In just two days, I’ll be on the road to Oxford ? Oxford, Mississippi that is. My wife Connie and I are heading down south as part of the ‘H2O ? Help 2 Oxford? water convoy leaving town at 6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 9 (see page 1). The mission is simple ? get as much […]
By C.J. Carnacchio Leader Editor Clouds of dust filled the air and old bricks tumbled to the ground as a home that’s been standing for more than 112 years was demolished Aug. 31 to make way for a new street in the Village of Oxford. Workers from the Lapeer-based North American Dismantling leveled 17 Broadway […]
New stop signs were installed in the Village of Oxford last week on N. Glaspie and Pleasant streets. The first signs were installed at the intersection of N. Glaspie and Powell streets, where the Polly Ann Trail crosses N. Glaspie St. North and southbound Glaspie traffic must now stop at this intersection. Manager Joe Young […]
A new book paying homage to University of Michigan football contains the memories of an Oxford man who made his mark as a Wolverine in the 1950s. Dr. Ed Meads, a 1952 graduate of Oxford High School, is one of 80 former Michigan players and coaches whose gridiron recollections were committed to paper in ‘What […]
Special to The Citizen Those looking for fantastic deals should head over to Grove’s True Value Hardware at Oakwood Plaza in Groveland Township this weekend for the store’s ‘going out of business? sale. But don’t expect to see any members of the Grove family walking the floor or working behind the counter because Citizens Republic […]
On Tuesday, Sept. 15, Oxford Village voters go to the polls to decide who will govern their 1.4-square-mile municipality. Voters have four candidates to choose from for three council seats. Each position carries a four-year term of office. Village President Chris Bishop and Councilman Tom Benner are both seeking re-election. They face challenges from opponents […]
Clear Lake Elementary is starting the new school year off like no other with the addition of $45,000 worth of brand new technology that cost the district absolutely nothing. The K-5 school was among the five grand prize winners of the seventh annual ‘Win a Wireless Lab? sweepstakes, sponsored by CDW Government, Inc. (CDW-G) and […]
Sandra Walendzik doesn’t live in the Village of Leonard, but year after year she volunteers her time, talents and labor to help make the community’s Strawberry Festival one of the area’s most highly-anticipated summer events. That’s why the village council Aug. 17 voted unanimously to make her an ‘honorary resident? of the town. ‘I was […]
Responding to a backlash from parents, Oxford Community Schools chose not to show President Barack Obama’s live back-to-school address to America’s K-12 students during the district’s first day of classes Tuesday. However, the district will be making copies of Obama’s speech available to all Oxford students for viewing beginning Sept. 9. ‘We received numerous e-mails […]
Following a Sept. 1 trial in Rochester Hills 52-3 District Court, former Addison Fire Chief George Spencer was convicted of malicious destruction of property under $200. The misdemeanor charge stemmed from an incident in which Spencer damaged the door of an Addison firefighter’s home during a fit of anger, according to township Supervisor Bruce Pearson. […]