David Sargent, 58, seated, was given a Jimmy Buffet inspired party last week. Sargent is a patient of Cardinal Hospice and is inflicted with Huntington Chorea, a disease which affects muscle control and is evenutally fatal. According to John Domonic, standing behind Sargent, the man of the hour wanted to go to a Jimmy Buffet […]
By James Hanlon Leader Staff Writer For the first time all school year, Oxford Community Schools reported zero active COVID-19 cases June 11, the last day of school. “We are elated to share with you that we have no active cases of coronavirus amongst Oxford students or staff!” the June 11 weekly district COVID-19 update […]
By James Hanlon Leader Staff Writer The M-24 construction project has hit a few snags on the last mile of wrap-up work this spring. Brick crosswalks appeared then disappeared several times at the M-24/Burdick St. intersection recently, as PK Contracting made two attempts to mark the crossings with a faux brick design, bottlenecking traffic […]
Downtown Oxford will soon be alive with the sound of music. DPW’s Mike Modders is seen here wiring a set of speakers to a street lamp along Washington St. last Tuesday. The DDA-funded soundsystem will bring atmosphere to shoppers and diners in the newly remodeled historic downtown. Photo by J. Hanlon.
No fireworks, but still lots of fun By James Hanlon Leader Staff Writer There will be no fireworks, but Seymour Celebration will return this year for eight days of fun for the whole family over two consecutive long weekends, June 10-13 and June 17-20. The extra weekend will help make up for time lost in […]
This is our 61st week of reporting local COVID numbers. Our area again saw decreases in recent cases and a small up-tick in total cases. According to numbers provided by the county, last week we reported there were a total of 2,695 cases from Leonard, west to Oxford. This week, 2,722. Recent cases, which “… […]
By James Hanlon Leader Staff Writer Arthur (Art) Morrish, a 1975 graduate of Oxford High School, was appointed chief executive officer of ASPIRE, a new technology program management pillar of Abu Dhabi’s Advanced Technology Research Council (ATRC) on May 24. The council is responsible for defining research strategy across academia and industry in Abu Dhabi, […]
Oxford Village Police Chief Mike Solwold released his “Chief’s Report” for the month of May — comparing calls to the department for this year to last. According to the report, in May the calls for service into the department increased 241 from 2020. There were 637 calls to the department in May as compared to […]
On the evening of June 1, Oakland County Sheriff deputies, members of both the Addison and Oakland township fire departments, all responded to Hosner Road in search of a missing 14-year-old who had run away after having an argument with his parents. According to deputy reports, the child’s parents said the boy and his mother […]
By James Hanlon Leader Staff Writer U.S. Representative Elissa Slotkin (D-Holly) stopped by the Addison Township Public Library June 3, to learn more about the library’s new building project. In April, the congresswoman selected the project as one of ten from Michigan’s 8th District to the House Appropriations Committee to be considered for Community Project […]