Tons of festival fun!

Following the Lone Ranger Parade Saturday, the festival offered plenty to see and do, from musical acts and fire stunts to animals and demonstrations.  

Everybody loves a parade!

There was definitely no shortage of smiling faces and colorful spectacles during Oxford’s Lone Ranger Parade Saturday. For more photos of the parade and festival, purchase this week’s issue of The Oxford Leader for $1.  

Gridiron warriors help animal sanctuary

Gridiron warriors help animal sanctuary

Oxford Football Coach Bud Rowley raises his arms in triumph after climbing atop a horse at the Pan Equus Animal Sanctuary. Below him are players Lochlan Palmrose (left), a junior, and sophomore Adam Sweet. Photo by Elise Shire. When most people think about the Oxford High School football squad, they envision the bone-crunching tackles, the […]

Village picks second interim manager

It appears Oxford Village is going to get its second temporary manager as the search for a permanent one continues. Last week, council voted 5-0 to negotiate with the Illinois-based GovTempsUSA for the lease of Evan K. Teich, a resident of Chicago, Illinois, to serve as the village’s interim manager. “This is what I do […]

Church to host Flapjacks for Vets fund-raiser Aug. 5

Immanuel Congregational United Church of Christ (1 Hovey St.) will host a Pancake Breakfast to raise funds for the “VFW National Home for Children” on Saturday, Aug. 5 from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Breakfast includes buttermilk, blueberry and chocolate chip pancakes, sausages and beverages. It’s all available for $6 per person. Children under age 2 […]

Veterans, family members invited to picnic at Christ the King

Some were stationed on foreign soil. Others never left the United States. Some fought in bloody conflicts. Others performed their duties in peacetime. Regardless of where and how they served this country, military veterans of all stripes and their family members are invited to attend the Sixth Annual Veterans Picnic on Saturday, Aug. 5 at […]

Sheriff’s deputies to battle it out for charity

A friendly rivalry continues to brew within the ranks of the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office and there’s only one place for these Type A personalities to settle things – the softball field. Members of the public are invited to watch the deputies who guard the jail take on the deputies who patrol the roads in […]

GFL Environmental USA takes over as village trash hauler

GFL Environmental USA Inc. (GFL) began providing waste hauling, recycling, yard waste removal services for residential customers in the Village of Oxford. Village officials executed an assignment of the existing hauling contract from Republic Waste to GFL on July 25, 2017. The change occurred as Republic sold some of their Oakland county assets to GFL. […]

Council OKs clerk contract

It’s official – Oxford Village has a new clerk/treasurer. Last week, council voted 5-0 to approve an employment agreement for Lee Ann O’Connor, of Waterford. “With all of the significant changes the village is undergoing, it’s my intention to try to create a more positive and professional culture,” said Councilman Erik Dolan. “I thought she […]