Once again a team from Leonard Elementary brought home the gold in the 10th Annual Battle of the Books. They called themselves ‘The Page Flippers? and they scored 74 out of a possible 84 points to finish first at last week’s district-wide competition held at the Oxford High School Performing Arts Center. The team consisted […]
It’s perhaps the most senseless and tragic case in the mixed-up world of nursery rhymes. One minute, Mr. Humpty Dumpty, a large egg-shaped fellow, was just innocently sitting on a wall, minding his own business. The next minute, Dumpty’s found sunny-side up on the ground, shattered in a million pieces. All the king’s horses and […]
It’s perhaps the most senseless and tragic case in the mixed-up world of nursery rhymes. One minute, Mr. Humpty Dumpty, a large egg-shaped fellow, was just innocently sitting on a wall, minding his own business. The next minute, Dumpty’s found sunny-side up on the ground, shattered in a million pieces. All the king’s horses and […]
It’s not very often Oxford’s officials are in complete agreement, but they were last week when the township board unanimously approved a resolution honoring the high school varsity wrestling team for winning its first-ever Division I state championship back in February. ‘That had to be so sweet,? said Supervisor Bill Dunn. ‘I know what it […]
It’s not very often Oxford’s officials are in complete agreement, but they were last week when the township board unanimously approved a resolution honoring the high school varsity wrestling team for winning its first-ever Division I state championship back in February. ‘That had to be so sweet,? said Supervisor Bill Dunn. ‘I know what it […]
Summer’s fading fast and so is the popular weekly concert series in downtown Oxford’s Centennial Park. There are only five concerts left! Grab a lawn chair or a blanket ? don’t forget the kids ? and head down there this Thursday evening to hear One Love Reggae Band from 7-9 p.m. Pizza, balloon animals, ice […]
Whether you believe it was pure coincidence or divine intervention, one thing’s for sure, a young boy is extremely fortunate to be alive thanks to the quick thinking and fast actions of an Oxford Township employee and her husband. Three-year-old Will Potter, of Pennsylvania, will have the chance to grow up and experience all life […]
When the head of one of the largest corporations in the entire world takes the time to write a ‘thank you? letter to an elementary school, it’s a pretty big deal. Toshiya Miyaguchi, president of Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc. (TAMS), wrote Clear Lake Elementary such a letter to express his ‘sincere appreciation? for the […]
For Gordy Dibler, Jr., more than a year of waiting and wondering if his former stepson U.S. Army PFC Byron Fouty is alive ended last week. Unfortunately, so did his hope for a happy family reunion like you see in the movies. Military officials came to Dibler’s Oxford home on Keith St. Thursday afternoon to […]
It’s one of the holiest days of the year on the Christian calendar, but what Pastor Wayne Bennett discovered scrawled on the side of his little white church on Good Friday was definitely not of a divine nature. When Bennett arrived at Pathway Baptist Church (1285 W. Drahner Rd.) around 9 a.m. he was shocked […]