The new restroom area facilities to replace Porta Johns in Watershed Preserve Park out in Addison Township, were finally delivered a couple weeks ago. ‘Before we had just little outhouses, not everybody wants to use those. This one here we can actually run electricity to it and we can put lights in there and make […]
The first collegiate signing in Oxford High School Lacrosse history belongs to senior attack Noah Grove, who inked a letter of intent on Nov. 20 to continue his education and athletic career at the University of Indianapolis ‘I am super excited to get down there and start playing,? Grove said. His parents Nathan and Courtney […]
First Baptist Church of Oxford, located at 150 Pontiac Street, is proud to announce Dr. Claude B. Wiggins is its new senior pastor. He assumed the full-time position earlier this month. ‘We love the church people, we love the community,? Wiggins said. ‘This reminds us a lot of some of the places (where) we’ve ministered […]
With snow already falling, the possibility of power outages becomes increasingly likely, especially in Addison Township, but with DTE currently installing new power lines and poles along parts of Rochester Road and other roads around the township, Supervisor Bruce Pearson is hoping this year will be different. After numerous outages last winter, Pearson called upon […]
Oxford teachers are finally getting to take a step up in pay after being frozen the last couple years, according to the OEA (Oxford Education Association) contract, which was unanimously approved by the school board at the Nov. 19 meeting. ‘We’ve been frozen for two years, so the younger teachers weren’t seeing pay increases,? said […]
For the past year-and-a-half, Oxford Schools has been looking at how it can change the process through which it develops a strategic plan, according to Deputy Superintendent Tim Throne. Part of that process has included talking to multiple vendors, that specialize in Strategic Planning. ‘I’ve got it narrowed down to the person I want to […]
Oxford Schools will see a new superintendent next fall, as Superintendent Dr. William Skilling steps into retirement on Aug. 31 after 35 years in education. ‘I have been thinking about the transition plan, retirement plan for actually a couple of years,? Skilling told this reporter in a one-on-one interview. ‘In talking with my wife and […]
After coming off a winning season last year, which ended in District Final play, Boys Varsity Head Coach Stephan Henning said he is looking to his senior leadership for the 2014-15 season. ‘Our projected starters have all faced adversity by starting the season 0-5 last year and finishing the season with a 13-game win streak,? […]
Students at Oxford Middle School were released early afternoon on Monday after a water main break. ‘The water pressure was getting low, due to the break and it was going into the parking lot so it was flooding the parking lot by the gym,? said Assistant Superintendent Nancy Latowski. ‘They decided to close school because […]
The Lady Cat cagers kicked their 2014-2015 season off with a rocky start after two losses last week. The first was a 45-42 loss on the road Dec. 2, against Rochester Adams, a tough team they know all too well. Oxford jumped out to an early 6-0 lead in the first quarter, but the Highlanders […]