The Oxford varsity competitive cheer team earned a fourth place finish at the Mardi Gras Invite at Oxford High School on Saturday. Photos by Jim Newell OXFORD TWP. – The Oxford varsity competitive cheer team finished fourth out of seven varsity teams in division one at the Mardi Gras Invite at Oxford High School on […]
Steve Garretson – fierce love and faith. That is the best way to characterize Steve Garretson. Family and friends will sincerely miss him after he lost his hard-fought battle with ALS on Jan. 23, 2024. Steve was a humble man who began his journey in West Virginia and moved to Michigan at age 18. He […]
By Jim Newell Managing Editor PONTIAC, Mich. — Jennifer Crumbley, the mother of the Oxford High School shooter, has been found guilty on four counts of involuntary manslaughter. A jury delivered the unanimous verdict on Tuesday afternoon, before 2 p.m., after 10 hours of deliberation, which began Monday morning. Crumbley, 45, had pleaded not guilty […]
By Shelby Stewart-Soldan Staff Writer OXFORD TWP. – On Jan. 23 during the regular board of education meeting, director of career focused education Lisa Butts gave a presentation proposal for a new career technical education program, the teacher cadet program. “We’re looking at a CTE general program and that career cluster would be our education […]
By Shelby Stewart-Soldan Staff Writer OXFORD TWP. – During the regular school board meeting on Jan. 23, Oxford Middle School principal Brad Bigelow gave an update on the Academic Break Time program they implemented for the 2023-2024 school year. “We know that students come to us from the elementary level and they have a recess […]
A friend told me recently that she felt like she wasn’t ready to settle down and be ‘boring’ yet. Which, on one hand, I understand. On the other hand, I love being boring. I’m an introvert, and a homebody. I love being home. And it’s not that being at home is always boring, but some […]
The Super Readers Book Club built shelters out of cardboard during the monthly in-person meeting at Oxford Public Library. The activity went along with the theme of the book Hatchet, a story about a young boy who has to survive in the wilderness after a plane crash. Photo by Jim Newell By Jim Newell Managing […]
Oxford junior Allison Hufstedler (no. 30) goes up for a shot against Clarkston on Friday. The Wildcats came up short in the OAA Red battle. Photo by John Ransom By Wendi Reardon Price Staff Writer INDEPENDENCE TWP. — In the battle of blue and gold in girls basketball – it was Clarkston who came out […]
In profound sorrow we bid farewell to Donald James Sumner, a beacon of strength and love in our lives. He abruptly departed this world on January 30th, 2024, leaving behind a legacy of love, wisdom, and cherished memories. As a devoted husband, father, grandparent, and pillar of his community, he poured his time and energy […]
Sharon Lee Adams; of Oxford; passed away on January 27, 2024; age 79. Sharon was preceded in death in 2003 by her beloved husband, Kenneth Shelby Adams Sr. She is the loving mother of Sindy Taylor, the late Karen (Chet) Losey, the late Kenneth Shelby Adams Jr., DeAnna Riggs, Yvonne (Rob) Griffin, Kevin Howard Adams […]