Editor’s Note: After this story was published, FISH President Laurene Baldwin called to inform us that due to some delays in the new pantry project, all of the dates contained in the below story will be changing. She will advise us what the new dates are when they’ve been determined and we will share them with our readers. […]
An Oxford-based company priding itself on being “lightning” fast is hoping to see its product enter the educational and packaging landscapes with that very same speed. Lightning Technologies, which produces “smart” shipping pallets with the aim of making the transport of food, medicine and technology safer, recently donated a combined $50,000 with GARD Pallet to […]
He’s still not old enough to go out for a drink or rent a car, but 20-year-old Jacob Newby is close to wrapping up his second year as a government official in Addison Township. Newby didn’t have the years of experience that his counterparts did when he was elected to office in November 2016, but […]
A young man’s fight against cancer got a boost last week from a downtown Oxford business and its customers. Downtown Oxford’s 5-1 Diner donated $500 to help Dylan Middleton, a 21-year-old Oxford resident diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic (or Lymphocytic) Leukemia, also known as ALL, on July 30. Of that total, $375 represents a portion of […]
Thanks to Oxford-Orion FISH, many local students started the new school year with brand-new backpacks brimming with fresh supplies, all free of charge. The nonprofit organization’s annual School Backpack Drive was a “complete success,” according to Lynn Kennis, a FISH volunteer who helps coordinate the collection and distribution. FISH was able to stuff 185 backpacks […]
Threatening tenant An employee at a group home in Oxford called Oakland County Sheriff’s deputies after allegedly having her life threatened around midnight on Aug. 29. According to the sheriff’s report, a male tenant had returned from the hospital that day and, upon entering the house, immediately started toward the employee saying that if she […]
By Cody Wright Football Correspondent Anything can happen when it comes to Friday night football as Oxford’s varsity team proved when it beat heavyweight Romeo 24-21, sending the Bulldogs to the pound in the first game of the season. Romeo was the first to put up any numbers midway through the first quarter, with a […]
Armed with new backpacks and fresh supplies, Oxford students went back to school Monday for another year of learning and fun. As always, the Leader will be there to cover it all.
Documents show the Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) knew for years that a culvert beneath a subdivision road in Oxford Twp. was steadily deteriorating and had been informed it was on the verge of failing shortly before it did earlier this year. “A section of the culvert is beginning to collapse,” wrote an inspector […]
A 37-year-old Oxford Twp. man accused of assaulting his live-in girlfriend, pointing a gun at her and threatening to kill her was arraigned Tuesday in Rochester Hills 52-3 District Court. Jason Guye is facing four felony charges and a misdemeanor. He’s charged with assault with a dangerous weapon (a four-year felony), two counts of possession […]