As little kids, many of us owned security blankets. Sometimes they were old family hand-me-downs, faded and worn by time, use and love. Sometimes they were brand new, but usually ended up looking old because they got dragged everywhere from the sandbox to the supermarket. To adults, your security blanket was probably seen as just […]
A rollover accident Tuesday morning at the intersection of Baldwin and Granger roads sent one driver to the hospital and earned another a traffic ticket. According to the Oakland County Sheriff’s report, the accident occurred at approximately 9:25 a.m. when a 25-year-old Pontiac woman in a 1997 Saturn heading north on Baldwin Road attempted to […]
Claude Marsh made a name for himself as a legendary football coach at Bad Axe and Saginaw high schools in the 1950s and 1960s. But prior to his accomplished coaching career, the 81-year-old Marsh grew up right here in Oxford. A new biography, published in July 2003, entitled “The Golden Greek: An Action Biography of […]
When Jennifer Dumm was growing up, a police officer visited her school and inspired the young girl to seek a career in law enforcement. That fateful day eventually led the 23-year-old to Oxford, where she was recently sworn-in as a part-time member of the village police department. “I like the small community,” said Dumm, who’s […]
OXFORD – Fearing their own spoken and written words could eventually expose them, Oxford officials announced last week that local use of the English language will be phased out over the next five years and replaced with “Oxspeak.” Officials said they got the idea for the new language from George Orwell’s classic book 1984. In […]
An alleged drug house on East St. was put out of business Friday night by Oxford Village Police. A police raid on Apartment #5 at 91 East St. yielded 1.2 grams of crack cocaine, two arrests, six citations and a variety of drug-related paraphernalia. Oxford resident John Terry Hanson, 42, was charged with possession of […]
What do former President Bill Clinton, NASCAR driver Richard Petty and Oxford resident Dr. Merle Smith have in common? They’re all members of Civitan International. And now you can join too. An organizational meeting for the formation of the “Great Oaks Civitan Club” will take place from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m on Thursday, Oct. 23 […]
A two-vehicle smash-up at the intersection of Drahner and M-24 sent both drivers to the hospital late Sunday afternoon. According to the Oakland County Sheriff’s report, the accident was caused by an 89-year-old Oxford woman who was attempting to make a left-turn off E. Drahner onto south M-24 during a flashing red light. The Oxford […]
Imagine the chance to drive nearly 160 miles per hour and not get the mother of all speeding tickets. Bill and Deborah Savage got their chance to do exactly that Oct. 9 at the Michigan International Speedway (MIS) in Brooklyn, Michigan. The Oxford couple were students in the “Richard Petty Driving Experience,” a program where […]
Two of the best traits a well-rounded person can develop in life are a love of reading and the willingness to help others in need. Oxford High School DECA members Courtney McGraw and Holly Marshall have teamed up with Chris Heins, owner of the Oxford Big Boy, to promote these traits in a first-grade class […]