By Teddy Rydquist Leader Staff Writer For the seventh-straight season, the Oxford Wildcats will play their league games as a member of the Oakland Activities Association’s (OAA) Red division. Joining the OAA in 2010, the Wildcats spent their first four years in the conference as a member of the White division before jumping up to […]
By Teddy Rydquist Leader Staff Writer A nationwide competition open to students in grades 7-12, the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards received more than 6,600 entries in their Southeastern Michigan region alone — 1,100 of these entries earned recognition, including eight pieces by three Oxford Community Schools students. Chief among the Wildcat standouts was Luke […]
By Teddy Rydquist Leader Staff Writer Cans and bottles — returnables worth 10 cents each — have been piling up in the Oxford Village garage for the better part of a month. The mounds of can and bottles in plastic bags was due to a fundriaser to help the Polly Ann Trail. Split into two […]
By Teddy Rydquist Leader Staff Writer During the Oxford Township Board of Trustees meeting on May 13, held remotely via Zoom video conference, a total of six personnel moves were made to the Planning Commission and Zoning Board of Appeals. First, Trustee Jack Curtis, a popular candidate to replace Supervisor Bill Dunn in November, announced […]
By Teddy Rydquist Leader Staff Writer On the heels of a sparkling season that saw her establish herself as one of the best players in the Oakland Activities Association (OAA), Oxford Wildcats 2021 guard Emma Morris earned All-North Team honorable mention from the Detroit Free Press’ Mick McCabe on May 15. The Ladycats’ leading scorer […]
By Teddy Rydquist Leader Staff Writer Mick McCabe of the Detroit Free Press unveiled his 2019-20 boys’ basketball All-Area teams on May 17. Split into four geographically-defined teams, All-Detroit, East, North and West, McCabe’s honorees featured one local product. Oxford Wildcats 2020 guard/forward Trey Townsend earned a spot on the All-North second-team, along with Jaden […]
By Teddy Rydquist Leader Staff Writer Moved by Treasurer Joe Ferrari and seconded by Trustee Margie Payne, the Oxford Township Board of Trustees voted to approve a request for an outdoor service permit from Legacy 925 during their Zoom video conference meeting on May 13. The ruling enables Legacy 925’s bar and grill, 925 Social, […]
By Teddy Rydquist Leader Staff Writer Emergency dispatch responded to a call at 3:18 p.m. on Monday, April 27 from a man saying he saw smoke bellowing from the windows of his neighbor’s mobile home on Crestwood Dr. in the Parkhurst Estates complex located off Lapeer Rd. The Oxford Township Fire Department, headed by Chief […]
By Teddy Rydquist Leader Staff Writer The Oxford High School robotics program, also known as the RoboCats and Team 2137, operates with a mantra, “We build more than robots.” In the wake of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, this mantra has more of a firsthand application than ever before. Teaming with Romeo High School’s robotics program, […]
By Teddy Rydquist Leader Staff Writer Jointly announced by Executive David Coulter and Board of Commissioners Chairman Dave Woodward on March 26, Oakland County has established plans to create a $3M small business stabilization fund to help combat the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. “We believe this is the first phase of support for our businesses,” Coulter […]