As part of its 50th reunion, Oxford High School’s Class of 1965 hosted an alumni mixer Friday night at Oxford Elementary School. Classmates from long ago gathered to reminisce, dance, look at old photos and enjoy the vocal stylings of Elvis tribute artist Roy Rouse, a 1965 OHS graduate.
A warm, sunny October Saturday made for a highly-successful Scarecrow Festival in downtown Oxford. Loads of families packed Centennial Park for a day bursting with fall festivities. Pumpkin bowling, trick-or-treating, pie-eating contests, music, a puppet show, chili and costumed pets were all part of the fun.
Seven high school students sang their hearts out Thursday night in the Performing Arts Center, but in the end, only one was crowned the 2015 winner of Oxford Idol. That was junior Tori Spring. ‘I put a lot of work into this year’s songs,? she said. ‘I (competed) last year and I got second place, […]
A 15-year-old Oxford High School special needs student who allegedly sent messages via an on-line social networking service threatening to carry out a school shooting and kill himself was removed from the building without incident last week by Oakland County Sheriff’s deputies. He was transported to Common Ground in Pontiac for psychiatric evaluation and potential […]
The idea of constructing a modest community center in Oxford Township is moving forward. Last week, township officials, in successive 6-1 votes, authorized building the center in Seymour Lake Township Park and hiring an architect to draft plans that will be subject to their review and input as well as that of the five-member township […]
A cooperative effort between the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office and Oxford Village Police Department is giving residents a convenient and responsible way to rid themselves of unwanted prescription drugs. Last week, an Operation Medicine Cabinet (OMC) drop-off box was placed in the lobby of the village police station located at 22 W. Burdick St. It […]
For more than three decades, Vicky Haist has made sure Oxford Village residents and businesses received their bills, letters, holiday cards, newspapers, magazines and of course, junk mail. Now, the mail carrier is preparing to hang up her bag Oct. 30 and enjoy a well-deserved retirement. ‘It’s a new chapter in my life,? said Haist, […]
Centennial Park’s gazebo has a new roof and a local company is to thank for it. Storts Roofing, based in Lake Orion, donated a six-man crew to tear off and replace the old roof last week, something that hadn’t been done since the late 1980s. ‘I don’t mind helping out the community whenever I can,? […]
No dads. No sisters. Just moms and sons. It was a delightful evening Friday as the Moms Breakfast Club hosted a Mother-Son Dance at Christ the King Church in Oxford Township. It was a wonderful opportunity for these little gentlemen to show how much they love the Number One ladies in their lives.
Kids and parents alike had a spooktacular good time Friday evening as Lakeville Elementary School hosted a haunted house and fall festival full of fun and fright.