By Danielle Smith Leader Staff Writer The Lakeville Elementary Literacy Club has a lot to be thankful for this season. They were the recipients of some local generosity totaling $305. At the 2019 Oxford Business and Health Expo, held back in September, the Oxford Chamber of Commerce announced the Literacy Club was chosen to receive […]
By Katie Quisenberry Allen Students at Kingsbury Country Day Elementary School celebrated Veterans Day just a few days early this year with a breakfast honoring several local veterans on Friday, Nov. 8. Veterans from the community were invited to share a morning with eager children with plenty of questions. After coffee and breakfast the students […]
CDBG funds discussed Local units of government have scheduled meetings to figure out what they are going to do with their Community Development Block Grant Funds (CDBG). The purpose of these public hearings are to “review community development and housing needs, inform citizens of the availability of funds and eligible uses of CDBG funds.” The […]
Mark your calendars. Downtown restaurants and businesses are going to stay open and put out special offers on Friday, Dec. 6, for the annual Soup & Sweet Stroll. Visitors can purchase tickets in Centennial Park then stroll from restaurant to restaurant and store to store tasting Oxford’s signature hors d’oeuvres, soups, and sweet baked goods. […]
Lightning Technologies, the Oxford-based pallet manufacturer, named Damian Kassab as Executive Vice President and Vice Chairman of the Board, according to Lightning Technologies’ Founder, CEO and Chairman of the Board Jeffrey Owen. Kassab was most recently the Managing Partner and Director of Solyco Advisors, a Rochester, Mich.-based boutique strategic-advisory firm focused on delivering intelligent business […]
By Jim Newell Lake Orion Review Editor The Lake Orion Police Department identified and arrested a man suspected of stealing an employee’s purse at Sagebrush Cantina in downtown Lake Orion on Oct. 25. And the man himself tipped police off when he called and asked why his picture was on the news. Leonza Lafayette Tipton […]
This past weekend up in Metamora’s D-Bar-A Scout Ranch, overlooking Lockwood Lake, a special ceremony took place. Oxford High School Senior John Keller earned the rank of Eagle Scout at his Eagle Court of Honor ceremony. “Becoming an Eagle Scout means a lot to me. It’s changed me as a person, and prepared me for […]
By Teddy Rydquist Leader Staff Writer Oxford Wildcats senior guard/forward Trey Townsend announced his commitment to Oakland University on Oct. 28. Averaging 19 points and eight rebounds per game as a junior, the 6-foot-5 swingman established himself as one of Oakland County’s top prospects and was a driving force behind the Wildcats’ first district title […]
53-year-old Brandon man arrested for operating while intoxicated An Oakland County Sheriff’s Deputy observed a pickup truck swerving within his lane on N. Baldwin Rd. near Hummer Lake Rd. on Nov. 9 at 12:19 a.m. When a check of the man’s license plates revealed a warrant in Lapeer County, he was pulled over and displayed […]
Iconic high school football coach steps down By Teddy Rydquist Leader Sports Writer Longtime Oxford football coach Maurice “Bud” Rowley announced he is stepping aside on Monday, Nov. 4 after more than four decades in charge of the Wildcats’ gridiron program. “I am the luckiest man alive to have been able to coach here in […]