Helping others cope with anxiety earns Girl Scouts’ top honor

Less than 6 percent of Girls Scouts annually are awarded the organization’s highest honor. This year, Paige Palmer is one of them. The 2019 Oxford High School graduate earned the prestigious Gold Award. “I was so excited,” she said. Recipients must spend a minimum of 80 hours researching the root causes of a community issue […]

Women’s group donates $2,900 to help mentor foster kids

Their membership roll hasn’t hit 100 yet, but that didn’t stop a group of women from making a donation that will help improve the lives of children waiting for adoptive homes. Last week, the North Macomb chapter of 100 Women Who Care presented a $2,900 check to Love for a Child, an Oxford-based nonprofit group […]

These colors do run

These colors do run

Clouds of color filled the air surrounding Oxford Middle School Saturday morning as kids and adults ran lap after lap to raise funds for classrooms. Approximately 110 folks participated in the first-ever OMS Color Run. Runners doused themselves with packets of Peacock Powder (colored corn starch), then began doing laps around the school grounds. Along […]

Council votes to open Dayton St. for emergency vehicle access

Despite strong opposition from residents, the Oxford Village Council last week voted 3-2 to approve the fire department’s request to temporarily remove the barrier that divides Dayton St. next year. The purpose is to provide first-responders with quicker and better access to the northern and western parts of the township during the M-24 construction project […]

OMS custodian honored as Support Person of the Year

When people think about the staff at their local schools, it’s usually teachers, coaches and principals that immediately spring to mind. But there are plenty of folks working hard behind the scenes to make sure everything is always exactly where it needs to be, functioning correctly and looking its best. One of those people is […]

Top of her class: Miller named valedictorian

When McKenzie Miller walks across the DTE Energy Music Theatre stage during Oxford High School’s commencement on May 23, she will do so as both a proud graduate and the Class of 2019’s valedictorian. With a grade point average (GPA) of 4.259, she stands alone atop the summit of the academic mountain. She considers that […]

Graduating class honored with baccalaureate service

Wearing their caps and gowns, a portion of Oxford’s graduating class gathered in the high school’s Performing Arts Center Sunday evening to express their faith and soak up some words of wisdom before receiving their diplomas this week. Surrounded by family members and friends, the graduates participated in the 2019 Baccalaureate Service organized by members […]

Firefighters stop garage fire from spreading to house

Oxford firefighters made a good save Sunday evening when they prevented a garage fire from spreading to a house in the Woodbriar Village subdivision. It happened on Poppy Hill Dr., south of W. Drahner Rd. Firefighters were called to the scene after homeowners discovered smoke and flames inside their two-car, attached garage. According to Fire […]

Police: Distracted driving results in vehicle rollover on East St.

Oxford Village Police say distracted diving was the cause of a May 15 accident on East St. that left a vehicle resting on its roof in the middle of the road. According to the police report, a 42-year-old Oxford Village woman was heading west in her 2019 Ford EcoSport when “she reached for her cell […]

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