Lakeville Elementary students made their rounds for the annual Wildcat Dash on Friday, October 14. Students jumped, climbed, and slid through an obstacle course to raise funds for the Lakeville Parent Teacher Organization.
District officials throughout Oxford tallied their student counts last Wednesday in hopes of a larger check from the Michigan Department of Education (MDE). Based on the unofficial numbers, the district is up approximately 239.69 Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) students from last fall, bringing the total count up to 5,917.39. The state-mandated count day helps to determine […]
Michigan Secretary of State Ruth Johnson spoke to an audience of nearly 50 last Tuesday at the Oxford Public Library at an event hosted by the Rotary Club of Oxford. Johnson gave Oxford residents an update on a number of projects at the state level, including a current effort to increase the use of ExpressSOS.com […]
Oct. 9: A woman living on the first block of Division St. called Oxford Village Police at 7:36 a.m., stating that Halloween pranksters placed signs in her yard overnight. Oct. 7: Oxford Village Police received a report at 7:01 a.m. from a business located on the 900 block of South Glaspie St. The caller stated […]
The Oxford Wildcats girls swim and dive team took the top spot in every event in a meet against Avondale Thursday, October 6, ultimately winning 146-37. The results are as follows: In the 200 Medley Relay, Oxford’s A Relay of sophomore Claire Alexander, junior Victoria Mc Clenaghan, freshman Ashlee Weltyk, and junior captain Rachel Commons […]
Students from Daniel Axford and Oxford elementary schools participated in their annual Fund Run on Friday. Organized by the PTO, the event features students running laps around a track to raise money for their schools. It’s great exercise, a lot of fun and enables schools to get things they want or need.
Oxford area retailers showed off some of the season’s latest fashions at the Oxford Women’s Club Annual Fashion Show Oct. 5. With around 200 in attendance, the event raised nearly $5,000 for Oxford student scholarships, according to Oxford Women’s Club Treasurer Nancy Wray. “The vendors were wonderful… they all just did a super job. Great […]
Clear Lake Elementary students were recently treated to an assembly to kick off the school’s building-wide theme for the 2016-17 year, “Learning, the ultimate game.” “We’re hoping through the theme, our kids (learn to) set goals and then really understand that, to be able to reach our goals, we need to continue practicing to get […]
Oxford Township receives $285,000 in PEG and franchise fees annually from Charter and AT&T. These monies are not ear-marked and are available for public use. To avoid privatization attempts, the board quickly passed a motion to continue supporting Oxford Community Television (OCTV). Public access TV is no longer relevant in today’s digital world. Additionally, OCTV […]
Nearly 60 people showed up to Boulder Pointe on Sept. 29 for the Oxford School Board Candidate Forum hosted by Rod Charles. The format for the evening included minute and a half opening statements by candidates and one minute each to answer questions provided by the audience. Present at the forum were candidates Tom Donnelly, […]