After obtaining approvals from the Oxford Village Planning Commission and the Oxford Downtown Development Authority (DDA), developer Dave Weckle received the final green light needed to construct a third story on one of the buildings in his proposed mixed-use development. Last week, the village council voted unanimously to amend the original Planned Unit Development (PUD) […]
Oxford High School senior Kaitlyn Bean signed a letter of intent Nov. 13 to play softball for Central Michigan University (CMU), a first division team. Bean is a four-year varsity member of the Wildcats softball team. She pitches and plays first base. Now in her final year at OHS, Bean has made the most of […]
There’s strength in unity say members of Oxford Schools’ PTO and PTA organizations. With that in mind, they collectively held a fund-raiser event in town to benefit all district schools. More than 100 local moms came together to spend an evening at The Oxford Tap in downtown Oxford followed by a viewing of “A Bad […]
*UPDATE* The suspected shooter, Michael Quigley, is now in police custody. Oxford Schools and other area school districts closed Nov. 15 in response to an ongoing search by local police for 34-year-old Micheal Quigley, of Clarkston, who allegedly shot two people in a Brandon Township apartment Tuesday evening. The two victims were reported to be Quigley’s 33-year-old estranged wife and her male friend, whose age is […]
District officials submitted the district’s preliminary count day numbers to the state last Wednesday, and are now in hopes of a larger check from the Michigan Department of Education (MDE). Based on the unofficial numbers, the district is up 262.04 Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) students from last fall, bringing the total count up to 6,171.35. The […]
Wedding vows carry incredible meaning to those that recite them. They’re the special words that will unite two people and they represent their commitment to one another. And, while many want their vows to break away from the traditional “in sickness and in health” script, many also don’t feel especially skilled in writing and may […]
Oxford School officials are considering spending a potential $555,000 to update the district’s wireless network to keep up with its growing student population. The network update project is anticipated to be awarded to Intracom at an approximate bid of $613,000 in the near future. A portion of those funds are expected to be reimbursed to […]
Kingsbury Country Day School in Addison Township celebrated Veterans Day on Friday with nearly 30 local servicemen. Veterans who attended Kingsbury’s event fought in conflicts ranging from World War II to the Iraq war. After being treated to a delicious breakfast, veterans joined teachers and students outside on the chilly November morning for a flag-raising […]
Fracker shot the video on a Canon Rebel digital camera and edited it using Adobe Premiere, both of which he had previously purchased for his past film projects. “He saved his birthday and Christmas money up for two years to get those,” said his mother, Julie Fracker, with a chuckle. He also wrote the script […]
Clear Lake Elementary’s FIRST LEGO League (FLL) robotics team 12857, the Salty Cats, spent weeks gearing up for its first competition of the season, the Robocat Rumble, where the team earned the “core values” award last weekend. In honor of the FLL’s 2017-18 theme, HYDRO DYNAMICS, the Salty Cats have been working on a research […]