Former employees of the North Oakland Transportation Authority came forward last week to complain directly to the authority’s board about Director Pat Fitchena’s behavior and abilities. ‘There (were) a lot of things there that could have been a lot better while I worked there,? said Belinda Cox, of Oxford, a former NOTA dispatcher who resigned […]
Pat Fitchena’s hiring of an attorney to represent the North Oakland Transportation Authority at a June 16 unemployment hearing did not sit well with some board members who knew nothing about it until they read it in the newspaper. ‘I’m not saying we probably wouldn’t have taken this action. We probably would have,? said NOTA […]
I love political humor, especially during an election year. Did you hear the one about the candidate who accidentally ran for office? No? Well, the joke’s on me ? literally. Because of a heavy work load and a memory lapse, I forgot to withdraw my petition to appear on the November ballot as a candidate […]
There were lots of soaking wet kids ? and a few adults, too ? at First Baptist Church of Oxford last week. No, the church was not holding some sort of mass baptism. It was all part of the Neighborhood Bible Time activities held from July 14-18 for kids in first through eighth grade. To […]
Good news for Oxford Township residents who live and drive on those rough gravel roads, their daily rides are about to get a whole lot smoother. Last week, the township board voted 5-1 to allocate its $55,443 in Tri-Party Program funds toward the purchase of gravel to spread on approximately 5.8 miles of local roads. […]
There’s nothing quite like a summer festival in the heart of Small Town USA. It’s like a cover off The Saturday Evening Post come to life. Leonard’s 56th Annual Strawberry Festival held Saturday was a reminder of simpler times, happy times in places where everybody knows each other’s names. It exemplified everything that’s still pure […]
Oxford High School seniors Conner Booth and Nick Welch work together like a finely-tuned engine that just rolled off a Detroit assembly line. That’s why the two auto students took second place at the state finals of the annual Ford/AAA Student Auto Skills Competition held April 13 at the Macomb Community College Expo Center in […]
Oxford Township is moving forward with drilling a new well to replace a faulty one that’s currently off-line, but the question remains who’s going to end up paying for it? ‘We’re still in the process of trying to figure out who did what,? said township Supervisor Bill Dunn. The township board last week voted 4-2 […]
Who needs an endless stream of reality television shows when there’s an abundance of talented folks in this community, just waiting for a venue to express themselves? The First Annual ‘Oxford’s Got Talent? competition will be held at the high school’s 800-seat Performing Arts Center on Thursday, April 21. Starting at 7 p.m., the contest/show […]
All 548 employees of the Oxford school district got a little something extra with their paychecks on April 8, but not everyone was pleased about it. Included with their wages was a solicitation (see right) from the Oxford Wildcats Athletic Boosters and Oxford Football Club looking for people ‘to donate $1,000 each? to help pay […]