By Dean Vaglia Leader Staff Writer The Oxford High School varsity football season opened with a 13-34 loss against the Romeo High School Bulldogs on Aug. 27. Despite the loss, Head Coach Zach Line is happy with the way the team performed. “It’s one of those games you walk away with and you can’t be […]
By James Hanlon Leader Staff Writer Aaron “Carp” Carpenter, an Oxford resident, has been elected to the USA Softball of Michigan Hall of Fame. “It’s a great honor,” said Carpenter, who grew up in Port Huron, a major softball hub in Michigan. He began his modified softball career in 1993, and played for several years […]
By Dean Vaglia Leader Staff Writer The Village of Oxford Council began the final step to legalizing marijuana businesses in Oxford at its postponed meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 17. With Council Member Maureen Helmuth absent, the council voted unanimously to repeal ordinance 411. The ordinance was adopted on August 13, 2019 and was continued several […]
Meet Oxford’s new teachers By James Hanlon Leader Staff Writer Students at Oxford Community Schools return to school today, Aug. 25, for a brand new school year. Greeting some of them will be Oxford’s 24 new teachers joining district staff this year. Here are the subjects they teach, listed in alphabetical order by last name. […]
This is our 72nd week of reporting local COVID numbers. Our area saw an increase in recent and total cases and no additional COVID-related deaths. According to numbers provided by the county, last week we reported there were a total of 2,826 cases from Leonard, west to Oxford. This week, 2,843. Recent cases, which “… […]
By James Hanlon Leader Staff Writer There are no coronavirus-related restrictions planned for sporting events this year, said Oxford Community Schools’ new athletic director, Tony DeMare. After shortened and delayed seasons last year, players, parents and fans can look forward to a regular fall schedule of cross country, football, soccer and tennis for boys; cross […]
By James Hanlon Leader Staff Writer It’s wonderful to see young people making a real difference in people’s lives. Take Evelyn Barnette, a sophomore at Oxford High School as an example. Since 2013 she has donated hundreds of backpacks stuffed with school supplies to Oxford/Orion FISH’s annual backpack drive, benefiting children at area schools who […]
By Dean Vaglia Leader Staff Writer Girl Scouts Jenna Duong, Laila Carleton and Isabella Hurst of Troop 70945 are one step closer to earning one of the scouting organization’s highest honors. The Girl Scout trio spent the afternoon on Aug. 10 installing green boxes along the Oakland County segment of the Polly Ann Trail. The […]
By Dean Vaglia Leader Staff Writer David Moore and Peter Burean, after waiting over a year and aging out of Boy Scout Troop 366, received their Eagle Scout courts of honor on Sunday, Aug. 15. With kind-hearted jesting from troop members recounting the boys’ journeys and some technical issues involving battery-powered candles, the pandemic-delayed ceremony […]
By Dean Vaglia Leader Staff Writer Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard honored nine Oakland County residents —including six from Oxford, Addison, Independence and Orion townships — on Tuesday, Aug. 10. The Citizen Awards were handed out as part of an annual awards ceremony for officers and deputies. Awards honored actions performed in 2019 and 2020 […]