Local ‘game show’ entertains, benefits area nonprofits By James Hanlon Leader Staff Writer Right before the summer’s final Concert in the Park performance, Oxford Bank presented a “Deal or No Deal” live game show in collaboration with the Oxford Downtown Development Authority Aug. 12 in Centennial Park. The event benefited three local nonprofit organizations: Love […]
Oxford renews national accreditation Downtown Oxford joins 12 Oakland County communities that met the performance standards required to receive national accreditation from Main Street America, Chicago. This annual accreditation process recognizes a community’s exceptional commitment to preservation-based economic development and community revitalization. Each community is evaluated in 10 categories such as community support, historic preservation, […]
By Dean Vaglia Leader Staff Writer Students from Oxford High School’s Career and Technical Education program (CTE) redesigned the Charter Township of Oxford’s website. Released to the public on Monday, Aug. 9, the website intends to improve upon the previous site by making the most in-demand services readily available. “As our community grows people do […]
Tales and Tails By James Hanlon Leader Staff Writer Addison Township Library patrons who participated in the summer reading program celebrated behind the library Aug. 9, with a petting zoo, ice cream floats and raffles for gift baskets. In keeping with this year’s summer reading theme, “Tales and Tails,” Upland Hills Farm brought baby animals […]
By Dean Vaglia Leader Staff Writer A set of severe storms tore through southeast Michigan — including Oxford and Addison townships — on the afternoon and evening of Aug. 11, cutting power to about 600,000 people across the region. “We had pretty much a widespread line of showers and thunderstorms that rolled through all of […]
Masks encouraged, not required By James Hanlon Leader Staff Writer Masks will be encouraged, (except on buses) but not required for staff and students at Oxford Community Schools this year. Assistant Superintendent of Student Services Jill Lemond described these and other COVID-19 related policies for the 2021-2022 school year at the Aug. 10 school board […]
This is our 71st 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 2,790 cases from Leonard, west to Oxford. This week, 2,826. Recent cases, which “… […]
A portion of the Oxford Township safety path along N. Oxford Rd. by the vacant land south of the high school is closed until Labor Day (Sept. 6). About 800 feet of the asphalt path is closed to pedestrians from the top of the hill to the North Oxford Stor-N-Lock property. The path will be […]
By Dean Vaglia Leader Staff Writer The Oxford Township Board of Trustees held their monthly meeting on Wednesday Aug. 11. Many of the topics discussed centered around upgrading and maintaining township infrastructure. Trustee Jonathan Nold was the only board member not present, causing the board to remove an item regarding the salaries of elected officials […]
By Teddy Rydquist Leader Staff Writer Beginning summer practice on August 12, this season represents a much-appreciated return to normalcy for the Oxford Wildcats football program. After 2020, head coach Zach Line’s debut season was initially postponed until spring then reinstated for fall, plus the cancelation and rescheduling of games, having a traditional camp and […]