Wendy Sharpe Taggart, 71, resident of Traverse City, passed away peacefully on August 20, 2022 in her home, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on June 17, 1951. Wendy led a vibrant, passionate life. Her family and friends will forever remember her radiant smile, welcoming spirit and constant desire to spend time with […]
Elaine Adams, former Lake Orion resident passed away surrounded by loved ones on August 23, 2022 at her granddaughter’s home in Oxford. She was 96 years old. Elaine was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 43 years, Bill Adams. She was the cherished mother of Pam (Den) Rulason of Lake Orion, Todd (Gina) […]
Former Oxford resident Patrick Mapley Downing of Rogers City passed away unexpectedly at home on July 23, 2022. He was 59. He was born April 23, 1963 in Pontiac to James and Constance (Mapley) Downing. Pat graduated from Oxford High School in 1981. On November 18, 2018 he married the love of his life, Stephanie […]
On Aug.12 photographer Robert Breish was in Oxford for a photo shoot in front of Oxford High School when he took this picture. Then he emailed us. Here’s what he said. “I’m a photographer from Rochester Hills and I was actually at Oxford High School on Friday doing a senior photo shoot. We noticed there were a few hot air […]
Explain new safety plans for district By Don Rush In preparation for tomorrow’s first day of class at Oxford Community Schools, the district hosted a “tele town hall” meeting last week to go over the district’s back to school and three year recovery plan. The meeting was on Aug. 15, and according to district officials […]
Motocross is his sport By Don Rush What do you do when you’re 10 years old and your family lives on what once was a 25-acre farm in Oxford? If you’re Joey Vicari you practice motocross, of course. Earlier this month Joey was one of 20,000 riders who attempted to qualify at the Monster Energy […]
Last week I was figuratively turning the electric pages of the online edition of the Detroit News and noticed a column by Nolan Finley. Well, actually it was just the headline: Mike Rogers may make a presidential run. Holy Cast Your Ballot, Batman! Mike may run for the White House? I like Mike, so I’m […]
Ready to build on last year’s playoff run *editor’s note: the original version of this story has been changed to reflect the actual season opener, which is Thursday, not Friday as first reported. By Don Rush This Thursday Oxford High School’s varsity football team travels east to Romeo High School to kickoff their 2022 season. […]
By Don Rush Last Wednesday night was a real barn-burner at the ol’ high school. It was a good old fashioned community pep rally for Oxford High School’s 2022 fall sport athletes – and the Ian Smith Gymnasium was packed full of cheering parents, family members, a light show and music from the marching band. […]
Last Wednesday about 28 new teachers and staff gathered to learn the ins and outs and does and don’ts of the district. The new staff orientation was Oxford Virtual Academy office on M-24. New to the district this year are: Matthew Call, Acacia Clippert, Sydnee Harahuc, Heather Miller, Sophia Campbell, Kelsey Kadrich, Melissa Lord, Kathleen […]