Last week, I encouraged everyone reading my column to shop locally as much as possible this Christmas season. This week, I’m encouraging everyone to do the same thing when it comes to their charitable giving. Local charity is without a doubt the best charity and it’s the only charity I personally support or endorse. What […]
How do you convince young people to take a more active role in the American political process? That’s a question folks on both the Right and Left have been pondering for decades. Oxford resident Paul Stephens is hoping a giant pachyderm lined with high-tech holiday lights will do the trick. Stephens, a 2015 OHS graduate, […]
Last week, I encouraged everyone reading my column to shop locally as much as possible this Christmas season. This week, I’m encouraging everyone to do the same thing when it comes to their charitable giving. Local charity is without a doubt the best charity and it’s the only charity I personally support or endorse. What […]
The Village of Leonard held its annual Christmas tree lighting Saturday evening. After the switch was thrown, everybody piled into Rowland Hall for hot beverages, cookies, a little music and a visit from Santa.
OXFORD VILLAGE ? Only a few residents spoke during the Dec. 1 public hearing concerning a proposed 76-unit multiple-family housing development at 98 S. Glaspie St., but their message was very clear. ‘I am completely against it,? said Jennifer Myers-Spencer, who lives directly across from the site in one of the 16 single-family homes that […]
For generations, the Oxford Public Library has informed, inspired, educated and entertained residents of all ages. This week, the library reaches quite the milestone in its history as the beloved local institution celebrates 90 years of continuous public service. ‘I think it speaks highly of this community and the library,? said Bryan Cloutier, who’s served […]
The idea of adding a small apartment building to the White House Village Shops development, located along M-24 between Crawford and Lincoln streets, is being opposed by some Oxford Village residents. ‘It feels like commercial development is being encouraged at the expense of our residential neighborhood,? said resident Mary Ann Schlicht, who’s lived on Crawford […]
When the warm weather returns, visitors to downtown Oxford will have yet another place to dine and drink al fresco. Last week, Oxford Village planning commissioners voted 4-0 to grant special land use approval, with conditions, to allow the yet-to-open HomeGrown Brewing Company at 28 N. Washington St. to have a 1,381-square-foot outdoor seating area. […]
Veterans and citizens gathered at Oxford American Legion Post 108/VFW Post 334 Sunday afternoon for the annual Pearl Harbor Day Ceremony. On the morning of Dec. 7, 1941, the Imperial Japanese Navy attacked Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, killing 2,403 Americans and wounding another 1,178. In response, the United States shed its isolationist spirit, mobilized militarily […]
Authorities say a loaded handgun of the same caliber as the one used to shoot up the front doors of Oxford Middle School over Thanksgiving break was found inside the glove compartment of a 19-year-old man’s vehicle during a Dec. 7 traffic stop. The driver was arrested and is currently being lodged in the Oakland […]