Season after season, year after year, they donned Oxford’s navy blue and gold as they battled teams from around Oakland County and across Michigan. During their careers, the 173 athletes in the Class of 2019 proved themselves to be fearless as they took on all comers. It didn’t matter if they were on fields, in […]
Oxford Leader Editor C.J. Carnacchio received five Excellence in Journalism awards for his writing and photography skills last week from the Detroit Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ). In the Editorial Writing category, Carnacchio earned first place for his Oct. 31, 2018 piece, “Our picks for school board.” In addition to endorsing four […]
Oxford High School’s wind ensemble and symphonic band have achieved quite a feat. Both groups scored straight 1’s at the Michigan School Band and Orchestra Association (MSBOA) state festival held Friday and Saturday at the high school’s Performing Arts Center. “I was shocked and very, very happy,” said Oxford Band Director Jim Gibbons. “I was […]
Two individuals who devoted many years to helping others and serving their community were recently honored with the highest award that the Rotary Club of Oxford can bestow upon non-members. Sandy Weaver, the retired executive director of Love In the Name of Christ (Love INC) of North Oakland County, and Sue Bossardet, former president of […]
Financial and moral support is pouring in for an Oxford Township family of six that lost its home at 835 Hummer Lake Rd. to a devastating fire on Sunday, April 28. As of 4 p.m. Tuesday, a total of 174 people had contributed a combined $15,130 to an online fund-raising campaign to help the Streeter […]
“No anxiety. No stress. No judging. Just fun.” That’s how Jeanne DiCicco, a special education teacher at Oxford High School, summed up the Prom with a Purpose held April 23 at Legacy 925. Fifty-eight students dined, then danced the night away to the sounds of The Persuasion Band. Twenty-eight of them were OHS students with […]
Thanks to a group of concerned mothers, Oxford Village Police officers will be better protected and better prepared if they ever face an active shooter incident. Oxford Mom Chatter, a Facebook group with more than 2,000 members, donated $2,650 to the department so it can purchase three tactical vests. “It means a lot just knowing […]
Oxford’s boys track and field team performed well at the 57th Annual Elmer Ball Invite on Saturday. With 19 teams competing, the boys scored a combined 57 points, tying Farmington for second place. Lake Orion won the Invite with 90 points. Oxford’s boys won the 4×400-meter relay with a time of 3:31.78. The relay team […]
Not knowing where your next meal is coming from is a frightening problem faced by many Americans, even in a relatively-affluent place like north Oakland County. Not everyone in this area lives in a high-priced subdivision, owns acres of land in hunt country or drives a brand-new car. There are folks of all ages who […]
Clarence Cameron (right), a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps and member of American Legion Post 108, was on M-24 in downtown Oxford last week handing out poppies and collecting donations to benefit his fellow veterans. Photo by C.J. Carnacchio.