The Wildcat community lost one of their leaders to cancer last week. Gayle Tucker, an OHS graduate, taught and coached in Oxford for 40 years before retiring last June. She will be fondly remembered by students and colleagues alike. “Words cannot describe how deeply her loss will be felt across our district, she will be […]
North Oakland Transportation Authority has a new home in Oxford. They officially moved in Jan. 27, so they’ve enjoyed the new space at 675 S. Glaspie St. for a couple weeks now. “We are so excited to be moved in,” said NOTA Director Lynn Gustafson. “We love our new space.” NOTA provides transportation for senior […]
It’s all about Love. Boulevard Boutique will host its third annual Share the Love Fashion Show to benefit Love in the Name of Christ (Love INC) of North Oakland County Feb. 19 at Boulder Pointe Golf Club, 1 Champions Circle in Oxford. Ten models who are frequent customers of Downtown Oxford’s The Boulevard Boutique will […]
10 years ago Feb 17, 2010 Oxford resident Nathan Engler, 12, was honored for being Michigan’s Phase 1 student winner in the Fuel Up to Play 60 national competition to fight childhood obesity. The program empowers kids to take charge of their health by spending 60 minutes a day engaged in physical activity. Hard work […]
“How many ways can a black hole kill you?” To find out, you’ll have to come out to the Seven Ponds Astronomy Club’s chili night this Saturday, Feb. 15. Physicist Dr. Rajib Ganguly will ponder this question with guests over warm chili at the nature center, 3854 Crawford Rd. in Dryden. The event begins at […]
Reconstruction work began on the 770 foot safety path bridge over the wetlands on the north side of Drahner Rd. between Pontiac Rd. and Pinecrest Apartments on Jan. 27. Joists, decking and railing will all be replaced due to corrosion and wood rot. The boardwalk will be closed for two months. The Oxford Township Board […]
Just because . . . “I want to make this very clear: we are not becoming a city. But I would like to begin to explore what that may look like,” said Oxford Village president Joe Frost at an informal strategic planning session Jan. 27 in the community room at the village offices. Frost recently […]
May 1, 2015 was NFL draft night and Brandon O’Neill had people over to hang out and play cards. When he woke up in the morning, he was on the floor and couldn’t move. He called to his roommate, who thought he was joking. But Brandon was paralyzed. He was rushed to St. Joe’s hospital […]
Oxford Village Councilwoman Kate Logan made a surprise announcement at the end of a two and a half hour informal strategic planning session in the community room of the village offices on Jan. 27. “I accepted a position with the Department of Defense,” Logan said. The job is term-limited with a seven-month contract and will […]
Utility work on M-24 is wrapping up and taking a break before the actual reconstruction work begins in earnest this April. Consumers Energy has finished its gasline relocation work between Drahner Rd. and Stanton St. Consumers will finish its work between Stanton and Harriet St. from about March 2 to April 1. During this time, […]