After returning to her home on Hurd Rd. in Brandon Township (Oxford mailing) late during the night on Thursday, Dec. 19, Gayle Lovely was on her way to get the mail from the end of her long, country driveway in her husband, Jerold’s, golf cart. Then it broke down. It was so late, she decided […]
Deaf Santa, with his knowledge of sign language, brought tidings of love and joy to the lobby of the Oxford High School Performing Arts Center for a few hours Saturday, Dec. 7. The event was hosted by Christie DeSano’s advanced American Sign Language class at Oxford High School. Every November and December Deaf Santa (Scott […]
James Hanlon is excited to join the Oxford Leader as a staff writer. He will cover Oxford Village and general assignments. James grew up in Anchorage, Alaska and a small town in Arizona. After graduating from Arizona State University, he spent three years teaching English and writing for a nonprofit in a Japanese village, so […]
Oxford Middle School raised $7,831.14 for the American Cancer Society through its annual week of giving, “penny wars” fund-raiser. OMS Advisory classes paired in team alliances to compete the week of Dec. 9 – 13 for two categories: Total Donations and Total Points. Here’s how it worked. Each team collected as many pennies as they […]
For the next few weeks, the Leader is taking a look back at 2019 and rehashing some of the year’s biggest stories. This week, we reviewed July through October. Stories include the robbery at Oxford Bank, the unveiling of Oxford Community Schools’ new Wildcat logo, the state’s rejection of Beaumont Health’s Certificate of Need application and […]
10 Years Ago January 6, 2010 Oxford Village’s water tower on S. Glaspie St. is in need of some long overdue maintenance. According to a report filed by Dixon Engineering Inc., the 500,000 gallon tower requires at least $232,000 in repairs. The Oxford High School wrestling team took first place at the Oxford Invite, finishing […]
Local authors Megan Howe, Megan James and Marilou Howe wrote a children’s book entitled “Goodnight, Little You.” They are all related. Megan James is Marilou’s daughter; Megan Howe is her daughter-in-law. “I used to be Megan Howe,” Megan James explained. “So I stole her name,” Meagan Howe joked. The three authors had been learning a […]
The Village Planning Commission voted unanimously, 6-0, to approve the proposed Adult Use Marijuana Facilities draft ordinance, after a public hearing Tuesday evening. The “first and only public hearing” to discuss the draft ordinance was short – wrapping up in just under half an hour. Several members of the public spoke in support of marijuana […]
Riding the bus to and from Oxford Schools just got a little safer. At the Dec. 10 Board of Education meeting at Oxford High School, board members voted unanimously to approve the purchase of five new buses for the school district. The purchase, totaling $427,760 through Midwest Transit will come from the district’s 2019-2020 general […]
Christmas tree recycling Oakland County Parks and Recreation will again accept Christmas trees for recycling at its local parks. The Oakland Conservation District will then reward recyclers with a white pine seedling in the spring. Trees can be recycled Dec. 26-Jan.26 from 9.a.m.-4 p.m., seven days. There is no charge. Plastic, tinsel and wire must […]