan voters are being asked to approve $2 billion in tax increases when they go to the polls May 5, so an additional $1.2 billion can be spent on fixing the state’s crumbling roads. But how much of that money is actually going to be used to improve and maintain the local asphalt and gravel […]
A local reading program aimed at helping troubled youth improve themselves received a significant financial boost from an organization that places service above self. The Rotary Club of Oxford recently donated $1,000 to the Oxford Public Library, so it can purchase books to benefit students at the Crossroads for Youth school. Literacy is the club’s […]
In the spirit of communities that pray together, stay together, the Oxford-Orion Ministers Association (OOMA) is inviting the public to attend a special Good Friday (April 3) service at St. Mary’s in the Hills Episcopal Church located at 2512 Joslyn Ct. in Orion Township. ‘We’re all sisters and brothers in Christ,? said St. Mary’s Pastor […]
Local kids are poised to take over downtown Oxford on Tuesday, April 7. Don’t worry, it’s not part of some pint-sized coup d’etat. It’s Kids Night Out and it will run from 6-8 p.m. ‘There’s lots of fun stuff in Oxford for grown-ups to go out and do, but kids never get to come out […]
A group of private investors from the People’s Republic of China has successfully negotiated a deal with Sherman Publications, Inc. to purchase the Oxford Leader for an undisclosed amount. An Oxford government official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the sale is a prime example of the bold, new community he and his fellow officials […]
Hours and hours of preparation and it’s all over within a matter of minutes. That’s the Easter Bunny Bonanza in a nutshell. A total of 315 children stormed the grassy field at Seymour Lake Township Park Saturday afternoon with the goal of collecting as many colorful plastic eggs as possible. After that, they raced around […]