There’s a bright new face at Oakwood Community Church. Pator Donald Holliday, 44, officially joined the church staff on August 15 as Oakwood Community Church’s Teaching Pastor. He will be working with Pastor Bob Service, who has ministered with the church for more than 30 years. ‘What excites me is seeing God touch lives and […]
Every school year brings with it new opportunities, new experiences and new friends – even for the teaching staff. This year, Oxford Schools is welcoming in a brand new collection of skilled teachers with a wide range of backgrounds and expertise. So sit back, relax and meet the new faces of Oxford Area Community Schools: […]
Brandon Twp.-There’s a bright new face at Oakwood Community Church. Pastor Donald Holliday, 44, officially joined the church staff on Aug. 15 as Oakwood Community Church’s Teaching Pastor. He will be working with Pastor Bob Service, who has ministered with the church for more than 30 years. ‘What excites me is seeing God touch lives […]
A roar is slowly building across the Oxford School District. For the moment, the sound is a deep rumble, but slowly, over the next week, the growl will overshadow the gravel haulers that travel down M-24. No, this is not the roar of the construction equipment at the new Oxford High School. Nor is it […]
Traffic on southbound M-24 was tied up for a brief time around 10:30 a.m. on August 11 as officers cleared away a rear end collision. According to the Oakland County Sheriff’s report, 47-year-old Oxford resident Randal Beelestri was stopped on southbound M-24 waiting to turn left into a local car wash when his Mercendes Benz […]
Oxford is home to royalty ? well, a special kind of royalty anyway. Daycare provider Lorie Bosetti was named the 2004 Oakland County 4-H Fair Homemaker of the Year. ‘At first I thought it was very overwhelming,? said Bosetti about learning of her nomination, ‘but, see I’m a leader, and when I looked around and […]
The Oxford High School Wildcats will be hosting a special ceremony on August 24 to dedicate the grand opening of the school’s new gymnasium to long-time teacher and coach Ian Smith. On August 10, the Oxford Schools Board of Education passed a resolution naming the new gym in honor of the veteran teacher. OHS Athletic […]
The staff and members of Curves of Oxford have decided to share their blessings of good health and prosperity with those around them through their first ever Helping Hands Program. The program began this past July, with Curves staff and members selecting their neighbor, The Problem Pregnancy Center of Oxford, as their first beneficiary. ‘Why […]
And the results are in… For the second year in a row, Oxford Area Community Schools? five elementaries and one middle school have made Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) and maintained a steady overall B-average on their Michigan School Report Cards. ‘For our second annual, that’s a good thing,? said Curriculum Director Karen Eckert. ‘We’re very […]
The hot topic for the evening at the last regular meeting of the Addison Township Board of trustees wasn’t even an agenda item – a disagreement among neighbors concerning a privately owned shooting range took center stage during the supervisor’s report and moved on into public forum. During the supervisor’s report, Twp. Supervisor Bob Koski […]