By James Hanlon Leader Staff Writer Because of the oddities of this year, the Board of Education does not have a responsibility to make a formal, year-end evaluation of Oxford Community Schools Superintendent Tim Throne. Nevertheless, the board prepared a statement praising Throne’s performance. Normally, the superintendent’s evaluation is calculated partly from student test scores, […]
By James Hanlon Leader Staff Writer Like everything else, Shop with a Hero looked a little different this year, but it was no less special. Instead of taking local children in need to pick out gifts from the store, Oxford Village Police had families meet the Heroes in shifts at the police station throughout last […]
By James Hanlon Leader Staff Writer U.S. Representative Elissa Slotkin (D-Holly) celebrated the 75th anniversary of Veterans of Foreign Wars North Oakland Post 334 in a speech before the U.S. House of Representatives Dec. 3. “Since its founding,” Slotkin began, “VFW Post 334 has served the local community in Oxford. Whether it’s their shelf at […]
By James Hanlon Leader Staff Writer Oxford Village Council approved the second reading of an amendment to an ordinance reducing the number of seats on the Downtown Development Authority Board of Directors from 13 to nine. The council passed the amendment 5-0 at its virtual Dec. 8 meeting. Earlier this year, former village president Joe […]
By James Hanlon Leader Staff Writer A group of Westlake of Waterstone neighbors brought some light to children stuck in the hospital over the holidays. About 100 residents spread out over the park in the center of the Oxford subdivision to shine flashlights into the air, the evening of Saturday, Dec. 5. The “flash mob” […]
Leonard Village continued its tradition of lighting a Christmas tree outside Rowland Hall, last Friday night. “We weren’t sure whether to still have it or not, because of the Covid regulations,” Village President Mike McDonald said. But since it was a simple matter of flipping a switch, he figured they could still do it safely […]
By James Hanlon Leader Staff Writer “A snow day is a snow day is a snow day,” Oxford Community Schools Superintendent Tim Throne wrote in a Dec. 2 district-wide communication on how snow days will be handled this year. “In other words, regardless of whether your student is learning remotely, hybrid or in-person, if a […]
By James Hanlon Leader Staff Writer Oxford/Orion FISH food pantry’s annual Christmas gift drive is a little different this year. The AngelFISH program is only giving out Meijer gift cards, instead of physical toys, due to Covid-19. Donations made by Saturday, Dec. 12 will be used by FISH clients across Oxford, Orion, Addison and Oakland […]
Chamber of Commerce collects letters to Santa, Toys for Tots in downtown event By James Hanlon Leader Staff Writer It was an afternoon of holiday fun in downtown Oxford, Saturday, Dec. 5, as the Oxford Chamber of Commerce set up tables by the gazebo in Centennial Park, and handed out Santa letter writing kits and […]
With occupancy limits at 30% capacity for retail stores, Michigan businesses were looking for ways to keep customers walking through their doors. In Oxford, Caveman & Pip treated their overflow customers with hot cocoa while they waited to enter the home décor shop on Small Business Saturday. Supporting local business is now more important than […]