With so much attention on the national and state races, it’s easy to forget the 2018 election included a number of important local contests and proposals. In the five-way race for four seats on the Oxford Board of Education, the winners were incumbent Korey Bailey and newcomers Erick Foster, Chad Griffith and Mary Hanser. Based […]
A 74-year-old Oxford man and his two dogs died after he crashed his 2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee into a large pond located on the south side of Lakeville Rd., between Grampian Dr. and Barr Rd., at 7:21 p.m. Nov. 1. The victim, Edward Collin Cline, a Vietnam War veteran and member of North Oakland Veterans […]
When is a pie more than just a pie? When it’s been handmade with love by the students in the Learning Opportunities for Tomorrow (LOFT) program. On Friday and Monday, LOFT students spent hours preparing 250 apple pies at LakePoint Community Church in Oxford Township as part of their annual fund-raiser. “This is a big […]
Oxford residents were lined up to vote in Tuesday’s general election. Given the polls closed at 8 p.m. and the Leader went to press at 3 p.m., local and state-wide election results will be in next week’s issue. Photo by C.J. Carnacchio.
Many things spring to mind when one thinks about horse country in northern Oxford Township. Global diversity isn’t typically one of them. But on one picturesque farm, the inhabitants are truly multicultural in that they carry genetic material from 20 countries spread across five continents. And it’s all contained in one feather-covered package. Walkabout Farm, […]
True leaders aren’t the ones who have fancy titles, hold high ranks or receive fat paychecks. True leaders work in the trenches, get their hands dirty and set a good example for those around them. That was the essence of former U.S. Army Capt. Justin Quisenberry’s speech about leadership during the 16th Annual Americana Concert […]
A proposed microbrewery looking to operate a small tap room cleared two hurdles in the approval process during a special meeting of the Oxford Village Planning Commission held Oct. 30. In successive 6-0 votes, commissioners approved the site plan for One Drop Brewing Co. and recommended the village council grant a special land use that […]
A total of 100 runners and walkers braved temperatures in the 30s to participate in the annual Turkey Trot held Saturday morning at Seymour Lake Township Park. Sponsored by Meijer and organized by the Oxford Township Parks and Recreation Department, the event consisted of a 5-kilometer run and a 2-kilometer walk. Males and females who […]
All season long, Oxford’s varsity football team lived by the motto “All in.” Now, it’s all over. On Friday, the Wildcats lost the district championship to Lapeer and were knocked out of the playoffs. The Lightning beat Oxford 35-10. Oxford did all of its scoring in the second quarter. Kicker Samuel McMaken booted a 27-yard […]
If you have $1.95 million just burning a hole in your pocket, you could be the proud owner of a farm in Oxford Township’s scenic horse country. That’s the asking price for Walkabout Farm, located at 3550 Delano Rd. between Oakwood and Davison Lake roads. Owned by Gary Wasserman, the 77-acre farm contains a 3,500-square-foot […]